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February 24, 2021
MONTREAL – Intelerad Medical Systems, a leader in enterprise imaging solutions, announced that it has acquired Oakland, Calif.-based LUMEDX, a top provider of healthcare analytics and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS). The acquisition marks Intelerad’s third deal in just six months, extending a period of rapid growth for the company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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February 17, 2021
SUDBURY – A class-action lawsuit filed against Health Sciences North (HSN) concerns the standard of care at the hospital’s breast screening program and accuses the hospital of having a lack of transparency on issues that could have caused potential harm for women in Sudbury and across Northeastern Ontario.
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February 3, 2021
SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. – Installation of a new digital radiographic X-ray unit at the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service is now complete and local residents are benefitting from the new technology. The new unit reduces the need for patients to travel to larger centres and improves the speed, accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis and treatment.
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January 28, 2021
In the 1950 Stanley Cup playoffs, then-22-year-old Gordie Howe mistimed a check and fell headfirst into the boards. Removed unconscious on a stretcher before a hushed crowd, he was rushed to hospital. With Howe’s life on the line, doctors determined that intracranial pressure from a brain bleed would kill him. At a medical imaging conference in Toronto last year, Howe’s son Murray, a radiologist, described how neurosurgeons determined where to drill to relieve the pressure: “They guessed.” Read More
January 28, 2021
The groundbreaking integration of Agfa HealthCare’s XERO™ viewer with Microsoft Teams is being marketed to hospitals in Canada and around the world following a successful pilot at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, England. Read More
January 27, 2021
FISHERS, Ind. – Esaote North America has announced that the MyLab X8 Ultrasound System has been approved in Canada. Previously approved by FDA in the United States, MyLab X8 expands the reach of the MyLab Ultrasound Product Line with a fully featured premium imaging solution, integrating the latest technologies and delivering superior image quality without compromising workflow or efficiency, the company said.
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January 27, 2021
TORONTO – Canadian Teleradiology Services (CTS) – a B2B telehealth company that provides teleradiology services to hospitals and clinical practices on a 24/7 basis – has chosen RamSoft’s cloud-based PowerServer™ PACS to reduce costs and to better manage initial client implementation costs for hospitals and radiologists. As CTS migrates more of their clients to PowerServer PACS, they expect to see enhanced cost savings based on increased patient volumes.
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January 20, 2021
Elliot Lake, Ont. – After waiting more than three years, St. Joseph’s General Hospital’s CT scanner finally arrived on a transport the morning of December 8. It was expected to take more than a week to get the new Canon Aquilion Prime CT scanner set up, after which hospital staff would need to be trained on how to use it.
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December 16, 2020
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), with support from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), has launched a national project to integrate diagnostic imaging referral guidelines into digital Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems in Canada. Canada’s radiology community will co-develop national referral guidelines for medical imaging, helping to support referring physicians in selecting the best imaging test for their patients.
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December 9, 2020
SASKATOON – JSCN Medical Clinic LP Partners, made up of James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and the DR Links Holdings Inc., together with Siemens Healthineers Canada, celebrated the opening of the National Medical Imaging Clinic and Education and Research Centre in Market Mall, Saskatoon last month.
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