Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), according to research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Typically assessed by endoscopic and histologic evaluations, investigators demonstrated the ability of PET/CT to identify lesions along the complete intestinal wall that could be missed with traditional imaging techniques.

 

May 2, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced that the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed an agreement to join a research group to advance the development of an image-guided treatment technology for cancer care.

Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Optimal Radiology Partners (ORP) was formed in late 2012 as a joint venture between Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) and Optimal Radiology. Comprised of more than 100 radiologists, ORP delivers high quality sub-specialty interpretations around the clock, efficiently and cost-effectively, to millions of patients across the country.

Technology Platform Key to Enhanced Quality, Operational Efficiency

The joint venture is extending the quality and efficiency benefits offered by ADI’s technology platform to a growing list of imaging centers, community hospitals, small critical access sites, and large hospitals. The adoption of Intelerad’s InteleOne distributed radiology solution is enabling this expansion.

“With an InteleOne solution, we get more highly-qualified radiologists on the same worklist, reading the studies that they are best trained to read,” says Dr. Chad Calendine, CEO of ADI and Chief Medical Officer for the ORP joint venture. “We can get all two million exams on a common worklist.”

Texas Children's Hospital Offers PET/MRI Scanner to Better Diagnose Several Childhood Diseases

Texas Children's Hospital is the first children's hospital in the United States to begin using a positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) scanner, a state-of-the-art technology that will help in early and accurate diagnosis of various cancers, heart diseases and degenerative neurological disorders.

Viztek introduced the Leggera Wireless Panel, expanding the Leggera DR (direct radiography) Solutions product line to now include the lightest — 6.1 lb, ISO 4090 cassette size — wireless panel available to the market. With the addition of the Leggera Wireless Panel, hospitals and imaging centers now have access to the compact panel and its revolutionary features including storage capacity of 50 images, two removable batteries to maximize productivity and uptime while providing breakthrough reliability in image storage and back-up.

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