Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba examined neuroimaging studies obtained in children and adolescents with sports-related concussions (SRCs) and found that the images appeared normal in 78 percent of cases. Detailed findings of this study are reported and discussed in “Neuroimaging findings in pediatric sports-related concussion” by Michael J. Ellis, M.D., and colleagues, published online, ahead of print, in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

ECRI Institute’s health technology assessment service released an emerging technology brief concerning digital breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammography). The information is based on ECRI’s technology forecast report, "Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer."

At the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) annual conference in Chicago, Siemens presented advanced imaging solutions for Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), an innovative therapy procedure for inoperable liver cancers. Siemens and collaborating company Sirtex Medical Ltd. demonstrated the solution and jointly hosted an Industry Expert Theater session on the topic at the 2015 ASCO annual meeting, May 29-June 2.

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A) announced the release of an exclusive feature that reduces the power consumption of IBA proton therapy 230 MeV isochronous cyclotron (C230) by more than 30 percent. This unique feature helps reduce the overall cost of proton therapy, making it ever more accessible to patients worldwide.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. continues to expand its healthcare information technology (IT) portfolio with its latest acquisition of vendor neutral archive (VNA) provider TeraMedica Inc. Fujifilm highlighted this expansion at the 2015 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), May 28–30 in Washington, D.C.

Four World Health Organization (WHO) member states and nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) co-organized a side event during the 68th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) entitled “Imaging for Saving Kids - the Inside Story about Patient Safety in Pediatric Radiology." The International Society of Radiology (ISR) was one of the initiators of the side event.

Enroute transcarotid neuroprotection system

National Security Technologies LLC (NSTec) and Henderson, Nevada-based Global Medical Isotope Systems (GMIS) announced a public-private partnership agreement for research and development of an essential radioactive isotope used in millions of medical diagnostic imaging procedures annually.

Agfa HealthCare announced the launch of its Enterprise Imaging Exchange Program, which establishes a secure health information exchange network between multispecialty collaborating health providers to exchange and share medical imaging data. The solution will be on display at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting, May 26-31, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Agfa Enterprise Imaging Exchange Program

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