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March 23, 2022
WATERLOO, Ont. – A new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time. The innovation, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, creates images in which cancerous tissue appears to light up compared to healthy tissue, making it easier to see.
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March 9, 2022
TORONTO – Thanks to a new Canada Foundation for Innovation John Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF) grant, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) will launch a new MRI imaging bank specifically for children living with disabilities – the first of its kind in Canada.
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February 23, 2022
GERMANY & AFRICA – Siemens Healthineers and the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF have announced a partnership to help strengthen fragile health systems in sub-Saharan Africa by improving access to diagnostics and linkage to treatment. Through a 5 million EUR grant, Siemens Healthineers will support UNICEF’s work helping to prevent maternal, newborn and child deaths and promote the health and development of all children.
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February 23, 2022
REGINA, Sask. – The Pasqua Hospital in Regina now has a new Interventional Radiology (IR) suite that opened on Monday, Feb. 14.
The Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) funded $2.2 million to the IR suite to increase capacity for the essential service. This addition is the second IR suite in Regina that is expected to help with wait times.
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February 9, 2022
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) has announced that a second MRI machine has now arrived at the hospital. “Today marks a very important milestone for PRHC and for the people we serve across our community and region. Adding a second MRI machine will allow us to perform up to 5,000 additional MRI procedures each year at PRHC – this is incredible news,” said Dr. Lynn Mikula, executive vice president and chief of staff, PRHC.
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February 9, 2022
MARKHAM, Ont. – An emergency room doctor at Markham Stouffville Hospital is leading a team of physicians that is training other clinicians in worn-torn Yemen in the use of handheld ultrasound. Due to the pandemic, they’ve been using telehealth to train and support the clinicians in Yemen.
“Initially, we were supposed to actually fly in and bring the devices with us for an initial one-week training period, but then, the pandemic kicked in just as we got approval for the grant,” Dr. William Cherniak (pictured) told CBC News.
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February 9, 2022
LINKOPING, Sweden – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announced that its radiology module for enterprise imaging, Sectra PACS, has won the customer satisfaction award Best in KLAS. It has been ranked number one by healthcare providers for the ninth consecutive year in the US, third consecutive year in Canada, and for a first-time in Asia/Oceania.
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January 27, 2022
MOOSE FACTORY, ONT. – The Weeneebayko General Hospital, serving patients at James Bay and Hudson’s Bay, has become the first hospital in Canada to implement a portable MRI scanner for a project assessing the technology in a clinical setting. The hospital went live with the Hyperfine Swoop, a scanner that can be wheeled to the bedside and plugged into a standard electrical outlet. It is operated remotely through an accompanying iPad. Read More
January 27, 2022
CHICAGO – Technology vendors showed off many of their latest innovations at the annual RSNA conference, with new solutions in ultrasound, CT, MR, cloud, AI and more. Here is a sampling of what could be seen on the show floor. Note that not everything is FDA or Health Canada approved, as these technologies are very new. Read More
January 26, 2022
OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Novari Health has announced that it has completed another successful implementation of its medical imaging referral management technology. Grey Bruce Health Services (GBHS) is the latest Canadian hospital to implement Novari’s one-of-a-kind cloud-based technology.
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