Viztek will showcase its new Exa Mammo Viewer during this year’s Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference, May 28-30 in Washington, D.C.
Soft tissue disorders like tumors are very difficult to recognize using normal X-ray machines. There is hardly any distinction between healthy tissue and tumors. Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have now developed a technology using a compact synchrotron source that measures not only X-ray absorption, but also phase shifts and scattering. Tissue that is hardly recognizable using traditional X-ray machines is now visible.
Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville, Florida, treated its first four proton therapy patients at the end of April, becoming the first private, physician-owned practice to offer this advanced form of radiation therapy. Within the first week of operation with the new system — a Mevion S250 — eight patients began proton therapy, with cancers affecting the parotid (salivary gland), prostate, tongue and base of the skull.
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New research, published in the journal Radiology, suggests some types of a popular contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams may remain in the brain for years, but that the long-term effects are unknown.
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Rayence Inc. announced that the RU-3000 Digital Universal Radiography System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The RU-3000 is the first U-arm system to be marketed by Rayence in the United States. Its small footprint and compact design allows for easy installation, and its dual telescoping arm movement permits installation in settings having ceiling heights of just 8 feet.
In response to the proposed mammography guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Strategic Radiology (SR) recommends regular screening mammography for women beginning at age 40 in order to reduce breast cancer mortality. SR joins other organizations — including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American College Of Surgeons, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, American Cancer Society (ACS), American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) — in speaking out against the USPSTF guidelines.
Carestream showcased the advanced interoperability of its Clinical Collaboration Platform (CCP) at the IHE-Europe (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) Connectathon held April 20-24 in Luxembourg. Carestream announced that the CCP product suite successfully passed all integration tests at the Connectathon including all profiles for its universal viewer, vendor-neutral archive (VNA) and image capture solutions. Carestream is also among the first VNA suppliers to implement HL7's new Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) framework.
vRad (Virtual Radiologic) announced that it ranked No. 49 on 2015’s InformationWeek Elite 100, a list of top business-technology innovators in the United States. The company was ranked No. 9 amongst those winners in the Healthcare industry.
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging Americas announced it has achieved record sales growth for fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, led by sales of their digital radiography family. The success of the wireless Konica Minolta AeroDR panel fueled company growth to double-digit sales figures, exceeding expectations. The AeroDR family of digital radiography solutions includes the AeroDR XE, a wireless flat panel detector specially engineered. The Primary Imaging Solutions also includes the Sonimage ultrasound family.
