Higher Volume Mammography Centres Better for Screening
New research suggests that women are more likely to benefit from mammography screening if this is done at facilities with higher total... Read more
Study: CT Can Change ER Physicians' Diagnoses
In emergency department settings, CT scan results can substantially change physicians' diagnoses, diagnostic confidence, and admission decisions,... Read more
Reducing Low-Value Imaging - More Intervention Needed?
Researchers analysed use of seven low-value clinical services in Choosing Wisely campaign and found notable declines in two services: the use... Read more
MIR 2015: Radiology Societies Step Up to Develop Radiology Leaders
Worldwide there is a mandate for providing value healthcare, and radiologists play a key role in leading the team approach to high quality, high... Read more
MIR 2015: Creating High Value Patient-Centred Radiological Care
Creating a culture of high value patient-centred radiological care is achievable and has a strong business case, says Geraldine McGinty , New... Read more
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#pinksocks changing the world with gifting
HealthManagement.org talks with # pinksocks founder Nick Adkins about the fascinating movement that started in healthcare and is spreading like wildfire in all industries- activating people to connect by sharing each other’s stories with compassion and empathy to work together. # pinksocks is a community united in changing the world from... Read more
What imaging trends will impact radiology departments in 2019?
As we move toward an emphasis on precision medicine and population health management, we’ve come to understand the central role imaging can play – whether it’s accelerating time to treatment, treating at a lower cost or with higher diagnostic precision. However, today’s radiology departments face many hurdles with less resources and less time than... Read more
A patient-centred approach to mammography
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System In an exclusive interview with HealthManagement.org, Dr. Annie Philippou Papoutsou explains how the implementation of Hologic’s Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System has helped radiologists to detect more cancers,... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Breast Ultrasound
2016 23 Jul
Samsung Applies Deep Learning from Big Data in World-First The Samsung RS80A with Prestige premium ultrasound device now includes S-Detect™, which applies deep learning to breast lesion analysis using ultrasound. Background Breast ultrasound can be hard to read and interpret and the reader may experience fatigue and attention lapses.... Read more
Telemedicine – a new model for pre-hospital ultrasound?
2017 28 Nov
FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will soon be providing pre-hospital diagnostics across the Scottish Highlands as part of the innovative SatCare trial. This study aims to combine POC ultrasound and advanced communications to enable remote image interpretation and decision making for a range of time-critical conditions.... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
2017 02 May
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives to make significant improvement to health and care. The needs look beyond departmental and organizational boundaries, focusing on the needs of the local population.[1] (These initiatives are called STPs, sustainability and transformational plans). In this article, Chris Scarisbrick,... Read more
From Our Journals
The positives and drawbacks of HTA in laboratory medicine
An overview on the role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in healthcare... Read more
Quality and Safety in Radiology: A Symbiotic Relationship
Political Background Safety and quality have been highlighted by the... Read more
Why I became a radiology whistleblower
Whistleblowers who raise concerns continue to be at risk of losing their... Read more
Fluid Resuscitation in Burns
What Is New? Following a severe burn injury, an overwhelming systemic... Read more
Creating Great Care Environments: Case Studies
Summary What are the benefits of including art in healthcare... Read more
Whistleblowing in healthcare
Although healthcare workers have a responsibility to raise concerns about... Read more
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M9 Hand-Carried Ultrasound System
Based on Mindray's new generation ultrasound platform, mQuadro, M9 has raised the industry standards to an all new level. Advanced signal transmission and reception processors provide highly sensitive and accurate echo detection. Innovative transducer...
Sectra VNA
Sectra offers solutions for capturing, storing and accessing virtually all images, video, audio and documents. Sectra VNA allows you to consolidate image handling, while ensuring clinical workflow efficiency, growth management and business continuity...
Sectra PACS
Sectra PACS is designed for a high production environment with stability and usability in focus. Highlights include functions to speed up oncology workflows such as anatomical linking and support for reviewing complex multiparametric MRI studies such...
OASIS™ - 1.2T MR System
Open high-field efficiency with patient-centric architecture OASIS™ is a new generation of MR systems, providing a high degree of diagnostic confidence and extraordinary patient comfort. With this unique scanner, Hitachi combines best high-field performance...