Diagnostics

WINNIPEG – A postdoctoral fellow who began his academic career at The University of Winnipeg is playing an integral role in the development of a next-generation intraoperative MRI (iMRI) system that is more user-friendly for neurosurgeons and more affordable for hospitals. Read More

TORONTO – Synaptive Medical has received $900,000 in support from the Ontario government through the Ontario Together Fund. This funding will support Synaptive Medical’s $2.8 million project to expand manufacturing and research and development activities related to the company’s head-only Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system. Read More

NEW YORK – AWS is excited to announce the general availability of AWS HealthImaging, a purpose-built service that helps builders develop cloud-native applications that store, analyze, and share medical imaging data at petabyte-scale. HealthImaging ingests data in the DICOM P10 format. It provides APIs for low-latency retrieval, and purpose-built storage. Read More

TORONTO – A new imaging suite at Toronto Western Hospital will soon be used to help UHN clinicians and researchers locate and map hard to reach parts of the human brain. The CenteR for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA) recently unveiled a key component of its research technologies – a state-of-the-art 0.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. Read More

OTTAWA – Convergent Imaging Solutions, a leader in workflow optimized medical image fusion and nuclear medicine software, announced that it has won the public tender for nuclear medicine processing software at Hôpital Montfort, in Ottawa. Read More

WINNIPEG – CancerCare Manitoba will have an $8.4 million specialized MRI machine up and running by early 2024, the province said. The new machine will be housed at CancerCare Manitoba, providing enhanced imaging and advanced techniques to improve outcomes of cancer treatment. Read More

CHICAGO – GE HealthCare unveiled its SIGNA PET/MR AIR at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2023 annual meeting. The company showcased the integration of its advanced AIR technologies with the SIGNA PET/MR AIR system, to enhance diagnostic precision, simplify treatment evaluation, while elevating patient comfort. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – Recognizing the field of theranostics is growing rapidly, GE HealthCare is excited to collaborate with Canadian healthcare institutions St. Joseph’s Health Care London and the Lawson Health Research Institute in their development of a Theranostics Centre of Excellence. This centre will support research activities, clinical collaboration, and educational programs for the evolving practice of theranostics to elevate awareness, education, training, and access to increased patient care. Read More

REGINA – Some Indigenous communities have received portable X-ray machines, breaking barriers for healthcare in Northern Saskatchewan. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) will set up the machines in three of its First Nations. Read More

SAINT JOHN – The Department of Health’s mobile X-ray service is being extended to long-term care residents across New Brunswick thanks to a $1.1 million investment by the provincial government. The services will be offered through the Extra-Mural Program and will allow nursing home residents to be tested in place, rather than to go through potentially stressful and physically difficult trips to the hospital. The program also frees up ambulances for other emergencies. Read More