Search Tag: radiology
2023 21 Jun
Months ago, concerns were raised about the deteriorating wait times for critical medical imaging in British Columbia, warning of potential consequences such as an influx of cancer cases. Now, radiologists in the province are revealing that privately-run clinics, responsible for half of the screenings, are facing severe underfunding that may result...Read more
2023 22 May
Artificial Intelligence in radiology is growing at a rapid pace. Alessandro Roncacci, SVP and CMO of Affidea, and Stéphane Maquaire, GM for Europe at Incepto Medical, reveal the dynamic partnership in Portugal, bringing to the national level the benefits and added value of AI solutions. What is the current landscape...Read more
2023 13 Apr
A retrospective study was undertaken to identify factors linked to adherence to radiology follow-up recommendations by the referring physicians. In 2019, a team assessed data from a single large medical centre, where CT, ultrasound and MRI reports were searched for alongside reports containing the keyword ‘recommend’ and any other synonym such...Read more
2023 01 Mar
It is a wide world phenomenon that we have a shortage of radiologists but this problem is even more pronounced in developing countries. Unfortunately, several of these countries lack specialists in addition to lacking radiologists. AI can have a great impact in these locations where radiologists are not present, and help to manage the work load of...Read more
2023 24 Feb
According to a study published in Radiology, breast MRI is seen as the superior screening method for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts. In the U.S. 47% of women have dense breasts, which is an independent risk factor of breast cancer. Although screening mammography can detect up to 98% of cancer in fatty breasts, there...Read more
2022 26 Aug
Philips AI-powered interventional and diagnostic smart systems and at-home solutions connect care across the cardiology care pathway to enhance diagnostic confidence, drive greater efficiency, and improve patient outcomes Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, will showcase its latest integrated cardiology solutions...Read more
2022 26 May
DocPanel, a global innovator in providing subspecialized radiology coverage through a network of the country’s top fellowship-trained radiologists, has appointed Jaideep Sohi, MD as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Sohi succeeds DocPanel Co-Founder Philip A. Templeton, MD, FACR, who has stepped into the role of Chief Innovation Officer after...Read more
2022 14 Mar
Philips advances precision care with new releases of HealthSuite Interoperability and Enterprise Performance Analytics – PerformanceBridge Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced its latest introductions in analytics and interoperability solutions at the HIMSS22 Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Philips HealthSuite...Read more
2022 13 Jan
Brown University (Providence, RI) researchers reported in Radiology that fatigue affects less experienced radiologists more for breast cancer screening. Specifically, radiologists with five or fewer years of posttraining experience recommended more imaging when digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images were read later in the day. In breast...Read more
2021 30 Nov
RSNA President, Dr Mary Mahoney, at RSNA 2021’s opening session Sunday afternoon, urged radiology to use lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to refine itself as a ‘value-based, service-oriented specialty’. Dr Mahoney’s lecture focused on using the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis to move forward. The pandemic uncovered weaknesses in...Read more
2021 12 Oct
The AI-Rad Companion, our family of AI-powered, augmented workflow solutions, helps you to reduce the burden of basic repetitive tasks and may increase your diagnostic precision when interpreting medical images. Its solutions provide automatic post-processing of imaging datasets through our AI-powered algorithms. The automation of routine workflows...Read more
2020 29 Sep
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS UNTIL 2021. MORE DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED Read more
2019 02 Oct
Summary: Groundbreaking study at the University at Buffalo uses brain stimulation to assess how large-scale patterns of brain activity could vary between cognitive systems and across people. Our research at the University at Buffalo explores brain activity and its association with cognitive systems. Each cognitive system consists of a network...Read more
2018 05 Jun
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has been awarded a contract to install its enterprise imaging PACS throughout Sanford Health. The Sectra solution, integrated with the Epic EMR, will enable access and sharing of images and information across the entire clinical pathway. The Sectra platform will offer consistency...Read more
2017 09 Nov
Breast cancer screening and the breast imagers of the future The future of breast examinations is changing. More and more screening methods are being invented as well as an influx of young radiologists hoping to make a difference. Members of EUSOBI tell us how. Breast cancer is the most common female cancer and the 2nd leading cause...Read more
2017 19 Sep
The time has come The latest in CCTA and how the quality and timeliness of diagnosis can be improved. Since the beginning of the 21st century coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA ) has turned from a research tool with ill-defined indications into the recognised cardiac imaging modality with proven clinical and prognostic...Read more
2017 31 Jul
The most significant challenge facing any membership organisation is how to stay relevant in today's healthcare world of free information and high clinical workloads and pressures. This is exacerbated by increasing specialisation and the need to stay abreast of developments in a fast-changing medical world. Examples of the increased complexity of imaging and...Read more