Implementing lung cancer screening as a high-quality preventive health service in a community setting is feasible, but comes with several key challenges, according to a scientific presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. announced that its Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) software upgrade for its Aspire Cristalle digital mammography system, has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The optional DBT upgrade is now available in the United States.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and GE Healthcare Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Collaboration have issued a new call for proposals (CFP) focused on bone stress injuries (BSI), a frequent and debilitating injury for both the elite and the everyday athlete. The collaboration simultaneously announced the latest round of winning research proposals that address myotendinous injuries, specifically targeting strains, tears, ruptures, or pulls of the hamstring and calf.

January 23, 2017 — International medical imaging IT company Sectra recently announced that the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, has entered a multi-year agreement to utilize Sectra PACS (picture archiving and communication system) for all their breast imaging workflow. This solution was purchased to provide the breast radiologists a comprehensive means to support the full patient pathway from screening to diagnostic exams, with the end goal of improving cancer detection and care.

Carestream Health will demonstrate a zero-footprint enterprise imaging platform that can easily enable new use cases and modules at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, Feb. 19-23 in Orlando, Fla.

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The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere this past year has caused great alarm in the United States, which has braced for a wider spread over its borders. Brazil has been the epicenter of the epidemic, and physicians there have conducted several studies to come up with radiologic guidelines for early diagnosis and tracking of the disease.
 

A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute evaluates characteristics of non-research industry payments to radiologists and their potential impact as drivers of medical imaging utilization. The report is published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

The Radiological Society of North America’s 102nd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2016), held Nov. 27-Dec. 2 in Chicago, highlighted RSNA’s ongoing commitment to improve patient care through radiology education, research and technological innovation.

To help healthcare chief information officers (CIOs) examine the important role enterprise imaging plays in value-based care, Logicalis Healthcare Solutions is offering a new downloadable white paper, “Accessible Images, Stronger Outcomes.” The company is also offering seven tips for selecting the right enterprise imaging platform.

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. has partnered with 7Dimaging to strengthen its educational resources for musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK) by offering the mskNAV Education Tool.

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