Diagnostics

HAMILTON, Ont. – The idea of visiting the doctor’s office with symptoms of an illness and leaving with a scientifically confirmed diagnosis is much closer to reality because of new technology developed by researchers at McMaster University. Read More

VANCOUVER – A BC man who spent $1,200 on an MRI exam at a private clinic attempted to sue the company to get his money back, because his own doctor was not able to open the file on a CD that he was given. For this reason, the man said the exam was useless, and demanded a refund. Read More

CALGARY – Canada Diagnostic Centres (CDC), an Alberta-based provider of medical imaging services, and one of the largest companies of its kind in Canada, announced a plan to expand its services from coast to coast. The growth is being fuelled by an investment from Montreal-based Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms. Read More

SUDBURY, Ont. – Health Sciences North (HSN) Foundation is grateful for a generous $2.25 million gift from Mississauga-based FDC Foundation to successfully complete the $7 million Unlock the Potential fundraising campaign to purchase a new 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) model and upgrade the existing MRI scanner at HSN. Reaching this exciting milestone in the campaign means that patients across Northeastern Ontario can soon look forward to shorter wait times for high-quality MRI scans and faster diagnosis. Read More

SARNIA & PETROLIA – Bluewater Health is launching a new artificial intelligence tool to help quickly identify patients eligible for hyperacute stroke treatment. Bluewater Health partnered with Windsor Regional Hospital in this worthwhile patient care initiative to share both costs and infrastructure in purchasing this diagnostic tool. Read More

EDMONTON – A University of Alberta spinoff company has received FDA approval for an artificial intelligence tool that could revolutionize thyroid ultrasounds. The company is also seeking Health Canada approval, to make the procedure faster and easier for thousands of Canadians who undergo it each year. Read More

ROCHESTER, N.Y – Carestream Health is transforming and accelerating the way it develops and delivers AI applications for medical imaging that help improve patient care. The state-of-the-art initiative is based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) GreenLake for Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops). The machine-learning-optimized cloud service infrastructure makes it easier and faster to get started with ML/AI projects, and seamlessly scale them to production deployments. Read More

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Siemens Healthineers, Canada announced that it has received Health Canada licensing for the sale of the epoc NXS Host mobile computer. The epoc Blood Analysis System with the new epoc NXS Host offers an easy-to-use, hand-held device with intuitive software application to further advance point-of-care testing. The epoc NXS Host incorporates caregiver suggestions that enhance performance and streamline the testing workflow for critically ill patients. Read More

KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health announced it has executed an agreement with Kingston Health Sciences Centre to implement its medical imaging referral management software technology. The Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) software is being implemented at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Read More

EDMONTON – The provincial auditor general, Doug Wylie (pictured), says Alberta’s MRIs and other diagnostic imaging tests are plagued by poor communication and weighed down by handwritten forms and fax machines. Mr. Wylie is urging doctors and the government to work together to fix long wait times and some urgent cases getting bounced to the back of the line. Read More