Carolina Breast Imaging Specialists of Greenville, North Carolina today announced it is the first U.S. site to begin using iCAD’s advanced artificial intelligence technology, PowerLook Tomo Detection, in conjunction with GE Healthcare’s tomosynthesis platform.

Up to 45 percent of all cancer patients develop brain metastases, tumors that spread to the brain from cancers located elsewhere in the body. As the number of patients affected by metastatic brain tumors grows, targeted treatment options, like the Gamma Knife radiosurgery, may offer better tumor control and symptom management.

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (West Herts) located in the South East of the UK and Carestream have signed and exchanged contracts to replace the Trust’s existing PACS with a  Carestream Vue PACS and Vue VNA. The new five-year contract will be provided as a Managed Service, including software, services, workstation and server hardware.

An industry expert from Vital Images, Inc. (Vital) is participating in a discussion with the healthcare community on specialized workflow and efficiency challenges at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2017 annual meeting, June 1-3 in Pittsburgh.