RSNA 2013: New Blood Vessels Network Emerges Post Face Transplantation Surgery
For the first time, researchers have found that the blood vessels in face transplant recipients reorganize themselves, leading to an understanding... Read more
RSNA 2013: Breast Cancer Prognosis Potentially Affected by Screening Intervals
In a study of screening mammography-detected breast cancers, patients who had more frequent screening mammography had a significantly lower... Read more
RSNA 2013: MR-guided Ultrasound Offers Noninvasive Treatment for Breast Cancer
A technique that uses focused ultrasound under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance to heat and destroy tumors may offer a safe and effective treatment... Read more
RSNA 2013: Fujifilm Announces US FDA Clearance of Detectors for Paediatric Use
FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. has announced 510(k)clearance from the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Gadolinium and Cesium... Read more
RSNA 2013: Riverain Chest X-ray CAD Detects Previously Missed Lung Cancers
Riverain Technologies computer-aided detection (CAD) software with bone suppression technology detects subtle lung cancers missed on chest... Read more
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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
What is needed to ensure radiology and clinical oncology can support the NHS for another 70 years?
The National Health Service (NHS) was created to provide medical care for all, free at the point of use. Now 70 years old, it is a national treasure under intense strain, battling to provide the best modern medicine to an ever-growing, ageing UK population. Both radiology and clinical oncology are vital to the health service. Most patient diagnoses... Read more
Can we put true value back into radiology?
The radiology department has transformed from a unit of collaboration to one that focuses on interpretation, and in order to regain past values, an efficient harmony between IT and humans needs to be achieved. As radiologists we have to be valued for not just interpreting images. I have been around the world giving talks, and I seen radiology... 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
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The Affidea MR Excellence Programme
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Medicine, Technology and Humanity Intertwined: Rambam Health Care Campus
RAMBAM HEALTH CARE CAMPUS The philosophy at Rambam Health... Read more
Chronic Inequities: The top killer of women in Europe?
Women are underrepresented throughout the health policy continuum... Read more
Value-Based Healthcare in 2017
Porter and Teisberg introduced value-based healthcare (VBHC) in their... Read more
Emergency Intraosseous Access: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Possibilities and Limitations
The intraosseous needle is an essential tool in emergency settings when... Read more
Highlighted Products
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...
SonoSite SII
The SonoSite SII features a new touchscreen user interface with a clinician-driven menu logic that adaptively adjusts to your imaging needs – “what you need, is what you see”. An embedded dual transducer connector allows you to quickly switch between...
Sectra Reporting
Sectra's reporting module, developed with complex oncology cases in mind, facilitates overview of relevant priors together with the current request and report text. It also offers support for resident workflows and embedded links to images in the rep...
Education
We recognize that the best chance any patient has at getting better is a clinician at their bedside with all the right answers and the confidence to act. SonoSite education and training is the industry standard – no other point-of-care ultrasound manufacturer...