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Adding DBT to breast screening helps BI-RADS accuracy

By Kate Madden Yee

More and more clinical evidence indicates that using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer screening reduces recall rates and increases the detection of invasive cancers. Now another benefit of the technology is coming to the fore: Adding DBT to digital mammography helps breast imagers categorize lesions more accurately, according to research presented at ECR 2017.

March 16, 2017

IBM Watson deal puts MedyMatch on the map

By Brian Casey

Artificial intelligence developer MedyMatch Technology scored a major coup with the announcement of a strategic relationship on Thursday with IBM Watson Health. Under the deal, Watson users will have access to MedyMatch's decision-support application for analyzing noncontrast head CT studies.

March 16, 2017

Trump budget would cut HHS spending by $15B

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

On March 16, President Donald Trump released a proposed 2018 budget that would cut the budget of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by $15 billion, a 17.9% decrease from 2017.

March 15, 2017

Aycan launches imaging professional services division

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has established a medical imaging professional services division.

March 15, 2017

ContextVision secures ultrasound patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image enhancement software developer ContextVision has secured a patent for a new skeletal visualization technology for 3D ultrasound.

March 15, 2017

Virtual Imaging takes Fla. order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon USA subsidiary Virtual Imaging has received an order for two of its radiography systems from Eastern Florida State College in Brevard County, FL.

March 15, 2017

No signal intensity for pediatric patients with macrocyclic GBCA

By Wayne Forrest

German researchers have found additional evidence that the use of a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) for MRI scans does not increase signal intensity in the dentate nucleus. The new findings come from a study of pediatric patients published online in Radiology.

March 14, 2017

FDA OKs Siemens' Artis pheno robotic C-arm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Artis pheno robotic C-arm angiography system for minimally invasive interventional procedures.

March 14, 2017

MedPAC report on imaging volume sees glass half empty

By Kate Madden Yee

Despite growth in medical imaging volume per Medicare beneficiary of only 0.5% in 2015, and a decline of 8% in volume since 2009, the latest report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) warns that imaging could still be overused and concludes that Medicare should prioritize reimbursement for primary care over specialties like radiology.

March 14, 2017

Materialise nets FDA OK for preop guides

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D software developer Materialise has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its 3D-printed patient-specific radius and ulna osteotomy guides for children.

March 14, 2017

Stratasys announces pediatric heart surgery study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D printing technology developer Stratasys said patient enrollment has begun in a clinical study that will assess the benefits of 3D-printed heart models in preoperative planning for pediatric heart surgery.

March 14, 2017

Verasonics claims arbitration win against Alpinion

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Research ultrasound technology developer Verasonics said an arbitrator has awarded injunctive relief and an undisclosed amount in compensatory damages in the firm's legal dispute with South Korean ultrasound company Alpinion Medical Systems.

March 14, 2017

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