To improve value and minimize patient exposure to ionizing radiation, healthcare providers’ use of medical imaging must be prudent and appropriate. The cornerstone of value-based imaging is technology that provides broad access to patient reports and images, enhancing communications among physicians and with the patient while protecting patient data. This is the role of the enterprise viewer.

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When putting an enterprise imaging system in place, many health systems use a zero-footprint viewer to access patient reports and images. Houston Medical Imaging (HMI) in Houston uses a zero-footprint viewer to help not only physicians but patients as well.

Researchers have found that disconnections of brain areas involved in attention and visual processing may contribute to visual hallucinations in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The disconnected brain areas seen on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may be valuable in predicting the development of visual hallucinations in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Toshiba Medical announced it will highlight several of its latest vascular and interventional imaging solutions at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Chicago.

September 27, 2017 — A new study finds Medicaid expansion enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved care coverage for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy and potentially decreased healthcare disparities.

For certain patients with oropharyngeal cancer caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), an aggressive reduction of radiation therapy after surgery may provide excellent cancer control while simultaneously reducing post-treatment side effects, according to research presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Reducing radiation therapy post-surgery may also improve quality of life and lower treatment costs. Patients in the phase II clinical trial received half the standard radiation dose but achieved equally high cure rates at two years following treatment.

MedLever Inc. recently announced the launch of a comprehensive agreement with the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) to use the MedLever Platform to enable interoperability and streamline workflow for proton therapy delivery. MedLever and HKSH are working together to develop the information backbone to support the magnetic resonance (MR)-guided proton therapy solution being developed at HKSH. Additionally, MedLever will support the information management needs for conventional patient setup incorporating MR imaging. The solution will be first deployed in the conventional therapy department to enable simplified workflow, effective connectivity and data exchange among multiple systems.

Hologic Inc. announced the commercial availability of its new SmartCurve breast stabilization system, which has been clinically proven to deliver a more comfortable mammogram without compromising image quality, workflow or dose, according to the company. The SmartCurve system is available exclusively with Hologic's Genius 3-D Mammography exam, which detects more invasive cancers, reduces false positives, and is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved as superior to conventional 2-D mammography for all women, including those with dense breasts, according to Hologic.

September 26, 2017 — Patients at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center now have access to the latest in dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) technology with the installation of the Aquilion One/Genesis Edition from Toshiba Medical.

Psychological distress has long been associated with negative health outcomes for cancer patients, though specific reasons remain unclear. A new study finds that roughly half of all patients who reported having severe distress, which the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) describes as “a mix of anxiety and depressive symptoms,” subsequently missed one or more radiation therapy appointments and/or were admitted to the hospital during their treatment, compared with fewer than 20 percent of patients who reported lower levels of distress. The study was presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), which runs Sept. 24-27 in San Diego.

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