Search Tag: Diagnostics
Hologic Partners with the WTA Tour in Landmark Title Sponsorship
2022 16 Mar
As a global leader in women’s health and medical technology, Hologic will amplify a shared vision for women’s wellbeing and equality Hologic designated as WTA’s official health partner and equality champion The WTA and Hologic has jointly announced a landmark partnership introducing Hologic as the global title sponsor of the WTA Tour.... Read more
New Essential Diagnostics List from WHO
2021 30 Jan
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its Essential Diagnostics List that for the first time includes WHO-recommended COVID-19 tests, and urged countries to prioritise investments in testing. You might also like: WHO-led Discussion on COVID-19 Vaccines WHO has been publishing a yearly essential diagnostics list... Read more
ORTHO Optix™ Reader Now Available in CE Mark Countries, Completes Transfusion Medicine Portfolio
2020 30 Nov
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics , a global leader of in vitro diagnostics dedicated to improving and saving lives through innovative laboratory solutions, today announced the CE Mark availability of the semi-automated ORTHO Optix™ Reader, which allows lower-volume transfusion labs to elevate their standard of patient care with the quality of results expected... Read more
Ultrasound Has Role in COVID-19 Detection
2020 30 Mar
Recent research mostly from China, where the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak originated, has cited the usefulness of chest CT in early disease diagnosis. CT protocols are now used for assessing pulmonary damage in COVID-19 patients. You might also like : COVID-19 Will Revolutionise Imaging Practices Since CT... Read more
AI and CT Distinguish COVID-19 from Pneumonia
2020 24 Mar
In a paper published in the journal Radiology, Chinese researchers propose that a 3D-deep learning model can be used for detecting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from chest CT images. You might also like : COVID-19 Will Revolutionise Imaging Practices The model, known as COVID-19 detection neural network (COVNet), is able... Read more
RSNA Launches Free Diagnostic COVID-19 Community Resource
2020 17 Feb
CT scans have become the first line of defence in diagnosing a suspected infection. Many cases of COVID-19 infection have included respiratory illness clinically resembling viral pneumonia and manifesting as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. You might also like : Radiologists on Coronavirus Frontline The Radiological... Read more
3rd Middle East Laboratory and Diagnostics Congress
2020 11 Jun
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS TO JUNE 11-13 Find Middle East Laboratory and Diagnostics Congress on Social Media Read more