• Carestream Health

    Carestream Health & Quantum Medical Imaging Team up An enhanced configuration on display at the Carestream Health booth at this year’s RSNA, was the Quantum Medical Imaging Q-Rad Floor Mounted system which is now available with the wireless, cassette-size CARESTREAM DRx-1 detector from Carestream Health. This system is designed for high patient volumes...

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  • GE Healthcare

    At RSNA 2010, GE healthcare highlighted a variety of technologies developed to support the healthymagination strategy to help improve patient care worldwide.   “Since the launch of healthymagination, GE healthcare has worked with caregivers and organizations around the world to develop innovative technologies to better address the needs...

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  • Hologic

    Hologic, Inc. announced at the RSNA that they have received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Selenia Dimensions 3-D digital mammography tomosynthesis system. Final approval of the company’s pre-market approval application for the system remains subject to satisfactory review and inspection of their manufacturing...

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  • Hitachi

    Oasis Boreless Mr at the Fore Hitachi showcased its Oasis Bore-Less MR at RSNA 2010, celebrating installations at premier healthcare providers and brand new clinical capabilities. Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO), Lourdes Hospital (Binghamton, NY), York Hospital (York, PA), VA Medical Center/Lyster Army Health Clinic (Fort Rucker, AL)...

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  • Managing Patient Communication

    Dear Readers, The focus of this edition is on patient management topics in medical imaging: we cover the ins and outs of informed consent in interventional radiology, the decreasing visibility of radiologists to their patients and referring clinicians and the issues surrounding this, as well as ways to reduce patient anxiety and the role of nurses...

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  • 13th Annual Management in Medical Imaging (MIR) Scientific Meeting

    The 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of Management in Radiology (MIR), a professional meeting bringing together chairmen, managers and business administrators of medical imaging departments worldwide, took place in Palma, Mallorca from 14 – 15 October, 2010. The official business and management assembly for leaders in diagnostic imaging, the MIR...

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  • Hologic

    This year at RSNA, Hologic invite attendees to take a closer look at their latest digital mammography including Selenia® Dimensions ®, a platform that can be configured for 3D breast imaging – pending approval by the FDA. you are invited to stop by to learn more about Hologic's solutions for breast MR and Aegis™ image analysis technology as well as...

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  • Carestream

    Brest Regional University Hospital in Western Brittany, France, has purchased a CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution following a study into existing equipment at the hospital and an analysis of future needs for their 24-hour emergency facility. Following installation of the DRX-Evolution, the number of examinations is said to have risen from 1,500 per month to...

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  • Managing Clinical Communication for Patient Safety:

    The clinical handover process is an integral component of patient care. communication between clinicians regarding a patient's condition, treatment plan and care is directly related to the quality of health outcomes and systems success. Poor communication has been implicated as the leading cause of medication errors, delays in treatment, perinatal...

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  • The Role of 18F-FDG PET CT in Monitoring Tumour Response

    Early evaluation of tumour response to chemotherapy is crucial for optimal management of oncology patients, especially given the lack of suitable response evaluation criteria to new molecular-targeted anticancer therapies. 18F-FDG PET-CT offers an added value for assessing aggregate (dimensional and metabolic) tumour response after completion of treatment...

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