Imaging News

NEWMARKET, Ont. – Southlake Health is leading the way in cardiac care by pioneering the use of 4D intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE) catheters, a new tool that provides real-time images of the heart for some of the most complex cardiac cases in the province. Read More

MONTREAL – Intelerad Medical Systems, a leader in enterprise workflow solutions, announced that MIC Medical Imaging, Alberta’s largest radiology partnership, with 96 radiologists, has standardized on Intelerad’s Clario SmartWorklist and will be the first Canadian-based radiology group to leverage Odyssey, its new AI-augmented workflow solution. All 13 community-based clinics will standardize on the Intelerad solutions, followed by the 12 Edmonton-area hospitals using their diagnostic imaging services. Read More

LINDSAY, Ont.– A diagnostic imaging clinic located at the Ross Memorial Hospital has made taking pictures of clients’ hearts so much easier. Recently, MyHealth Centre introduced a state-of-the-art cardiac imaging system at its Lindsay clinic. Read More

VANCOUVER – Clarius Mobile Health launched its second-generation series of wireless ultrasound scanners, putting the power and image quality of larger, more expensive systems in an affordable device that fits in a pocket, the company said. Read More

RICHMOND, BC – A first-in-Canada gamma camera in operation at Richmond Hospital has now seen its 500th patient. The new imaging machine recently unveiled by Vancouver Coastal Health in July scans 20 percent faster than the previous one and is reducing wait times for valuable diagnostic procedures by 10 to 15 percent. Read More

EDMONTON – According to Alberta Health, the Edmonton-area wait time for a CT scan is the same as the provincial average, but patients tell Global News they’re having to wait until next spring, or even summer. Read More

TORONTO – In October, the Joint Department of Medical Imaging’s (JDMI) Interventional Radiology Team made UHN the first centre in Canada to establish central venous access (CVA) using an Inside-Out Catheter System. Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Radiologists has increased the size of the investment it’s asking the federal government to invest in diagnostic imaging modalities to $1.1 billion over the next five years, up from the $625 million it requested in its pre-budget submission last year. Read More

TORONTO – For one of the first times in the world, a patient at Sunnybrook in August received gynecological interstitial brachytherapy as an outpatient procedure, thanks to the hospital’s MR-Brachytherapy Suite. Read More

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif – Skin conditions are among the most common kind of ailment globally, just behind colds, fatigue, and headaches. The enormous case workload and a global shortage of dermatologists have forced sufferers to seek out general practitioners, who tend to be less accurate than specialists when it comes to identifying conditions. Read More