The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center recently released over 100,000 anonymized chest X-ray images and their corresponding data to the scientific community. The release will allow researchers across the country and around the world to freely access the datasets and increase their ability to teach computers how to detect and diagnose disease. Ultimately, this artificial intelligence mechanism can lead to clinicians making better diagnostic decisions for patients.

Guerbet announced it will be taking part in the 65th edition of the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR) that will be held in Paris, France, Oct. 13-16, 2017.

October 10, 2017 — Infinitt announced that its DoseM web-based radiation dose management system will now include an organ dosimetry tool to assess computed tomography (CT) radiation dose to radiosensitive organs using advanced patient models.

Elekta announced that members of the Elekta MR-linac Consortium reported data related to the advancement of the company's magnetic resonance/radiation therapy (MR/RT) system at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-27 in San Diego.

October 10, 2017 — Carestream will be highlighting several of its imaging systems and healthcare information technology (IT) solutions at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Nov. 26-30 in Chicago.

Imaging systems on display will include:

October 9, 2017 — A clinical trial conducted at Stanford University Medical Center published online in Anesthesia & Analgesia proved the accuracy of the Accuro image-guided spinal navigation system in calculating the optimal site and needle depth for epidural anesthesia administration. The research is the latest in a series of studi

October 9, 2017 — Medis has released a new version of its QAngio CT (computed tomography), which can now be launched from the Medis Suite imaging platform. QAngio CT v3.1 provides a detailed plaque burden analysis of the coronary system with comprehensive results.

Features of QAngio CT include:

Data import

How does a radiologist become a Patient-Centered practitioner? Here, Everything Rad explores this timely question. This post, number two in a 3-part series, covers the true definition of this model of care, the crucial role of empathy, and delivers specific strategies for achieving a Patient-Centered radiology practice. 

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