July 7, 2021 — Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) estimated at $1.7 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $2.7 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.8% over the period 2020-2027.


I have had the privilege of watching our industry grow and evolve over the past 20 years. My introduction to the imaging space was assisting in the transformation of a hospital system from film-driven to PACS-driven imaging workflow.



The unprecedented impacts and consequential social, economic and humanitarian needs introduced or exacerbated by COVID-19 are driving the rapid development and adoption of new digital technologies and at scale.



There is a lot of talk about health disparities between the insured vs. uninsured, low-income vs. higher-income, rural vs. urban residents, and developed vs. developing world. In developed countries there also is growing tsunami of elderly patients that is growing as baby boomers retire and require more medical care.



It is well established that there are racial disparities in healthcare that can have devastating implications for patient outcomes, and this has been shown to be particularly true for



The challenges faced by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted cancer care.


As healthcare providers aim to deliver high-quality, coordinated care and improve patient outcomes they must find ways to not only change and adapt to highly technical processes and advances in technologies but also work toward an open, seamless flow of data between departments, providers, organizations and patients.


Healthcare is still reeling from the unforeseen disruption that COVID-19 has caused throughout the industry.


July 5, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Magnetom Free.Max, a new High-V magnetic resonance (MR) scanner that combines a 0.55 Tesla (0.55T) field strength with deep learning technologies and advanced image processing.

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