Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Canon and Nuance Team Up to Tackle Vertical Markets with Content Connectors

Targeting the Legal and Healthcare Markets to Help Integrate MFPs with iManage and Epic Software

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Konica Minolta to host special ‘lunch and learn’ event at Annual Mammography meeting

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas announced Tuesday, July 31, that the company will be sponsoring a “lunch and learn” event during the 23rd Annual Mammography meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 9 at 12:30 p.m.

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Efficient imaging: How radiology departments can decrease unnecessary x-rays

Tracking repeat rates and providing additional education to technologists can help radiology departments produce fewer unnecessary x-rays, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

SNMMI-TS names 2018 award winners

This year, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) honored numerous technologists with awards for contributions to the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

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36% of MRI facilities fail to meet Joint Commission guidelines

More than one-third of MRI facilities fail to adhere to the 2015 Joint Commission’s Revised Requirements for Diagnostic Imaging Services, according to a survey conducted by global MRI safety firm Metrasens. 

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Patient at Massachusetts hospital breaks facial bone after ‘freak accident’ in MRI suite

An MRI patient in Lowell, Massachusetts, sustained a facial fracture last month after a technologist at Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus introduced a metal hamper to the room, causing the hamper to fly toward the MRI’s magnet and strike the man in his face, the Lowell Sun reported.

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CDC report: Cancer screening rates remain below national goals

Cancer screening rates in the U.S. over the past 15 years remain short of national goals, according to new analysis performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Flexible x-ray detector could have implications for food safety, border security

Novel technology from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, could be changing the future of patient care with a flexible approach to x-ray detectors, according to research published this month in Nature Communications.