RamSoft recently announced integration with Scannerside radiation dose tracking software to introduce a new CT Dose Module.

Images shown at trade shows tend to be, well … perfect. The kVP is adjusted precisely in computed tomography (CT); the ultrasound probe is set for optimal penetration and clarity; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols are tuned like a Stradivarius. 

Lantheus Holdings Inc., the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. (LMI), announced the first commercial shipment of Xenon Xe 133 gas (Xenon 133) using unprocessed radiochemical Xenon 133 supplied by the Institute for Radioelements (IRE) in Belgium.

July 11, 2016 — The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., is now home to the world’s most advanced medical diagnostic imaging suite with the addition of a computed tomography (CT) scanner and C-arm fluoroscopy unit. The equipment further enhances the Dr. Aurelio M. Caccomo Imaging Suite located at the zoo’s Animal Hospital.

July 12, 2016 — The updated American College of Radiology (ACR) Manual on Contrast Media contains a statement addressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication on use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication.

A new study assed the rates of laryngeal preservation and laryngectomy-free survival in patients receiving the monoclonal antibody cetuximab and radiation therapy (CRT) or radiation therapy alone.

ContextVision has signed a contract to bring its US PLUSView ultrasound image enhancement software to hand-held iOS-based mobile devices.

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There were several overall key trends evident at the 2016 meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography in June. These included echo playing a key role in structural heart evaluation and for procedural guidance, ways to reduce operator variability and increase reproducibility of cardiac exams, new emphasis on use of contrast echo and strain imaging, and a proliferation of hand-held ultrasound systems for point-of-care cardiovascular assessments.

 
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