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Carestream unveils new x-ray, ultrasound products at RSNA 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health displayed new digital x-ray detectors, ultrasound systems, and its new radiography/fluoroscopy unit at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

MITA releases cybersecurity white paper at RSNA 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), has released the previously published NEMA/MITA CSP 1-2015 "Cybersecurity for Medical Imaging" white paper at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

Big-data cloud launch spearheads GE RSNA news

By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - The launch of a new service for analyzing healthcare data in the cloud is spearheading the product introductions by GE Healthcare at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. Other introductions include new ultrasound and CT systems.

December 1, 2015

Coronary CTA yields prognostic boost over CAC

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - In asymptomatic individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) significantly outperformed coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring for predicting cardiac events over 10 years, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2015. Is it time to think about replacing CAC with CCTA in people at intermediate risk?

December 1, 2015

MRI shows how heart changes during deep dives

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Cardiac MRI has uncovered the unusual ability of free divers -- who descend hundreds of feet into the ocean while holding their breath -- to develop "compensatory mechanisms" to recover heart function within minutes of breathing again.

December 1, 2015

Video from RSNA 2015: Watson and artificial intelligence: A pragmatic view

CHICAGO - Does artificial intelligence represent the future of radiology? And if so, what's the best way for it to be implemented? Dr. Paul Chang of the University of Chicago offers his thoughts in this video from RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

Video from RSNA 2015: Hot trends in healthcare IT for radiology

CHICAGO - Radiology is increasingly an IT-driven specialty. In this interview from RSNA 2015, analyst Andrew Rebhan from market research and consulting firm IHS Medical Technology talks about the hot trends in healthcare IT for radiology.

December 1, 2015

Breast density alone not a cancer risk factor

By Kate Madden Yee

High breast tissue density alone is not a strong independent risk factor for cancer, according to a study presented at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting in Chicago.

December 1, 2015

RSNA launches Image Share Validation Program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CHICAGO - In hopes of stimulating adoption of image sharing by vendors and radiology practices, the RSNA is teaming up with nonprofit organization the Sequoia Project to launch the Image Share Validation Program.

November 30, 2015

Ultrasound offers insight into knuckle-cracking debate

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - An audible crack is accompanied by a distinct flash of brightness -- or so it goes when a person cracks his or her knuckles while being scanned via ultrasound, according to researchers from California. They shared their conclusions about the common sound at this week's RSNA meeting.

November 30, 2015

Patients want speedy access to their imaging reports

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Patients want to access their imaging results quickly via patient portals, and they are also interested in receiving the findings directly from radiologists, according to a presentation on Tuesday at the 2015 RSNA meeting.

November 30, 2015

With tomo, are synthesized 2D images good enough?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - It seems like a good idea: When using digital breast tomosynthesis, synthesize the 2D mammography images from the tomosynthesis data to reduce radiation dose. But are these images really good enough to replace actual 2D mammography? Researchers addressed this question on Tuesday morning at RSNA 2015.

November 30, 2015

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