Robyn Whittaker from the University of Auckland and colleagues argue that information technology (IT)- based programs can have a positive impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) management and patient outcomes,  ....Read More

Varian Medical Systems, a world leader in radiotherapy equipment and software, has developed its first education center in India to train medical staff from physicists and technologists working on the company's ....Read More

By using readily available computer programs, scientists have designed a new algorithm to recognize genes that will be useful in the classification of breast cancer. The algorithm, explained in BioMed Central's ....Read More

A Symbia® T TruePoint SPECT•CT from Siemens Healthcare has been installed in a new scanning room in the Nuclear Medicine department at Southend Hospital, part of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation T ....Read More

According to a recent study, radiologist work shifts are capable of significantly improving communications regarding urgent findings and thus enhance the levels of patient care. The study is highlighted in the  ....Read More

Humanetics Corporation, a major company providing accelerated development and commercialization of proprietary drugs in markets with urgent and unmet needs, announced that it has signed a new global license for ....Read More

Radiographers in New Zealand have planned a national strike next September to express their frustration with the negotiations about raising their salaries along with unaccepted work conditions. One of those rad ....Read More

Cellerant Therapeutics Inc., a major biotechnology company from San Carlos, California, announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). ....Read More

Intelerad Medical Systems, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, has announced that Merivale Medical Imaging (MMI), one of the largest independent health facilities in Ontario, is now using t ....Read More

TomTec Imaging Systems has announced the release of its new 4D MV-Assessment© 2.0 software. The 4D MV- Assessment software merges between the strength of 2D and the advantages of 3D echocardiography to provide ....Read More

The Changzhou National Hi-Tech District announced that Jiangsu Jinmayangming Information Technology Co., Ltd., a leading medical imaging software company in China, has recently finished the development of a reg ....Read More

Mammography screening has been one of the most important measures carried out to control breast cancer, a common form of cancer in women. However, women are used to wait for several days till receiving the resu ....Read More

According to a new study, using hormonal therapy for women after menopause may affect the accuracy of mammography scans, which are carried out to detect breast cancer in women. The study also noted that the eff ....Read More

Toshiba America Medical Systems, a major company providing medical imaging systems, and The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) are starting to provide grants for their program, "Putting Patients  ....Read More

INFINITT, a major company providing medical imaging and information capabilities to numerous radiology, cardiology, orthopedics, and dental healthcare facilities worldwide, has signed a multi-site, multi-phased ....Read More

Philips has executed new three-year contracts with FirstHealth of the Carolinas and Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA). FirstHealth of the Carolinas, the latest Philips customer, is a private, not-for-profi ....Read More

CT has been one of the most important diagnostic imaging techniques, as it provides high-detailed images of internal organs of the body. However, CT scans are accompanied with high doses of radiation delivered  ....Read More

There has been a significant debate whether doctors should have in-house medical imaging systems in their private clinics or not. Recently, Dr. John Finkenberg, an orthopedic surgeon in San Diego, and five of h ....Read More

ProVision Healthcare, Knoxville, has signed a cooperation agreement with Cardinal Health. The latter is going to manage the operations of ProVision’s cyclotron facility in Knoxville. Cardinal Health will exte ....Read More

The Gamma Knife Center, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced that it has acquired a new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion machine. The new device will be used for treating inoperable brain tumors using radiation, ....Read More

Electronic Medical Records Systems (EMR) are continuing to create major improvements in care quality and cost savings for the second year in a row for Detroit Medical Center's eight hospitals. Executives of DMC ....Read More