The FDA has issued a draft guidance outlining its current thinking regarding information that should be included in premarket notifications for x-ray imaging devices with indications for use in pediatric populations.
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Tomosynthesis has been shown to detect more abnormal bony spurs and subchondral cysts than conventional x-ray, demonstrating that tomosynthesis may be more beneficial in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published in the April issue of
Radiology.
Portable DR systems have matured from clunky, barely usable iterations to sleeker units seemingly well-suited for the challenges of portable imaging.
Acuo Technologies, a medical image management service developer, has integrated its Universal Clinical Platform (UCP3) software with enterprise cloud storage services provider Nirvanix’s public, hybrid and private cloud storage services.
Varian Medical Systems will acquire InfiMed, which supplies workstations including hardware and software for processing x-ray images.
Health Canada has issued a medical device license for the Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system, approving its use by healthcare facilities in Canada.
With healthcare-acquired infections costing U.S. hospitals nearly $45 billion annually, infection prevention has become a top priority. Portable imaging plays a key role.
Ultrasound has been shown to be reliable in diagnosing hip dysplasia in five-to-seven-month old infants and offers an alternative to x-ray in screening for the condition, according to research presented Feb. 9 at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in San Francisco.
Accidentally leaving a surgical tool in the body of a patient is a nightmare scenario that surgical teams have traditionally tried to avoid simply by counting–and recounting–items used during operations. The University of Michigan (UM) Health System has developed a more modern system which improves coordination with the radiology department in order to prevent such surgical mishaps.
Canon Europe has acquired Netherlands-based Delft Diagnostic Imaging.
Bone mineral density (BMD) screening for osteoporosis should be necessary only every 15 years for postmenopausal women with normal bone density on an initial test, though the screening interval for women with advanced osteopenia should be reduced to one year, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The FDA has cleared Riverain Technologies Temporal Comparison x-ray software.
Mobile MIM has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Mobile MIM 3.0 for diagnostic x-ray and ultrasound viewing, as well as radiation treatment plan review and approval.
The growth rate for interventional procedures being performed in U.S. angiography labs has fallen to 1 percent annually, according to a newly released report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division. Fewer sites are buying brand-new systems, and in coming years, hospitals most likely will focus on replacing existing systems.
Given this year for the first time, the Best Practices in Radiology Quality and Economics Awards recognize five practices that are using imaging to improve patient care and outcomes.
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Fujifilm Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement with SonoSite, a developer of bedside and point-of-care ultrasound technology, pursuant to which Fujifilm will acquire SonoSite for approximately $995 million (which includes amounts payable in connection with its convertible debt).
Siemens Healthcare debuted an array of imaging and informatics advances at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.
Emergency department physicians may turn to a blood test, rather than a CT scan, to diagnose patients with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) after researchers discovered an increased blood level of a certain protein in such patients, according to a preliminary study published online in the
Annals of Emergency Medicine.
CHICAGO—A technologist-driven quality improvement initiative led to better patient throughput, making emergency department radiology workflow more efficient through the use of operations management tools, according to a scientific poster presented Nov. 27 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., has installed three Infinix-i vascular x-ray systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems. The systems allow the center to use radial access for nearly all cases.
