Diagnostics

ABBOTSFORD, BC - People in Fraser Valley will benefit from enhanced imaging and faster scanning with new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. The current MRI department is undergoing a $4.95 million upgrade. Read More

TORONTO - According to a new study by the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, only 15 percent of women in Canada reported getting screened for breast or cervical cancer in the past year. In the U.S., 25 percent of women report getting screened for these cancers. Read More

TORONTO - Leaders from Toronto’s academic health research community this week launched the largest multi-site collaboration in clinical imaging research the city has seen, with the ambitious aim of revolutionizing the understanding and treatment of the most challenging health disorders of our time. Read More

VANCOUVER - INITIO Medical has been recognized by The International Centers for Precision Oncology Foundation (ICPO) as the first ICPO Theranostics Clinical Center of Excellence in Canada and North America. This accreditation underscores INITIO Medical’s commitment to advancing Theranostics and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Read More

OTTAWA - Canada’s chronic underinvestment in diagnostic imaging is taking a significant economic toll, costing the country $64 billion annually in lost GDP and forcing patients to wait up to three months for critical scans. Read More

TORONTO - Hyperfine, Inc., the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the first FDA-cleared AI-powered portable MRI system for the brain - the Swoop system - announced that its distribution partner, UpCare Europe SAS (UpCare), has been awarded a national referencing for the Swoop system by UniHA (Union des Hôpitaux pour les Achats), France’s leading public healthcare purchasing cooperative. UpCare is a Canadian company. Read More

MONTREAL – INOVAIT, Canada’s membership network promoting image-guided therapy (IGT) and artificial intelligence (AI), announced the latest recipients of the Pilot Fund at SCALE AI’s ALL IN event at the Palais des congrès in Montréal, Quebec. This competitive funding program is awarded to medical technology projects that harness the transformative power of AI, machine learning, and big data analytics in IGT to advance medical innovation. Read More

EDMONTON – Breast cancer screening is now being performed in two brand-new mobile units for women in rural and Indigenous communities across Alberta. These units replace aging trailers that had served the province for more than a decade. Read More

WINNIPEG – The annual median wait for an MRI in Manitoba is at its highest level since at least 2019, nearly two years after the provincial NDP were elected on a promise to fix the healthcare system. Read More

COMOX, BC – Comox Valley Hospital has acquired two groundbreaking technologies: an AI-assisted MRI imaging system and an Enhanced Glidescope airway visualization machine. These advancements are transforming patient care and enabling healthcare providers to deliver faster, higher quality services. Read More