February 11, 2016 — Royal Philips announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Expression MR400, a new technology that monitors patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MR400 provides intensive care unit (ICU)-comparable, bedside-quality monitoring in the MR suite for all patients, including those with serious medical conditions or who require anesthesia.

February 11, 2016 — Poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later, according to a study published in the Feb. 10, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

“We found a direct correlation in our study between poor fitness and brain volume decades later, which indicates accelerated brain aging,” said study author Nicole Spartano, Ph.D., with Boston University School of Medicine in Boston.

Elekta took the first place ranking in radiation therapy in KLAS's 2015 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical & Infrastructure report, released in November.

Legendary guitar maker Paul Reed Smith, founder of PRS Guitars, is part of a group that launched a new technology in November to develop enhanced sharper X-rays while significantly reducing radiation exposure to patients and medical providers. The group includes a team of renowned scientists and physicians and a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The American College of Radiology’s ACR 2016 clinical research sessions provide critical skills for radiology professionals to contribute to — and inform — new coverage decisions in value-based patient care.

Patients at Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology’s (FVHO) new cancer care center are receiving a better imaging experience and more accurate positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans with Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s Celesteion PET/CT system.

February 10, 2016 — Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully compliant patients, investigators in a new study have found.

Fatigue. Bias. Trouble keeping up with peer-reviewed literature. These can spell trouble for radiologists. 

HUS Medical Imaging Center in Helsinki, Finland, is undertaking the first European clinical test study of the new Carestream OnSight 3D Extremity System in pre- and post-operative cases.

Insignia Medical Systems announced that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH) and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has selected Insignia to provide their sharing picture archiving and communication system (PACS) service.

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