Diagnostics

TORONTO - Each year, more than 20 million diagnostic X-ray procedures are performed in Canada, according to Health Canada. While regular X-rays are used every day in hospitals, they sometimes miss important details – depending on the case and imaging conditions. That’s because bones and other body parts can overlap in the images. Read More

CALGARY - OncoHelix is proud to announce a new partnership with Desjardins Insurance aimed at increasing access to advanced cancer diagnostics for Canadians. Through Desjardins’ Cancer Care Focus Initiative, eligible group members and their dependents will now have access to OncoHelix’s comprehensive cancer genomic profiling tests. Read More

NEWMARKET, Ont. – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra is implementing its enterprise imaging as a fully managed cloud solution at Southlake Health in Canada. This will streamline workflows and facilitate collaboration within and between the healthcare provider’s radiology and breast imaging departments. Read More

AURORA, Ont., and DAYTON, Ohio - Bialogics and Riverain Technologies announced that the Bialogics AIQ Performance Monitoring framework will be integrated with the Riverain ClearRead CT cardiothoracic AI suite. Read More

ABBOTSFORD, BC - People in Fraser Valley will benefit from enhanced imaging and faster scanning with new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. The current MRI department is undergoing a $4.95 million upgrade. Read More

TORONTO - According to a new study by the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, only 15 percent of women in Canada reported getting screened for breast or cervical cancer in the past year. In the U.S., 25 percent of women report getting screened for these cancers. Read More

TORONTO - Leaders from Toronto’s academic health research community this week launched the largest multi-site collaboration in clinical imaging research the city has seen, with the ambitious aim of revolutionizing the understanding and treatment of the most challenging health disorders of our time. Read More

VANCOUVER - INITIO Medical has been recognized by The International Centers for Precision Oncology Foundation (ICPO) as the first ICPO Theranostics Clinical Center of Excellence in Canada and North America. This accreditation underscores INITIO Medical’s commitment to advancing Theranostics and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Read More

OTTAWA - Canada’s chronic underinvestment in diagnostic imaging is taking a significant economic toll, costing the country $64 billion annually in lost GDP and forcing patients to wait up to three months for critical scans. Read More