Oxford Instruments Healthcare, a division of Oxford Instruments that specializes in providing after-market GE computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, announced that it has recently received approval from the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to import and market its refurbished GE CT equipment and parts to South Korea.

 

ClearDATA Networks Inc. announced that it has successfully achieved Common Security Framework (CSF) Certified status from the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST). 

Randomized trials from the 1970s and 80s suggested that mammography screening prevents deaths from breast cancer. But the methods used by some of these studies have been criticized, and this has raised doubts about the validity of the findings. Advances in technology and treatment have also led to questions about the reliability of older trials to estimate the benefits and harms of modern day screening.

Imris Inc. announced that a recently published article in the journal Neurosurgery is the highest-level clinical evidence to show that the use of Visius intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) in brain tumor surgery results in complete tumor removal in more patients with glioma tumors.

Tops Comprehensive Breast Center, Houston was a part of a recent study conducted by Stephen L. Rose, M.D., Medical Director of Tops Comprehensive Breast Center, and colleagues (Andra L. Tidwell, BSRT (R)(M); Mary F. Ice, M.D.; Amy S. Nordmann, M.D.; Russell Sexton, Jr., DO; Rui Song, M.D.) conducted exclusively at Tops, leading to advancements in screening mammography and 3-D mammography.

To support its humanitarian work, the Field Hospital of the Portuguese army opted for the OR Technology mobile complete X-ray solution, the Amadeo M-DRw with wireless flat panel detector.

September 19, 2014 — National Decision Support Company (NDSC) has integrated the American College of Radiology's ACR Select decision support content with Epic's electronic health record (EHR) software. ACR Select can also be added as part of the Epic Foundation System, allowing customers to take an integrated approach to acquiring and implementing ACR Select within their overall EHR strategy.

September 19, 2014 — ACR 2015, the all-new annual meeting of the American College of Radiology (ACR), will offer a variety of engaging and interactive clinical education sessions that focus on hot-button topics such as lung cancer screening, breast tomosynthesis and the latest in radiation therapy. Open to ACR members and non-members, ACR 2015 will be held May 17-21, 2015, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

September 19, 2014 — Five presentations from the 2014 Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco earlier this month focused on new studies exploring preventive mastectomy, compliance with recommended screening mammography and risk of recurrence after pre-surgery therapy for breast cancer.

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