August 10, 2016 — Agfa HealthCare recently announced that University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care (UMass Memorial) will implement a comprehensive suite of software solutions on their Enterprise Imaging platform.

August 10, 2016 — Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and UC Health are celebrating the grand opening of the new Proton Therapy Center. Located at Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus, the $120 million facility is one of the most advanced proton research and cancer treatment centers in the world. The first patients are expected to be treated in September.

FDA, PPN, patient and provider notification, mammography, ITN

July 27, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Mammography Quality Standards (DMQS) recently released a news brief giving some insight on what mammography facilities should expect if they are ordered to perform a Patient and Provider Notification (PPN)
PACS, deconstructing PACS, enterpriuse imaging, the deconstruction of PACS

There has been a lot of talk about "deconstructing" PACS. But what does this mean, and how could it affect the way you do business? This point/counterpoint takes a look at both sides of the debate. The Point argument is written by Tom Watson, Matt Adams and Cris Bennett of MD BuyLine, and is directly followed by the Counterpoint argument, written by Michael J. Cannavo, industry consultant.

Advances in Renal Imaging Symposium

Please plan to join nephrology researchers and imaging scientists to become familiar with recent advances in renal imaging methods and explore the development and progress in imaging biomarkers of kidney disease, including fibrosis. This Symposium represents a step toward nurturing the growth of research into the development and utilization of renal imaging technologies and their further integration into nephrology research and patient management.

Carestream featured its portfolio of innovative medical imaging and healthcare IT systems at the recent Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) conference, July 31-Aug. 3 in Nashville.

August 9, 2016 — ViewRay Inc. announced highlights from the recent 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), which featured extensive clinical experience with the company's MRIdian System. This included the first data from the company's MRIdian linear accelerator (Linac) technology, which is currently under development.

August 9, 2016 — Elekta announced that its high-field magnetic resonance linear accelerator (MR-linac) was featured in 27 abstracts presented at the 58th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting and exhibition, July 31 – Aug. 4 in Washington, D.C.

This case study reviews how Edward Hospital & Health Services used a five-year capital plan to determine replacements and upgrades to imaging equipment.  Learn how the disciplined approach helped them make better-informed decisions and realize a greater return on investments. 

July 28, 2016 — Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany, are preparing to unveil a new visualization technology that creates real-time animations of the human brain. The method will premiere Oct. 1 in an exhibit at the Audioversum Science Center in Innsbruck, Austria.

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