Viewing articles in the ‘Diagnostics’ topic.
September 27, 2019
HAMILTON, ONT. – A McMaster University spin-out company, called VoxNeuro, has produced technology that allows clinicians to precisely gauge the level of brain activity in persons who have suffered head injuries – such as concussions – or those who have experienced a cognitive decline, including the elderly. Read More
September 25, 2019
MONTREAL – The McGill University Health Centre has acquired Canada’s most sophisticated cardiac MRI machine to advance research into heart disease, and to provide faster and more accurate diagnoses.
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August 28, 2019
In recent years, Nova Scotia has built a province-wide, integrated system for storing and sharing electrocardiograph (ECG) results – the only jurisdiction in Canada to achieve this milestone. With ECG data available electronically, healthcare providers no longer have to wait for patient data to be entered or faxed. That’s meant the province’s cardiologists, along with other authorized clinicians, can access results anywhere, anytime – enabling them to make faster diagnoses. Read More
August 7, 2019
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – With more than 1.82 million laboratory tests performed at Peterborough Regional Health Centre every year, the work that happens in the lab is crucial in supporting patient diagnosis. As part of this work, laboratory staff were spending upwards of six hours each day manually filing and sorting slides containing tissue and cell samples – a situation common in labs around the world.
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July 10, 2019
OTTAWA – Health Canada has licensed the MAMMOMAT Revelation, a premium mammography platform from Siemens Healthineers with the new InSpect integrated specimen imaging tool and the new HD Breast Biopsy solution for one-click targeting of suspicious areas. These and other features are designed to expand precision medicine and improve the patient experience.
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June 26, 2019
EDMONTON – The Alberta government announced that it has cancelled contracts to construct a $595-million centralized public lab facility next to the University of Alberta’s south campus.
Not revealed by government was the total cost of cancelling the project, the fate of the site or details of how it plans to address outdated medical laboratory machines and infrastructure.
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April 15, 2019
While visiting her daughter in Midland, an Ontario resident experienced a fainting spell. Her daughter brought her to Georgian Bay General Hospital where she was prescribed the m-CARDS PocketECG, a wearable cardiac monitor that provides real-time monitoring of heart rhythms and symptoms for up to 28 days. Read More
March 29, 2019
LONDON, ONT. – The London area, long-known for leadership in diagnostic imaging, is now kicking it up a notch through a partnership with Canon Medical Systems. Read More
March 1, 2019
EDMONTON – In September 2018, the Northern Alberta Vascular Centre (NAVC) at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital opened two, state-of-the-art vascular hybrid operating rooms (ORs). These advanced suites will improve care for vascular patients and benefit their care teams with added clinical efficiency, safety and effectiveness. Read More
February 13, 2019
VANCOUVER – NZ Technologies is pleased to announce the sale of two TIPSO Touchless Image Navigation systems to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Using proprietary sensors that monitor the three-dimensional (3D) space around the surgery bed, TIPSO enables physicians to touchlessly and intuitively manipulate patient radiology images while performing the procedure.
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