Radiology Imaging

The radiology imaging channel includes technology news related to computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR / X-ray), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiographic fluoroscopy (R/F), mammography, angiography, 3-D printing, contrast media injectors, molecular imaging, neurological imaging, pediatric imaging and radiation dose management. 

New software version for Vantage Orian 1.5T also offers cybersecurity solutions to protect patient data
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Compressed SPEEDER Technology for 1.5T MR

June 15, 2020 — Hospitals and institutions are continually looking for ways to improve diagnostic imaging throughput ...

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Diffusion tractography uses the movement of water molecules to identify tracts that connect different parts of the brain. It can be used to pinpoint the part of the thalamus to treat with focused ultrasound. Image courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Advanced MRI scans may improve treatment of tremor, Parkinson's disease

June 15, 2020 — Recently developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques used to more precisely target a small ...

Time June 15, 2020
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RapidAI acquires comprehensive aneurysm management innovator and expands scope to include aneurysm, extending its leadership in cerebrovascular imaging
News | Artificial Intelligence
RapidAI Acquires EndoVantage

June 12, 2020 — RapidAI announced the acquisition of EndoVantage, developer of the Find, Track and Treat comprehensive ...

Time June 12, 2020
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Random Walk Imaging (RWI), a company developing novel software solutions for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), announced positive data today from a study in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients using its proprietary scanning method and software protocol.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Random Walk Imaging’s Software Protocol Enables Detection of White Matter Damage in MS Patients’ Brain Tissue

June 11, 2020 — Random Walk Imaging (RWI), a company developing novel software solutions for magnetic resonance imaging ...

Time June 11, 2020
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The thickness of the cartilage covering the end of each bone is colour-coded, with red areas denoting thinner cartilage and green-blue areas denoting thicker cartilage. The technique helps locate where arthritis is affecting the joint over time.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Improved MRI Scans Could Aid in Development of Arthritis Treatments

June 11, 2020 — An algorithm that analyzes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images and automatically detects small ...

Time June 11, 2020
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 Samsung announced the immediate availability of the RS85 Prestige, the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of ultrasound systems.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Samsung Introduces RS85 Prestige for Advanced Diagnostics

June 11, 2020 — Samsung announced the immediate availability of the RS85 Prestige, the latest addition to the company’s ...

Time June 11, 2020
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In new QuickPoLL survey on imaging during the pandemic, responses were tallied from around 170 radiology administrators and business managers, who are part of an imagePRO panel created by The MarkeTech Group (TMTG), regarding the effects of COVID-19 on their business. TMTG is a research firm specializing in the medical device, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Insight on the Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Imaging

The true impact that COVID-19 has had on the medical imaging industry still remains to be seen, as hospitals and imaging ...

Time June 30, 2020
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Lunit announced that their AI solution for chest x-ray analysis is now being used and tested in more than 10 countries for COVID-19 management, providing assistance in chest X-ray interpretation during patient triage and monitoring.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Lunit's AI Solution for COVID-19 has Users in Over 10 Countries

June 8, 2020 — Lunit announced that their AI solution for chest x-ray analysis is now being used and tested in more than ...

Time June 08, 2020
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Although it is likely that existing ultrasound systems will be repurposed to treat COVID-19 patients, growth is still expected as companies plan to ramp up production. The ultrasound systems market will therefore outpace other diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Leading data and analytics company GlobalData forecasts the market will reach $6bn by 2028, but increased usage due to COVID-19 is anticipated have a tangible effect.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound Systems Market to Outpace Other Imaging Modalities for COVID-19 Diagnostics

June 5, 2020 — Although it is likely that existing ultrasound systems will be repurposed to treat COVID-19 patients ...

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Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration, discussed The COVID-19 Pandemic — Finding Solutions, Applying Lessons Learned, on June 1
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Remarks by FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D. on the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 5, 2020 — The following speech was delivered by Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and ...

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According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence (AI) should be used to expand the role of chest X-ray imaging — using computed tomography, or CT —  in diagnosing and assessing coronavirus infection so that it can be more than just a means of screening for signs of COVID-19 in a patient's lungs.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
AI Can Improve How Chest Images Are Used in Care of COVID-19 Patients

June 4, 2020 — According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence (AI) should ...

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Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Charting the “New Normal”

COVID-19 continues to hold its grip on the world. This rapidly developing pandemic has dominated headlines since it ...

Time June 02, 2020
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United Imaging's uMR OMEGA is designed to provide greater access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the world’s first ultra-wide 75-cm bore 3T MRI.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
United Imaging Debuts Ultra-wide 75 cm Bore 3T MRI

May 27, 2020 — United Imaging's uMR OMEGA is designed to provide greater access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ...

Time May 27, 2020
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Off-site imaging companies are playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Sean Zahniser
Imaging Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

After the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, hospitals are going to be overwhelmed with a large number of ...

Time May 26, 2020
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This is an artificial intelligence (AI) application from Lunit that automatically detects a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) on a Fujifilm mobile DR X-ray system. The AI automaticially scans all images as they are captured to determine if there is a critical finding and if so, immediately alerts the RT so it can be listed as a STAT read and so they cal alert the attending physician. Photo by Dave Fornell. #RSNA
Feature | Digital Radiography (DR) | By Dave Fornell
Advances in DR X-ray Technology at RSNA 2019

There were several new developments in digital radiography (DR) technology at the 2019 Radiological Society of North ...

Time May 26, 2020
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that its 106th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, previously scheduled to be held Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, 2020, at McCormick Place in Chicago, will be held as an all-virtual event Nov. 29 – Dec. 5.
News | RSNA
RSNA Annual Meeting Goes Virtual for 2020

May 26, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that its 106th Scientific Assembly and ...

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Lymphocytic Inflammation in a Lung from a Patient Who Died from Covid-19. The gross appearance of a lung from a patient who died from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is shown in Panel A (the scale bar corresponds to 1 cm). The histopathological examination, shown in Panel B, revealed interstitial and perivascular predominantly lymphocytic pneumonia with multifocal endothelialitis (hematoxylin–eosin staining; the scale bar corresponds to 200 μm).
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lungs of Deceased COVID-19 Patients Show Distinctive Features

May 22, 2020 — In a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), senior author Steven J. Mentzer, M.D ...

Time May 22, 2020
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Butterfly iQ devices provide revolutionary portable ultrasound capabilities for faster and easier screening and monitoring
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Atrium Health and Butterfly Network Partner for Innovation in Medical Imaging During COVID-19

May 20, 2020 —Atrium Health is one of the first major health systems in the nation to put into wide practice a new point ...

Time May 20, 2020
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News | Radiology Imaging
Canon Medical Partners with Surfacide to Provide Rapid Decontamination Solution for Imaging Systems

May 19, 2020 — Hospitals and institutions are regularly using imaging as a frontline tool for triaging patients, and ...

Time May 19, 2020
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Examples of chest CT images of COVID-19 (+) patients and visualization of features correlated to COVID-19 positivity. For each pair of images, the left image is a CT image showing the segmented lung used as input for the CNN (convolutional neural network algorithm) model trained on CT images only, and the right image shows the heatmap of pixels that the CNN model classified as having SARS-CoV-2 infection (red indicates higher probability). (a) A 51-year-old female with fever and history of exposure to SARS-
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mount Sinai First in U.S. to Use AI to Analyze Coronavirus Patients

May 19, 2020 — Mount Sinai researchers are the first in the country to use artificial intelligence (AI) combined with ...

Time May 19, 2020
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