WITS(MD), a provider of medical image workflow solutions, announced a company name change to ImageMoverMD. The new name is part of a re-branding initiative to align the company’s name with its current solutions and future strategy. The name change is effective immediately.

February 23, 2016 — The National Institutes of Health recently bestowed a $1.5 million grant on a Washington University in St. Louis researcher to design bifunctional chemical agents for improved imaging and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

In addition to demonstrating their speed, agility and strength at the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine, top college football players also undergo comprehensive physical examinations that include X-ray exams. This year a new Carestream DRX Plus 3543 detector will be used with the existing X-ray system at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Ind.) to produce high-quality diagnostic images in seconds. Additional tests are conducted at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

A new study suggests that one approach to watching for lung cancer’s return is being inappropriately used at many hospitals. And it isn’t helping patients survive longer, the research shows. The findings are published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

February 22, 2016 — Samsung NeuroLogica and Mercy Life Flight Network announce the debut of the mobile stroke unit (MSU) serving greater Northwestern Ohio. The fourth of its kind in the United States, the vehicle comes equipped with a CereTom mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner, is on-call 24/7, and is staffed with a critical care nurse, paramedic and CT technologist.

February 22, 2016 — The Software & Information Industry Association (formerly ABM, the Association of Business Information & Media Companies) recently announced that Imaging Technology News is among the 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award finalists.

February 19, 2016 — For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with regular testing to check for cancer growth rather than immediate treatment, according to guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

February 19, 2016 — Quality and safety sessions at ACR 2016, the annual meeting of the American College of Radiology, will help radiology professionals enhance and strengthen their practices, providing specific strategies and tools to improve patient care and transition from volume- to value-based payment models.

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