Circle Cardiovascular Inc. announced the completion of a substantial financing round with participation from existing investors including BDC Capital and new investors The Accelerate Fund and Epic Capital Management Inc.

Dune Medical Devices has received pre-market approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make modifications to MarginProbe, an FDA-approved device for real-time detection of cancer in breast conserving surgery.

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis (Mo.) is one of the first hospitals in the United States to install a Carestream DRX-Evolution Plus to enhance the imaging process for its emergency department patients.

April 6, 2016 — Giving early-stage prostate cancer patients a slightly higher daily dose of radiation can cut more than two weeks from the current treatment regimen without compromising cancer control, according to a national study.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has become the first American cancer center and only the second institution in the United States to implement Elekta’s new Leksell Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery system.

The good news for molecular imaging is that the latest generation of PET/CT can visualize more and subtler signs of disease. Even better, these souped-up machines can more precisely measure standard uptake values (SUVs). 

Doctors at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital recently used 3-D printing to create a replica of a 15-year-old patient’s skull to determine how to remove a rare type of tumor.

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine conducted a prospective study to assess the efficacy of two-dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and a novel 3-D version in detecting advanced liver fibrosis from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).


It has been said, with melancholy, by the old that youth is wasted on the young. But it is just as bad, if not worse, when wisdom is wasted on the old. Radiology exemplifies the former but, fortunately, not the latter. 

Annual breast cancer screening is a chapter many women are hesitant to add to their personal medical history books. Undergoing frequent mammograms and other imaging exams means growing that mid-life medical history, often in a complicated way. In breast health, access to prior exams is critical in determining if and how the images have changed. Radiologists and other specialists — typically at separate locations — require access to a detailed patient history in providing optimal, safe care. Patients, too, must be proactive about their own screening and care decisions, especially considering risks of radiation dose and other clinical treatments.
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