Search Tag: imaging
2023 19 Oct
According to a new study, imaging clinical decision support (CDS) aims to assist healthcare providers in making informed choices regarding imaging studies. The study is dedicated to to breaking down the effects of CDS on decision-making processes and workflow management within the high-pressure environment of the Emergency Department (ED). ...Read more
2023 13 Apr
The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Radiological Society Main Theme Be a Game Changer in Medicine with Radiology President Kazuo Awai (Hiroshima University) Date April 13 (Thu) – 16 (Sun), 2023 Venue PACIFICO YOKOHAMA 1-1-1, Minato-mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama,...Read more
2023 11 Jan
A team of scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M) have developed a precise 3D imaging used to measure radiation during cancer treatment. When X-rays heat tissues in the body it creates sound waves that can be captured and amplified, allowing clinicians to measure the radiation dose within the body, providing them with new data to guide...Read more
2023 11 Jan
A recent study tested whether artificial intelligence could pass the rapid reporting element of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists exam, which radiologists in the UK are required to pass before the completion of their training. The aim of the study was to test whether an AI candidate could pass the reporting exam and outperform...Read more
2022 29 Apr
The Brevera® Breast Biopsy System helps you to make informed clinical decisions at the point of care, saving valuable time for a better patient experience. 1-3 Streamlining your workflow, with reduced procedural steps and real-time CorLumina® imaging, enables you to perform more biopsies, with confidence in a shorter time. This frees up valuable...Read more
2021 05 Nov
Debra Kapczynski, after being part of Beaumont Health for more than 38 years, has been promoted to the position of Manager Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging. Her responsibilities are to provide management supervision for sub-specialty areas in the Imaging department, both on-site and off campus. She will work with physician and hospital leadership...Read more
2021 08 Sep
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, accounting for one in four annual cancer cases world wide 1 In Europe alone, 576,337 women were diagnosed with the disease in the year 2020 2 Breast cancer can have devastating effects on patients and the people around them, as the disease kills more European women than any other cancer....Read more
2021 21 Jun
In an official statement published on their website, the American College of Radiology (ACR) declared their opposition to the change in title from physician assistant (PA) to physician associate. They wrote "The physician assistant title accurately reflects the training of these professionals and their role in any physician-led team. Any change...Read more
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
2020 29 Nov
Offering X-ray Intelligence At Work, Shaped From The Real Experiences Of Radiographers At RSNA 2020, Agfa Radiology Solutions continues to deliver on its promise and vision to transform radiology, with intelligent and definitive answers for healthcare imaging needs · With its unique combination of hardware and AI-powered software,...Read more
2020 13 Nov
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
2019 20 Feb
Executive Summary Radiology plays an important role in patient screening, diagnosis, treatment guidance, monitoring and follow-up. The sad thing is that two-thirds of the world's population has no access to basic radiologic services. In the case of computer tomography (CT) for example, 14% of low-income countries have at least one CT equipment...Read more
2019 30 Jan
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow in healthcare , such as in enhancing the performance and accuracy of diagnostic tools and disease risk prediction algorithms. And while radiology is among the medical specialities most primed to incorporate AI into clinician workflow, it appears that many radiologists are not even sure...Read more
2018 01 May
I find this question particularly interesting. This is the phrase I use to define my Twitter profile, @Vilavaite . I really believe analysing reality with the sight of a radiologist has distinctive features. First, we radiologists see beyond the surface of things. We are used to seeing the inside of our patients' bodies and in...Read more
2017 16 May
Clinical decision support integrated in electronic order entry forms can safely and effectively reduce imaging orders for patients with low-back pain in the emergency department (ED), according to a study in press in Journal of the American College of Radiology. Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for people in the U.S. and Canada...Read more
2017 04 Apr
Despite evidence and guidelines for appropriate imaging use in patients with low-risk prostate cancer, studies have shown only gradual reductions in inappropriate imaging use, according to an article published in Journal of the American College of Radiology. See Also : MRI Improves Prostate Cancer Detection, Avoids Unneeded Biopsy Waste contributes...Read more
2017 09 Feb
The vendor neutral archive offers one of the best opportunities to join together imaging and other valuable data from across diagnostic modalities, to the entire hospital and beyond. How can we ensure the underpinning technology works for everyone’s needs? Sectra’s Chris Scarisbrick explores. Why we need a VNA—joining up diagnostics...Read more