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.
This month's annual meeting of the Neuroradiology Education and Research (NER) Foundation Symposium and the 42nd American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) presented medical imaging advancements that hold what organizers say are "significant promise to enh
Camtronics Medical Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Analogic Corp., will roll out its cardiovascular information management system at the Integris Heart Hospital housed in the 508-bed Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
Medical Metrx Solutions (Metrx) will supply Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, N.H.) the technology needed to accelerate its multiple center clinical study evaluating the rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Fischer Imaging Corp. will deploy three of its SenoScan mammography systems and two physician review workstations at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at San Francisco General Hospital.
