Diagnostics

VICTORIA – A radiologist with questionable skills was able to go from one locum to another in British Columbia for several years, as there was a lack of communication across the system, a new report says. Read More

QUEBEC CITY – Quebec radiologists are routinely billing the provincial health insurance agency (RAMQ) for analyzing coronary angiograms, sometimes years after the procedures were carried out, Radio-Canada’s Enqujte has learned. Read More

ORILLIA, Ont. – Wait times for a key diagnostic procedure have been dramatically reduced at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, officials say. Patients can now expect to wait an average of 15 days for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), which is below the current provincial average. Read More

OTTAWA – Health Canada has licensed the MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging scanner from Siemens Healthineers for sale in Canada. The MAGNETOM Vida features new BioMatrix technology that addresses inherent anatomical and physiological differences among patients, as well as user variability. Read More

IQALUIT, Nunavut – The government of Nunavut has awarded a contract for digital radiographic detector panels to be installed at its 23 healthcare facilities. The contract was awarded to Rayence Canada, a division of Rayence USA, in strategic alliance with CMI Calico Medical (Ontario) and Nuon Imaging (Alberta). Read More

YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Health authorities in the Northwest Territories and two health regions in British Columbia are reviewing the work of radiologists that appear to have a high rate of discrepancies or misinterpretations. Read More

NORTH BAY, Ont. – The North Bay Regional Hospital has unveiled a new CT scanner, and another one could be on the way soon. The new machine was made possible by a $1 million donation from the Terry McKerrow CAT Scan Operating Fund. Read More

SUDBURY, Ont. – Health Sciences North, in Sudbury, Ont., is in the process of acquiring a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner, which is considered the ‘gold standard’ in detecting and tracking lesions in cancer patients. The organization intends to have the scanner installed in 2018. Read More

WINNIPEG – A confidential report was leaked to CBC News and other media outlets in April which flagged 59 professional athletes, six politicians, eight radiologists, and senior WRHA staff as receiving “potential preferential treatment” when it came to the quick manner in which they were able to receive MRI scans. Read More

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Siemens Healthineers has received approval from Health Canada for the Multitom Rax (Robotic Advance X-ray), which is said to be the world’s first twin robotic X-ray system. Its unique design facilitates a wide range of examinations – from emergency medicine and interventional, to pain management and orthopedics, and from conventional 2D radiography to fluoroscopy examinations and angiography applications – all in one room using one X-ray system. Read More