June 1, 2020 — TAUVID, a radioactive diagnostic agent, has been approved by the FDA for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain to estimate the density and distribution of aggregated tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A neuropathological diagnosis of AD requires the demonstration of the presence of both b

June 1, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for treating all stages of cancer, announced a clinical collaboration with Merck to evaluate the safety and efficacy of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with BgRT in multiple late-stage canc

May 29, 2020 — GE Healthcare announced U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of AIR Recon DL. This pioneering technology, using a deep learning-based neural network, improves the patient experience through shorter scan times while also increasing diagnostic confidence with better image quality across all anatomies.

May 29, 2020 — An investigation published open-access in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) revealed a high frequency of negative chest computed tomography (CT) findings among pediatric patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while also suggesting that bilateral, lower lobe-predominant ground-glass opacities (GGOs) are common in the su

May 27, 2020 — PETNET Solutions, Inc., a Siemens Healthineers company, and Zionexa USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zionexa SAS, have announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cerianna (fluoroestradiol F 18) injection for intravenous use.

The paradox is that COVID-19 has manifested the critical need for exactly what the rules require: advancement of interoperability and digital online access to clinical data and imaging, at scale, for care coordination and infection control.
Matt Michela

One year after being proposed, federal rules to advance interoperability in healthcare and create easier access for patients to obtain and control their medical data were finalized.
The opportunity to converge the silos of data into a cross-functional analysis can provide immense value during the COVID-19 outbreak and in the future
Jeff Vachon

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic normal routines seem like a distant memory for many. The same holds very true for medical imaging operations. Across the country hospital radiology departments are challenged to balance the volume of incoming patients who are ill with COVID-19 with the complexities of carefully managing infection control in a busy imaging department. Meanwhile, waitlists for non-urgent and routine imaging studies are growing out of control. 
AI has the potential to help radiologists improve the efficiency and effectiveness of breast cancer imaging
January Lopez, M.D.

Headlines around the world the past several months declared that artificial intelligence (AI) is better at detecting breast cancer than human radiologists. Can artificial intelligence really read my own mammogram better than me? That would be intriguing, if it were true. 

May 27, 2020 — United Imaging's uMR OMEGA is designed to provide greater access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the world’s first ultra-wide 75-cm bore 3T MRI. The uMR OMEGA has an industry-leading table weight capacity of 680 lbs. and impeccable image quality provided by its homogeneity. uMR OMEGA has expanded capacity for bariatric imaging, and powerful gradients for high fat suppression.

In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Intelerad’s InteleConnect EV solution for diagnostic image review on a range of mobile devices.

Fast, easily accessible patient images are crucial in this day and age, as imaging and medical records take on a new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has put a spotlight on picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), securing its growth and sustainability in this industry.
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