Search Tag: pathology
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)-Europe Connectathon 2017
2016 16 Sep
IHE Connectathons provide a unique opportunity for vendors to test the interoperability of their products in a structured environment with peer vendors. Participants test against multiple vendors using real world clinical scenarios following IHE Integration Profiles specifications. Read more
Efficiency Gains in Cancer Care:Dutch Pathology Department is The First in The World to Go Digital
2016 27 May
Pathologists at University Hospital Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) in the Netherlands have become among the first in the world to review histology cases for primary diagnostics digitally. The completely paper- and glass slide-free pathology review workflow, enabled by Sectra Pathology PACS, provides the pathologists with access to both digital pathology and... Read more
Hologic MyoSure® REACH Device Help Physicians Access the Upper Third of the Uterine Cavity
2016 11 May
Company Also Will Feature Full Range of Women's Health Topics at 2016 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific MeetingHologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has announced that the MyoSure® suite of gynecologic surgical products is expanding to include the MyoSure REACH device. The MyoSure REACH device confronts... Read more
Improved cancer care between Sectra’s digital pathology solution & Dutch LIMS provider Finalist
2016 21 Mar
International medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has announced that its digital pathology solution now has an interface with Finalist LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System). The interface facilitates a more efficient, completely paper-free pathology review workflow in which pathologists have access to both digital images and patient... Read more
The Role of a Protocol Management Feature in Improving Ultrasound Lab Efficiency
2016 20 Jan
Objectives: To demonstrate a reduction in keystrokes and ultrasound exam time by utilizing the Mindray DC-8 iWorksTM and iWorksOBTM protocol manager with the iNSertTM feature for documenting pathology. Methods: Three sonographers performed carotid exams, abdominal exams and thyroid exams using manual annotations and measurements and following a scripted... Read more
Brain Mystery Solved with IT Approach
2016 08 Jan
Discontinuity of topographic maps in the brain — not signal reduction — reflects sensory impairment, according to new research from Hebrew University. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shed light on a longstanding mystery of a fundamental property of the brain. It has long been known that... Read more
Sectra Demonstrates Integrated Diagnostics Solution at RSNA 2015
2015 27 Nov
A common backbone for Radiology and Pathology IT enabling improved cancer care At RSNA, the global radiology show in Chicago, Sectra (STO: SECT B) will demonstrate how a common solution for integrated diagnostics improves collaboration between radiology and pathology, thereby increasing efficiency in cancer care. In addition, the solution saves money... Read more
One for the Birds? Pigeons Can Discern Cancerous Images
2015 20 Nov
Pigeons are known to share many visual system properties with humans. Their visual memory is also outstanding, as they can recall more than 1,800 images. Now a new study demonstrates that the birds also have the ability to distinguish between benign and malignant breast histology and radiology. The animal behavioural study is published in the open-access... Read more
DSX Therapeutics and R&D Antibodies Announce Issuance of EU Patents for First-in-Class MABST
2015 24 Jun
aSeptiMab® is a Candidate Therapeutic That Targets and Neutralizes Microvesicle-Associated iNOS and Halts the Sepsis CascadeDSX Therapeutics and its close affiliate Research & Diagnostic Antibodies (R&D Ab®) today announce the European Patent Office has published a Decision to grant patent EP1773390B1 “Improved Therapeutic Agent for iNOS Generating... Read more
MRI Technique for NAFLD in Children
2015 06 Feb
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have tested a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based technique to better detect and evaluate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children. The new method is known as magnitude-based MRI, which was previously developed by researchers in the UC San Diego Liver Imaging Group, to estimate liver... Read more