Smart Choice MRI, the first MRI provider in the country to offer high quality Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs) to patients for an affordable rate of $600 or less, today announced it has raised $6.5 million in growth capital.

Taken by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, the first X-ray produced was of his wife’s hand. Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics for his work, but his discovery of X-ray beams also changed the medical profession far more than that simple black-and-white image might have suggested. 

Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of compulsive video game players are wired differently. 

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) presented its fourth Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to Jeffrey W. Prescott, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, for the article, “The Alzheimer Structural Connectome: Changes in Cortical Network Topology with Increased Amyloid Plaque Burden,” published in Radiology in October 2014.

December 29, 2015 — A rigorous evaluation of survival rates has shown that cancer patients with localized prostate cancer — the most common form of prostate cancer — have a better chance of survival if treated by surgery than by radiotherapy. These findings hold true even after accounting for type of radiation and the aggressiveness of cancer. This is the most robust analysis (meta-analysis) to date of published literature comparing surgery and radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.

December 29, 2015 — vRad, a leading teleradiology service and telemedicine company with over 350 radiologists, has selected Double Black Imaging as their display provider. Double Black Imaging develops auto-calibrating LED systems for PACS and mammography along with their X-CAL Calibration Software suite.

December 29, 2015 — The market analyst firm Research and Markets has released a report titled "Radiology Information Systems Market - Global Trends & Forecast to 2019," which projects significant growth in several areas. 

December 29, 2015 — The Radiology Support, Communication and Alignment Network (R-SCAN) new website presents an excellent opportunity to support health care providers in transitioning to value-based payment models. The R-SCAN portal (rscan.org) provides resources to connect radiologists and referring clinicians, focus conversations on imaging appropriateness, get familiar with clinical decision support and document improvements over time.

December 29, 2015 — The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) applauded the U.S. House and Senate for passing critical cybersecurity information sharing legislation as part of the FY2016 omnibus spending package.

Breast ultrasound, ABUS

December 29, 2015 - The use of ultrasound (US) in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease according to a study published Dec. 28 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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