Diagnostics

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

CHICAGO – GE HealthCare announced the U.S. FDA clearance and launch of Sonic DL – a state-of-the-art deep learning-based technology designed to dramatically accelerate image acquisition in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Sonic DL enables new imaging paradigms, such as high-quality cardiac MRI in a single heartbeat. This breakthrough expands GE HealthCare’s industry-leading AI-enabled solutions portfolio. Read More

KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health is proud to announce that Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) has digitized its diagnostic imaging referral management processes by implementing Novari’s Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) technology. The implementation of Novari MIRM will allow QCH to more efficiently manage the receipt, processing, workflows, and waitlist management associated with inbound referrals for medical imaging services. Read More

AURORA, Ont. – Radiology Imaging Associates (RIA) of Englewood, Colorado, a radiology practice with 125 physicians performing more than 1.5 million exams per year at 60 locations across Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas and Hawaii, has acquired Bialogics Analytics Inc.’s DImax solution to optimize diagnostic imaging workflow and quality control reporting. Read More

SELKIRK, Man. – Two new CT scanners will soon be contributing to the daily operations at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre in Manitoba. The move is made possible by a provincial investment of over $15 million, which aims to reduce patient wait times and double scanning capacity for the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority. Read More

TORONTO – The latest version of ChatGPT passed a radiology board-style exam, highlighting the potential of large language models but also revealing limitations that hinder reliability, according to two new research studies published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Read More