Breast imagers worldwide now have access to the fifth edition of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) Atlas. This edition is designed to improve patient care by serving as a comprehensive guide providing standardized breast imaging terminology, report organization, assessment structure and a classification system for mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast.

American College of Radiology ACR Society of Breast Imaging SBI Mammography

According to the American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging, the recent article (O’Donoghue et al) regarding costs of national breast cancer screening published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM) is misleading and provides an incomplete picture of costs and benefits of breast cancer screening programs.
Brachytherapy Systems Women's Health Radiation Therapy

Researchers found older women with invasive breast cancer treated with brachytherapy were at higher risk for a later mastectomy compared to women treated with standard radiation therapy. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center led the research and published findings in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology.

CorTechs Labs Inc. renewed and expanded its partnership and distribution agreement with Invivo Corp. for NeuroQuant, a software solution for volumetric brain atrophy in the U.S. healthcare market.

Stage 2 meaningful use guidelines for electronic medical records (EMRs) suggest use of clinical decision support (CDS) software to help clinicians choose appropriate labs, diagnoses, therapies and imaging exams. A draft policy to replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula now being considered by a joint U.S. Senate Finance and House Committee on Ways and Means Committee might make this suggestion a requirement in the future. The draft policy would deny Medicare payment for exams if the ordering physician did not consult appropriate use criteria (AUC) and require prior authorization for outlier providers. 

Cianna Medical Inc., a women’s health company, conducted a large, retrospective study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Savi breast brachytherapy applicator. Researchers reported favorably low recurrence rates, high rates of survival and excellent cosmetic outcomes. Savi is a strut-based applicator that delivers a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), a five-day course of targeted radiation for early-stage breast cancer.

CVIS, cardiovascular information system

The push for healthcare to be digitally transformed and paper-free means having access to electronic medical records anytime/anywhere. This effort amplified, has left many cardiology departments struggling to catch up.  According to the Administration on Aging people 65+ represented 12.4 percent of the population in the year 2000, but are expected to grow to be 19 percent of the population by 2030. The increase in longevity-on top of advances in medications, less invasive treatments and diagnostic testing will greatly increase demand for cardiology.  

ScImage Inc. deployed its Picom365 imaging workflow solution at Metro Imaging, a multi-site high volume radiology practice based in St. Louis. The Picom365 solution balances on-premises end-to-end radiology workflow and cloud based VNA with an embedded universal viewing image portal. 

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. and Maquet launched a non-exclusive sales partnership in the United States to offer OR integration solutions in the endoscopy market.

My generation has seen the rise of a frightening kind of STD, one that was unflinchingly lethal early on and since has been unrelenting, if survivable. Today AIDS is managed, not cured, the lethality of its cause, HIV, held at bay with a cocktail of daily medications. But now there is hope for a cure: radioimmunotherapy (RIT) promises the destruction of HIV-infected cells and the means to verify it.

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