No decrease in x-rays for infants with bronchiolitis, despite guidelines
Current guidelines recommend against routine x-rays for infants with bronchiolitis, a viral lower respiratory tract infection that often lands... Read more
Carotid artery MRI for predicting cardiovascular disease
Carotid arteries are the two major arteries on either side of the neck that carry blood into the head and brain. New research shows that... Read more
Implementing a software solution across multiple ultrasound vendors
An article in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology describes the successful implementation of a system where measurements... Read more
Radiology clinic's electronic data collection improves patient care
As adoption of value-based care models broadens, there has been an emerging emphasis on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), both for reimbursement... Read more
CT-based abdominal aortic calcification can predict heart attack
Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to measure calcium, a component of plaque, in the coronary arteries. CT can also measure calcium... Read more
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How To Address Resource Shortage In Radiology?
Shortage of skilled manpower is a widespread fact and has indeed not spared radiology. If you are looking into details why radiological manpower is missing, you will find different reasons for it. · Radiology seems not to be that attractive anymore for young doctors · Further, radiology itself gets more and more complex and the ongoing specialization... Read more
How to Manage Radiology Workflows Based on Facts?
The profitability and success of an imaging center depend on day-to-day management decisions. Who provides the facts for these decisions? Where is potential for improvement in the workflows? How high is the workload? How can it be ensured that risk factors are identified promptly and that targeted measures are derived? Radiology IT systems such... Read more
Can Web Applications Be Used Securely In The Healthcare Sector?
High protection goals such as confidentiality and integrity for medical data (including patient data) require the highest standards of information security not only since the GDPR came into force. While classic firewall technologies provide good protection at network level, a web application at a higher level must be able to withstand a whole bundle... 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
Accelerate The Reporting Process With RIS
2020 08 Dec
Highly Efficient Workflow Solution in the protestant Hospital Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany Velocity and high report and process quality at the same time, that is the aspiration of Professor Nolte-Ernsting, chief physician at the clinic for diagnostic and interventional radiology in the protestant Hospital Muelheim an der Ruhr. Only with the correct... Read more
RIS Investment Boosts Diagnosis And Treatment Flows At Bahrain University Hospital
2020 08 Dec
At a time when healthcare providers worldwide are under increasing pressure to deliver faster diagnosis and treatment, the value of an integrated radiology system capable of collecting and managing data from a range of complex and mission-critical machines has never been greater. One leading Gulf institution – King Hamad University Hospital in Bahrain... Read more
From Our Journals
Improving risk literacy
Developing risk literacy could greatly benefit healthcare What... Read more
Hospital Finance: Managing in the Current Financial Climate
Alternative financing at hospital level can make a difference.... Read more
Update on medical student education
One of the main projects of EUROSON School is the introduction of Ultrasound... Read more
Perioperative Respiratory Management of Morbidly Obese Patients
Obese patients without other major co-morbidities are categorised as class... Read more
Captivate staff with animation
Explainer videos as a communication tool. Whether you want to teach... Read more
Artificial Intelligence: a next way forward for healthcare
The promise and the reality and how to combine the two for efficient... Read more
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Selenia® Dimensions® Mammography System
Better detection. Clinically superior. Low dose.** What if we could find breast cancers earlier? See lesions more clearly? Reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies? Questions like these inspired Hologic researchers and scientists to develop Hologic...
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...
SonoSite X-Porte
Extreme Definition Imaging (XDI™)
Introducing a new chapter in ultrasound visualization technology. X-Porte was developed from the ground up to incorporate a breakthrough, proprietary beam-forming technology: XDI (Extreme Definition Imaging). This signal analysis algorithm shapes...
SonoSite Edge II
The SonoSite EDGE II is a high-resolution, all-digital, 9.0-pound (4.1 kg) ultrasound system with a 12.1in. LED full-bleed glass display. The Edge II boosts improvements in cardiac and abdominal image quality through DirectClear Technology and a new...
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...