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Essentials of Pediatric Imaging
Using MRI to image pediatric patients allows for more detailed images and eliminated radiation dose. (Image courtesy of Philips Healthcare)Ultrasound is the first-choice modality for pediatric imaging...
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Technological Advancements in Flat Panel Displays
Image courtesy of Barco.In market research firm Frost & Sullivan’s Analysis of the U.S. Medical Image Displays Market Assessment and Outlook of Diagnostic and Surgical Displays Through 2017, the...
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Can Brain Scans Look Inside The Criminal Mind?
Positron emission tomography (PET) and other brain assessments are becoming staples of the legal system. That isn’t good. Media reports — and a recently published book “The Brain Defense” — note that...
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Think RADical Boston – May 4th at Westin Copley Place
Join us for Think RADical, an advisory event focused on driving innovation in medical imaging. Featuring speakers from Lahey Hospital, Atrius Health, and NEBH. Click here for more information.
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Applications Open for ASRT Foundation and Toshiba Medical Safety FiRsT Grant...
April 25, 2017 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Toshiba Medical have teamed up again to help improve technologist safety in radiology with the third annual...
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Radiology Leadership Institute Launches Online Program Teaching Essential...
April 25, 2017 — Registration is open for a new online program from the Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI), designed to help launch radiologists confidently into new leadership roles equipped with...
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Vacancy Rates Rise for Radiographers in 2017 ASRT Survey
April 27, 2017 — The vacancy rate for radiographers increased to 4.2 percent in 2017, according to the latest American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Radiologic Sciences Staffing and...
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Radiographic Fluoroscopy Platforms
Image courtesy of CarestreamThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines radiographic/fluoroscopy (R/F) as a type of medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor, much like...
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ACR Highlights Initial Results of R-SCAN Program at 2017 Annual Meeting
May 22, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced a series of sessions at the 2017 Annual Meeting that will highlight the initial results of the Radiology Support, Communication and...
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ACR Data Science Institute to Guide Artificial Intelligence Use in Medical...
May 23, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced the launch of the ACR Data Science Institute (DSI) at the ACR 2017 — The Crossroads of Radiology annual meeting, May 21-25 in...
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New Research Finds Radiologists Serve More CMS Beneficiaries Each Year Than...
May 23, 2017 — According to a new study, diagnostic radiologists on average serve more unique Medicare beneficiaries each year than any other specialty. The work, conducted by researchers at the Harvey...
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ACR Launches Free Online Resource for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
May 24, 2017 — The new American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiologist’s Toolkit for Patient- and Family-Centered Care offers online practice-specific resources to help radiologists enhance patient...
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RAD Women Launches Online Resource Center
June 1, 2017 — RAD Women (#RADxx), a networking group for the advancement of women in imaging informatics, recently announced a new online resource center for current and prospective members.RADxx is...
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Franciscan Health Signs Agreement with Carestream for Room-based and Portable...
Franciscan Health signed a three-year, sole-source agreement with Carestream Health for room-based and portable digital radiography systems that includes Carestream’s DRX-Evolution Plus and DRX-Ascend...
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States Making A Difference in Radiation Safety
While the harmful effects of ionizing radiation have been common knowledge for some time, it is only in the last decade or so that there has been a heavy focus on patient safety in radiology....
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With healthcare institutions incentivized to convert to digital radiography (DR) under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, many organizations have made the transition from computed radiography...
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Toshiba Medical’s Premium Ultrasound Platform Enables Fast and Safe Liver...
Physicians now have the powerful imaging technology they need for fast, safe and reliable evaluation of liver lesions with the premium AplioTM i-series ultrasound platform from Toshiba Medical, a Canon...
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Ultrasound for Children with Abdominal Trauma
Despite evidence showing that the routine use of sonography in hospital emergency departments can safely improve care for adults when evaluating for possible abdominal trauma injuries, researchers at...
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FDA Clears Magnetom Vida 3T MRI System From Siemens Healthineers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Magnetom Vida 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner from Siemens Healthineers, which features new BioMatrix technology that...
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