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New locally-funded X-ray unit in Sylvan Lake

February 3, 2021


Devin DreeshenSYLVAN 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. Read More

AI solutions making their way through DI departments

By Dave Webb

January 28, 2021


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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

Integration of XERO™ with Teams enables sharing of images

By Norm Tollinsky

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

Esaote NA introduces new ultrasound system

January 27, 2021


esaote MyLab X8FISHERS, 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. Read More

CTS chooses RamSoft for cloud PACS

January 27, 2021


Michael CavuotoTORONTO – 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. Read More

CT scanner arrives at St. Joseph’s in Elliot Lake

January 20, 2021


Elliot Lake CT scannerElliot 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. Read More

CAR project promotes evidence-based imaging

December 16, 2020


Dr Ryan Margau (new)Dr Paul PageauOTTAWA – 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. Read More

Indigenous peoples launch imaging clinic

December 9, 2020


Wally BurnsSASKATOON – 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. Read More

GE buys CT innovator Prismatic Sensors

November 25, 2020


Kieran MurphyCHICAGO – 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

Breast density now included in NB mammo reports

November 18, 2020


Dorothy ShephardFREDERICTON, 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

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