Diagnostics

CHICAGO – GE Healthcare announced its acquisition of Prismatic Sensors AB, a Swedish start-up specializing in photon counting detectors, signifying the company’s continued investment in photon counting CT technology. This technology has the potential to significantly increase clinical performance for oncology, cardiology, neurology, and many other clinical CT applications. Read More

FREDERICTON, NB – A new, province-wide initiative ensures that breast density results are included in mammography reports and in the letters sent to women following routine screening. “Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among New Brunswick women and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death,” said Health Minister Dorothy Shephard (pictured). “Sharing breast density results with women will better inform and support them in monitoring their breast health.” Read More

SARNIA & PETROLIA, Ont. – Bluewater Health has installed the first of two new state-of-the-art mammography machines, replacing equipment used in the early detection of breast cancer. Patient exams using the new machine have already started, while installation of the second machine is underway. Read More

HALIFAX – A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner is now in operation at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Government invested $6.9 million to purchase the new MRI scanner and complete associated renovations. The new equipment replaces an aging scanner. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – It was startlingly clear – a tiny bright dot stood out starkly amid the grey waves and shades on the image. Unseen on every other exam, something was definitively there. It was a lifesaving finding for Barbara Moscovich – a tumour pinpointed using contrast-enhanced mammography at St. Joseph’s Hospital where women are benefitting from the latest in breast imaging technology. Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Radiologists is calling on the federal government for a cash injection of $1.5 billion to improve the state of diagnostic imaging across the country. The request is being made, the association says, to rectify a national crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the novel coronavirus outbreak, wait times for DI exams in Canada already exceeded the recommended 30-day standard. Patients who used to wait 133 days for an MRI exam may now wait twice as long, due to the backlog of exams brought about by the pandemic. Read More

MONTREAL – Researchers from Montreal’s McGill University, Université Laval, in Quebec City, and the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, have teamed up with Montreal-based iMD Research to create an affordable, user-friendly bracelet that monitors vital signs of patients in real-time. The device can detect abnormal vital signs and dispatch life-saving medical attention, if needed. Read More