December 1, 2015 — Athletes who engage in the extreme sport of free diving, descending hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean while holding their breath, undergo significant cardiovascular changes, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). These changes can pose potential dangers, particularly to inexperienced or cardiac untrained divers.

December 1, 2015 — An interventional radiology technique shows promise for helping morbidly obese patients lose weight, according to the preliminary results of a study being presented today at the 2015 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Gastric artery embolization has been done for decades by interventional radiologists as a way to stop bleeding in emergency situations, but the idea of performing the procedure as a means of treating obesity is new.

Low-income women in Medicaid expansion states in the United States are more likely to have a breast screening performed than those in non-expansion states, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

November 30, 2015 — Fovia Inc. introduced F.A.S.T. Interactive Segmentation at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.  Powered by Fovia's XStream HDVR, F.A.S.T. provides dynamic, real-time, interactive 3-D segmentation. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can quickly create rich visualization applications based on F.A.S.T. Interactive Segmentation in areas such as quantitative imaging, radiation therapy, surgical planning, robotic surgery, 3-D printing and more.

F.A.S.T. Interactive Segmentation

National Decision Support Company (NDSC) revealed that ordering providers now access the company’s flagship solution, ACR Select, more than 1 million times per month—all from within their electronic health record (EHR) order entry workflow.

lifeIMAGE announced the launch of the first in a series of product releases based on the fourth generation of its medical image exchange platform.

November 29, 2015 — Guerbet announced that it has completed its acquisition of the "contrast media and delivery systems" (CMDS) business of Mallinckrodt. The new entity brings together 2,500 employees, with a pro forma turnover of about €800M.

Guerbet’s board of directors approved the acquisition of the CMDS activity of Mallinckrodt on November 18.

The transaction has all necessary regulatory approvals and the customary closing conditions have been met.

NexGenic announced its ImageInbox app is available as a free Android app in the Google Play Store, allowing patients everywhere to securely share medical images.

Specialists from UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine are  investigating Carestream’s cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology to capture images of patients with orthopedic conditions as part of ongoing clinical studies. The CBCT system will be on display at Carestream’s booth at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Chicago.

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