October 22, 2020 — Mammography, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age of 70. For women invited to regular mammography screening over the age of 70, the reduction in mortality rate was significant. This according to a vast new study from Sweden.
October 22, 2020 — According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the use of spectral computed tomography (CT) with electron density imaging could improve the assessment of lung lesion extent in patients with early-stage coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
October 22, 2020 — The potential impact of the patient-clinician relationship on a patient's response to treatment is widely accepted. But until now, little was known about which parts of the brain may play a role in that interaction and which specific behaviors can influence clinical response, which is critically important to optimizing patient-clinician interactions for clinical benefit.
October 21, 2020 — Quantib, a market leader in artificial intelligence solutions for radiology, today announced that it received FDA clearance for its prostate solution. The solution is a zero-footprint software providing a comprehensive and intuitive workflow for enhanced assessments and is paired with fast processing and image registration enabling real-time workflows.
October 21, 2020 — According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), secondary interpretations of body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at tertiary care centers identify a high rate of discrepancies — with primary errors being interpretive in origin — suggesting that subspecialty interpretations should be encouraged, and institutions should provide adequate resources for these interpretations to occur
October 21, 2020 — The BBC News reported that Luke Allard of Mill Houses, King's Lynn, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in March one day after being discharged. Allard, 28, had Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that can cause heart issues.
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a commitment to onboarding and training the technologists to properly operate any new device.
