September 20, 2021 — The rapid pace of developments in the oncology field, mainly brought by cancer immunotherapy, means it can be difficult for patients, the lay public as well as for doctors not specialized in oncology to keep up with the evolution of prognosis, available medicines and their potential side-effects, as revealed by results of two studies presented at the ESMO Congress 2021 suggesting a need for broader education on current standards of cancer care.

September 20, 2021 — ImageCare Centers is unveiling its new “PINK Better Mammo” service with the addition of ProFound AI for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT).

September 17, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Center) announced a strategic R&D partnership to enable the production of Actinimum-225 (225Ac), a novel radioisotope which has significant potential in the treatment of cancer.

September 17, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, announced its support of legislation recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The bicameral, bipartisan bill, known as the “Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act,” or the FIND Act of 2021 (H.R.

September 17, 2021 — Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has announced that the Trinias unity edition product line has been awarded a contract from Vizient, Inc., a healthcare performance improvement company, effective Sept. 1, 2021.

September 16, 2021 — Carestream Health’s advanced medical imaging systems consistently meet the diagnostic imaging and workflow needs at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. The hospital is part of Health First, Central Florida's only fully integrated delivery network.

September 16, 2021 — FDB (First Databank), a leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced the publication of research led by two of their pharmacists that further refutes the concept of iodine allergies, citing no verified documented cases of allergic reactions to iodine, which is a naturally occurring element in the human thyroid gland.

Strategies to help guide nuclear radiology teams at various healthcare systems in 2021 and beyond

A year after COVID-19 turned the world upside down, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) asked members how they are approaching the quest for nuclear cardiology lab improvement. The society wanted to know if the pandemic and its associated pressures led to changed priorities, or if some projects are taking a backseat to more pressing priorities.
This is an example of 3-D ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.
Many governmental screening programs encourage the use of breast ultrasound for women with dense breast tissue because it can differentiate between normal dense tissue and lesions better than traditional 2-D mammography.

The breast ultrasound market is seeing growth, driven largely by the proliferation of recent legislation aimed at addressing the unique challenges of imaging dense breast patients.
While the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and the introduction of EQUIP (Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program) have been successful in standardizing and enhancing mammographic imaging quality, inadequate breast positioning can dramatically impact the ability of radiologists and technicians to quickly and accurately detect breast cancer and potentially malignant lesions in their patients

During mammography, proper breast positioning is critical to the radiologist’s ability to identify potential lesions, yet it can be one of the most challenging aspects of image acquisition.
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