British researchers have successfully outfitted a needle with optical fibers capable of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic pulses within the heart during minimally invasive cardiac surgeries. The achievement may represent a new way to optically image tiny tissue targets in real time and at high resolution throughout the body.

The National Health Service’s Care Quality Commission has launched a national review of its radiology services after indications that more than 20,000 chest x-rays and 2,000 abdomen X-rays of patients were not interpreted by trained personnel.

The term “STAT” implies urgency: act immediately. But when clinicians overuse that designation, it becomes more difficult and time-consuming to distinguish true emergencies from cases that can wait, said Anna Trofimova, MD, PhD, a diagnostic radiology resident at Emory University School of Medicine.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seno Medical Instruments, Inc. (Seno Medical), the leader in new technology for breast cancer diagnosis using opto-acoustic ultrasound (OA/US) imaging to differentiate benign from malignant masses, today announced positive data from PIONEER, a Phase III pivotal trial of its Imagio™ breast imaging system. The study found that OA/US was more specific than device gray-scale ultrasound alone (US) in differentiating malignant from benign breast lesions and was non-inferior to US with respect to sensitivity.

CHICAGO, Nov. 28, 2017 – Addressing patients’ top MR imaging anxieties, Toshiba Medical, a Canon Group company, introduces its newest MR system, the Vantage Elan™ / Zen Edition 1.5T to deliver comfortable, effortless and efficient exams in healthcare facilities of all sizes. The Zen Edition prioritizes intelligent work­flow and patient comfort, providing clinical applications to help providers make accurate diagnoses.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2017 — LG Electronics USA Business Solutions today announced its expanded U.S. medical imaging portfolio at RSNA 2017, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago (LG Booth #7368, McCormick Place North Hall). In 2018, LG will add cutting-edge diagnostic and clinical review monitors designed to sharpen visuals while maximizing efficiency for elevated professional care across the world.

At the 103rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Siemens Healthineers unveils MAMMOMAT Revelation,¹ the company’s new premium mammography platform. MAMMOMAT Revelation enables healthcare providers to expand precision medicine, improve clinical outcomes, and increase patient satisfaction.

Vantage Elan / Zen Edition 1.5T Delivers Smart Technology for Quiet, Fast and Accurate Exams