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November 19, 2014
HAMILTON, Ont. – Larry Reece (pictured), 46, is demanding answers from two hospitals after he was incorrectly diagnosed with terminal cancer and told to start chemotherapy. The Hamilton man wants to know why the hospitals stood by the misdiagnosis even after he underwent additional tests in the United States that indicated he did not have cancer.
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November 19, 2014
TORONTO – Just over a decade ago, three entrepreneurs from Toronto, opened Diamedx Inc., a small software development company with big ideas. Originally referred to as the “left field cowboys,” they soon established themselves in a “wild west” territory for the transitioning of diagnostic imaging clinics from film based to filmless environments.
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October 30, 2014
TORONTO – An advanced form of mammography at the Joint Department of Medical Imaging is enabling radiologists to spot breast lesions with more accuracy than ever before. That’s giving women a better chance to fight breast cancer at an early stage, when the success rates are much higher. It has also strengthened the Joint Department’s position as one of Canada’s leaders in the field of mammography. Read More
October 22, 2014
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services has selected Sonic Healthcare, an Australian company, as its preferred provider of laboratory services in the Edmonton area, as well as parts of central and northern Alberta, and will shortly begin negotiations. The 15-year contract is said to be worth $3 billion. Read More
October 22, 2014
MARKHAM, Ont. – Toshiba of Canada has opened a new Medical Systems Training Centre showcasing its leading-edge Infinix-i interventional imaging system, equipment that’s used for minimally invasive procedures. Located at its new Markham, Ont. headquarters, just north of Toronto, the facility will be visited by interventional physicians, technologists and other healthcare professionals from across the country.
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October 8, 2014
TORONTO – In January, St. Michael’s Hospital – downtown Toronto’s key trauma centre – began using the CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System, a digital radiography mobile unit intended as a replacement for its CR portables in the emergency department. “We purchased two units – one to use in the trauma department and one to have as a spare,” said Terry Tang Poy (pictured), Operations Leader, Quality Control, St. Michael’s Hospital.
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September 17, 2014
CHELMSFORD, Mass. – AMD Global Telemedicine Inc. (AMD), the world’s leading developer of clinical Telemedicine Encounter Management Solutions (TEMS) has announced the launch of live streaming ultrasound technology for telemedicine applications. Read More
September 17, 2014
TORONTO – Isis Innovation, the technology transfer arm at the University of Oxford in the UK, and the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC), based in Toronto and London, Ont., have announced a partnership to jointly develop and test a new, enhanced ultrasound imaging technology. Read More
September 17, 2014
OTTAWA – The best way to reduce the volume of inappropriate diagnostic imaging in Canada is to start linking payment for exams to the use of DI guidelines, according to an August 25 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. By doing so, the system could save millions of dollars, speed up wait times, and eliminate unnecessary radiation exposure in patients. Read More
September 17, 2014
BEDFORD, Mass. – Hologic, Inc. announced that Health Canada has granted a medical device license for Horizon, a new DXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) imaging platform that assists in the assessment of three critical health problems – osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Read More