Clinical News: Page 1420

Post-Connecticut, how is breast ultrasound performing?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Five years after the first breast density notification law was passed in Connecticut, 18 other states have inked their own versions of the legislation. In this context, how is screening breast ultrasound actually performing? The results are mixed, according to research presented on Sunday at RSNA 2014.

November 29, 2014

DWI adds little to PET/MRI for female pelvic malignancies

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Adding diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to FDG-PET/MRI to stage women with primary or recurrent pelvic malignancies contributes minimal value and is not worth the additional scan time, according to a study from Germany presented on Sunday at RSNA 2014.

November 29, 2014

Unfors RaySafe signs license deal with Philips

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Testing-instruments provider Unfors RaySafe has signed an exclusive agreement to license its RaySafe S1 patient dose management system to Philips Healthcare.

November 29, 2014

Agfa hits DR system milestone, merges ICIS and Impax brands

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare announced that it has an installed base of more than 50,000 digital radiography (DR) systems in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities around the world.

November 29, 2014

Konica Minolta launches new handheld ultrasound system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has launched its high-end, handheld Sonimage HS1 ultrasound system at RSNA 2014.

November 29, 2014

Start-up RadLogics to offer cloud-based image analysis

By Brian Casey

A new Silicon Valley start-up called RadLogics is combining big data image analysis with cloud-based technology to offer radiologists a tool to support the image interpretation process. RadLogics is demonstrating its technology to RSNA 2014 attendees in preparation for a product launch in early 2015.

November 29, 2014