Viewing articles in the ‘Diagnostics’ topic.
February 13, 2019
LINKOPING, Sweden and SHELTON, Conn. – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has been named ‘Best in KLAS’ in the US for PACS (Large Hospital/IDN) with a score of 94 out of a possible 100. The distinction was given by the healthcare IT data and insights company KLAS Research.
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January 31, 2019
CHICAGO – While booking a trip online to Disneyland, and searching for hotels and new rides for his children, a pop-up asked Dr. Michael Recht if he could use some help. “Why not,” he thought, and found the virtual assistant to be just what he needed. Read More
January 31, 2019
Are you dense? It sounds offensive, but it’s a question Canadians need to be asking, say advocates of a growing awareness campaign about breast density and its relation to increased cancer risk. Read More
January 23, 2019
HANOVER, Ont. – The Hanover and District Hospital held an open house to celebrate the acquisition of a new CT scanner – a Somatom Definition Edge CT, from Siemens. Hospital president Katrina Wilson called it a dream come true and credited Barb and Henry Lansink for making the dream become a reality.
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December 19, 2018
LINDSAY, Ont. – Work currently underway in the Ross Memorial Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department includes the installation of X-ray/Fluoroscopy technology that will transform care at the hospital.
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December 6, 2018
TORONTO – A small group of family doctors are responsible for ordering nearly 40 percent of at least two out of four low-value screening tests, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and Women’s College Hospital (WCH).
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December 5, 2018
CHICAGO – Deep Learning has tremendous potential for radiology, but the roadblock at the moment is a shortage of quality data to build the applications, notes Dr. Charles E. Kahn (pictured), professor and vice chair of radiology, at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Kahn is also editor of the new RSNA online journal, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.
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November 21, 2018
KITCHENER, Ont. – Grand River Hospital (GRH) is partnering with KA Imaging to conduct a pilot study on the use of a high-resolution, multi-energy digital X-ray imager for patients with lung nodules. This new technology is faster and less expensive, with the potential to detect lung cancer earlier and with better image quality and lower levels of radiation than a traditional CT scan.
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November 21, 2018
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The symptoms can start with something as minor as a trembling hand, stiffness in the morning, the loss of sense of smell, or trouble tying shoes and buttoning shirts. Individually, these changes might be nothing to worry about, but together they could be signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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November 7, 2018
CHATHAM, Ont. – The newest diagnostic imaging equipment to arrive at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance not only provides state-of-the-art technology, it also offers greater confidence in making diagnoses. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to unveil the new CT Scanner and Wiet Peeters & Family CT Scan Suite at the Chatham site of the CKHA. The event also was an opportunity to show off a new SPECT CT Scanner and mammography equipment.
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