Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.
Chest CT is routinely performed for things like lung cancer screening, coronary calcium assessment and pulmonary nodule surveillance, but the modality also can be used to extract additional information.
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
Radianse CTO Mike Dempsey has written an open letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addressed to Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford, regarding the issue of bar coding medical devices.
Varian Medical Systems Inc. this week announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Onco Inc. to offer OncoLog and Case Finding, Onco's cancer registry software products, to users of Varian's Oncology Information System for managing radiat
TeraMedica Healthcare Technology, a Milwaukee-based high technology informatics company, has recently launched the WADOWeb Universal Electronic Health Record (EHR) Image Viewer.
Roche, a healthcare group focused on pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, and GE Healthcare (GEHC) have announced a collaboration to develop new innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease using both medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
