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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 30 Nov
During RSNA 2021 on 29 November 2021, RSNA recognised the winners of a two-part brain tumour AI challenge at Chicago’s McCormick Place. RSNA partnered with the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions Society (MICCAI) and the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) to organise this competition. For the first challenge, researchers...Read more
2021 22 Nov
Hologic will showcase its extensive portfolio of breast and skeletal health products, including screening and diagnostics solutions, breast biopsy, and breast cancer treatment and monitoring solutions, at the 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. On-site at McCormick...Read more
2021 05 Nov
Coalition works to address radiology-related health disparities RSNA has appointed Jinel Scott, MD, as its representative to the recently established Radiology Health Equity Coalition (RHEC). The RHEC brings together the radiology community to address health disparities and measurably change outcomes. This network of patient-focused radiologists...Read more
2021 05 Nov
Eligible members to vote on candidates during RSNA 2021 RSNA has announced that Jinel A. Scott, MD, and Richard E. Heller III, MD, are candidates to serve as at-large directors on the RSNA Board of Directors. Eligible members will vote on the candidates during the RSNA 2021 business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 30, in Chicago. Dr. Scott is an associate...Read more
2021 02 Nov
Since 2012, radiologists and related professionals have celebrated the International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2021) on 8 November. The day coincides with the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The three founding societies chose the date: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the European Society of Radiology (ESR), and the American...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 08 Apr
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the creation of an open data repository to facilitate sharing and compilation of imaging data on the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). You might also like: Free Online COVID-19 Educational Resources for Healthcare Workers This initiative serves as an image hosting, annotation...Read more
2020 31 Mar
To improve radiologists' understanding of COVID-19 pneumonia, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has issued an expert consensus statement on reporting chest CT findings related to the new coronavirus disease. The statement, published online in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, is endorsed by the RSNA, the American...Read more
2020 25 Feb
Chest CT plays an important role in the diagnosis of patients with suspected coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infection. In a new study, researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York , and their counterparts in China, reviewed chest CTs of 121 COVID-19 patients for common CT findings in relationship to the time between symptom...Read more
2020 29 Nov
CHANGED TO VIRTUAL MEETING DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS. NEW DATES: 29/11/2020 - 05/12/2020 Find RSNA on Social Media Read more
2020 22 Jan
As more patients become engaged in their care, they require medical communication like radiology reports to be more understandable. According to Tessa S. Cook, assistant professor of radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, imaging informatics could contribute to facilitating patient-radiologist...Read more
2019 02 Dec
ASG Superconductors is pleased to announce the new company name of its US subsidiary: Paramed Medical Systems Inc. has become ASG Superconductors USA Inc. The new brand is an additional step in strengthening the link between the US Market and the Italian Parent Company, a leading superconducting technology company with more than 60 years of experience...Read more
2019 02 Dec
Artificial intelligence and advanced visualization leader, TeraRecon , today unveiled multiple new AI-enabled workflow subscription offerings which are designed to deliver key AI insights in the form of dashboard views that physicians can engage with and verify as they generate advanced measurements and reports. These AI Key-Workflow ensembles...Read more
2019 01 Dec
Synchronizes real-time AI results and physician feedback into reporting and other clinical systems. Artificial intelligence and advanced visualization leader, TeraRecon , today introduced AI Sync™ results interchange technology for seamless delivery of interactive AI findings into the report and downstream systems, as well as connecting multiple...Read more
2019 28 Nov
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy, a minimally invasive procedure, can help reduce tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor, says a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). You might also like: RSNA 2019: Speakers and Topics According...Read more
2019 27 Nov
Mammography screening has been helpful in lowering breast cancer mortality, but there is ongoing debate on how often women should be screened. A new study has found that biennial mammography screening is associated with advanced-stage breast cancer compared with annual screening. Additionally, women undergoing screenings every two years tended...Read more
2019 27 Nov
Manikins or small anatomical sculptures, often made of ivory or animal bone, are said to have been used as tools for the study of medical anatomy as far back as four centuries ago. Still, not much is known about the origins of these manikins, which makes them objects of curiosity and highly-prized collector's items. You might also like: RSNA...Read more
2019 26 Nov
One danger from opioid use in pregnancy is that when babies are born, they suffer from drug withdrawal, or a group of conditions known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Moreover, exposure to opioids in utero is believed to have lasting consequences on brain development and behaviour. You might also like: How Blockchain is Fighting Opioid...Read more
2019 25 Nov
An imaging study reveals obesity amongst young people may be due to brain changes that affect important regions responsible for control of appetite and emotions. There is a pattern of brain damage which, according to researchers, has to do with some inflammatory markers like leptin, a hormone made by fat cells that helps regulate energy levels...Read more
2019 21 Nov
This year’s Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will feature a newly expanded Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub as the technology becomes increasingly embedded in imaging processes. You might also like: RSNA 2019: Speakers and Topics AI innovations from industry leaders, AI...Read more
2019 18 Nov
With only two weeks to go until its 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA®) has announced it will feature plenary session lectures on a range of healthcare topics and recognise distinguished radiologists. You might also like: Leading Breast Radiologist Wins 2019 RSNA Accolade...Read more
2019 18 Nov
New research led by South Korean radiologists provides further proof as to how artificial intelligence can help improve diagnosis of lung cancer using medical imaging. Radiologists performed better in detecting malignant lung cancers on chest x-rays when they read images with deep-learning based software, according to the research published...Read more
2019 13 Nov
Prof. Fiona Gilbert is a leading light in the field of breast imaging with her contribution to the field being marked with Honorary Membership at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago this December. Since her graduation from Glasgow University in 1978 she has built an illustrious career in the UK in multiple areas...Read more
2019 11 Nov
Use of e-cigarette or vaping products, which may contain nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol, has been blamed for an outbreak of lung disease that hit the U.S. starting in August. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) reported from 49 states and one...Read more
2019 11 Nov
3D printing applications in radiology – an early adopter of this technology – are poised to grow rapidly with availability of new, more flexible materials and pioneering machine learning techniques. The advancement in the nature of materials available can be considered as one of the biggest developments in 3D printing, according to experts...Read more