Search Tag: Imaging
2022 20 Oct
A recent study demonstrated that AI-enabled imaging of the retina’s network of veins and arteries can accurately predict the risk of cardiovascular disease and death, without measuring blood pressure or needing blood tests. The findings are published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The findings highlight the potential for a highly...Read more
2020 16 Jul
The adage ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ is all the more true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when scientists are racing to find new vaccines and treatments. Early diagnosis of the disease is another area that needs to be given more focus, since timely and accurate detection of patients with COVID-19 means appropriate therapy can be initiated...Read more
2019 11 Dec
Early applications of 3D printing technology in medicine have been made in the field of imaging, enabling radiology departments to be of more help to care teams by providing clinicians and surgeons with printed models of anatomical structures. You might also like: The Future of Radiology Training There is a new kid on the block that is...Read more
2016 21 Mar
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has entered into a multi-year contract to implement Sectra’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) for the handling of patient imaging throughout the healthcare system. The common archiving platform will promote sharing of images between the hospitals, with the goal of...Read more
2014 18 Jul
Enterprise imaging solution, ICIS, will connect departments across the Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, with expansion to the Amsterdam Academisch Medisch Centrum in the near future. VNA features a workflow engine and updated universal viewer that indexes medical images as part of the medical record. ICIS enterprise imaging solution...Read more
2014 04 Jul
The Dutch healthcare group Zorggroep Leveste Middenveld, the result of the merger between Scheper Hospital Emmen and Bethesda Hospital Hoogeveen, has selected Sectra as their IT and medical technology partner. The long-term contract with Sectra’s includes a regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information. The solution will...Read more
2014 03 Jun
Unmatched Flexibility and Clinical Capabilities Designed for the New Healthcare Environment Leading healthcare providers now have a scalable top-tier CT solution with the launch of Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Aquilion ONE Family. As healthcare providers strive for more efficient, accurate and safe patient care, the Aquilion ONE...Read more
2014 02 May
New tablet viewer for ipad mobile devices can help enhance patient care at urgent care facilities, imaging centers and physicians’ offices Carestream’s newest version of Image Suite Software has received FDA 510(k) Clearance for a Tablet Viewer option that allows viewing of X-ray imaging studies on the iPad 2. This capability is now available...Read more
2014 31 Mar
Two Dutch university hospitals awarded €50 million contract One of the largest Healthcare IT contracts to date for Siemens Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement,...Read more
2014 27 Feb
Dell DRIVE Plus integrates Agfa HealthCare's ICIS enterprise imaging solution to consolidate the full scope of patient data in one easy view Collaboration advances the "Evolution of Visual Healthcare" by uniting Dell's Unified Clinical Archive (UCA) solution with Agfa HealthCare's ICIS platform to create a comprehensive image-enabled EHR ...Read more
2014 25 Feb
Upgrades, extensions and new systems offer wide-ranging hospitals workflow optimisations Agreements demonstrate strength of Agfa HealthCare’s customer relationships in Belgian hospitals. IMPAX solutions and functionalities help hospitals to improve productivity and communication in radiology, nuclear medicine, cardiology and beyond. ...Read more
2014 25 Feb
Promoting unification and cost reduction of medical image management systems TeraRecon, a leading provider of enterprise medical image management solutions, debuted it’s iNteract+™ solution at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference. iNteract+ (pronounced “interact-plus”) works in combination...Read more
2014 20 Feb
Barco, a global leader in healthcare visualisation and IT systems, will demonstrate its turnkey patient engagement and clinical collaboration solution, CareConnex, representing the optimum platform for bedside interactive patient care. Available in a variety of integrated hardware/software options, CareConnex is uniquely interoperable with...Read more
2014 14 Feb
Following robust pilots, 125 new sites implement seamless solution offering relevant and varied imaging data in one platform - Recently launched, IMPAX Agility is already bringing quality outcomes to over 125 hospitals around to world. - Modern IT platform enhances clinical productivity and performance, while reducing costs. - Streamlined...Read more
2014 10 Feb
iConnect Enterprise Archive and iConnect Access to deliver real‐time clinical data and enable seamless integration of critical patient information across various care settings Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a leading provider of innovative enterprise imaging, interoperability and clinical systems that seek to advance healthcare, has announced...Read more
2014 07 Feb
Carestream’s Works-in-Progress PACS, Archive, Image Viewer, Patient Portal and Cloud Services Will Be Upgraded With New 64-Bit Windows/Intel Technology to Elevate Performance While Reducing Costs Carestream will showcase upgrades to its healthcare IT portfolio at HIMSS 2014 as works in progress that include a new CARESTREAM Vue PACS...Read more
2014 03 Feb
The medical imaging IT company Sectra announced that its acute care PACS has been awarded “Best in KLAS” by the research firm with the same name in the “2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services” report. The initial version of Sectra PACS was installed more than 20 years ago and is now responsible for managing over 70 million annual radiology...Read more
2014 31 Jan
Agfa HealthCare enhances industry-leading ICIS platform with “single sign-on, single view” capabilities and seamless image sharing across Healthcare Information Exchanges and Accountable Care Organizations ICIS Transfer expands clinical and medical image sharing and collaborative patient care across HIEs and ACOs New “single sign-on,...Read more
2014 17 Jan
Olea Medical, a medical technology developer with headquarters at La Ciotat, France, and offices in Cambridge, MA, US, has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance to market the 2.3 version of Olea Sphere medical imaging enterprise software package in the US. Olea Sphere is an image processing software package intended for picture archive, post-processing...Read more
2013 17 Dec
•Streamlined navigation and workflow deliver clinical productivity benefits for radiologists •Task managed workflows enhance the delivery of care •Advanced platform design leverages modern IT technologies to maximize performance and reduce costs Agfa HealthCare has announced the first two U.S. sales of IMPAX Agility, a brand new imaging platform...Read more
2013 05 Dec
Breakthrough software innovation delivers improved clinical capabilities, personalization, lower costs and operational results At the 2013 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, unveiled four software breakthroughs to deliver improved clinical capabilities, productivity...Read more
2013 02 Dec
Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced updates to ResolutionMD that will be premiered at this year’s RSNA, at booth 5509. ResolutionMD is an enterprise-wide image and report viewing solution, providing one simple interface for secure, real-time information...Read more
2013 02 Dec
BRIT Systems, Inc. and Radiopolis have announced a partnership, which will image enable the launch of Consult Me, a new peer review consultation capability on the Radiolopolis Radiology Network. Radiolopolis is a global community for radiology professionals that connects education, research, clinical practice and business. For 20 years, BRIT...Read more
2013 26 Nov
Blackford’s advanced registration technology to be integrated with InteleViewer to facilitate the comparison of current and prior studies Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS, RIS and workflow solutions, has begun a technology partnership with Blackford Analysis, a provider of software products that...Read more
2013 25 Nov
Medical Images Accessed Securely From Medical Records by Member Hospitals and Physicians Michigan Health Connect, Michigan’s largest provider of health information exchange (HIE), now has the ability to deliver diagnostic-quality images to its member hospitals, physicians and other healthcare professionals, in a partnership with eHealth Technologies....Read more