Search Tag: Imaging
2020 01 Dec
Amsterdam, December 1 st 2020 – In a bid to expand its private outpatient service portfolio, Affidea , the largest European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, announces the acquisition of Sveti Rok, a reputed private medical provider in Zagreb. The acquisition is another milestone of the successful business...Read more
2020 30 Nov
An evaluation of the imaging profile of Timor-Leste’s territory consisting of the eastern half of the Southeast Asian Island of Timor, Atauro, Dili, Oecusse, bordered by West Timor and an assessment of the region’s imaging resources, radiology capabilities and barriers to the provision of imaging care. Key Points...Read more
2020 30 Nov
Machine learning and radiomics may lead to personalised management and treatment of glioma patients, hopefully improving quality of life and survival. Key Points In the past few years, multiple radiomics-based tools have been introduced in the field of neuro-oncology and in particular for imaging of brain gliomas. Radiogenomics...Read more
2020 30 Nov
Key Points Imaging has been at the forefront of innumerable technical developments over the last two decades. Radiology was the lead in developing CT and MR, and led the charge into the transition to digital in the ’00s. However, in recent years, imaging changed from being a profit centre to a cost centre, inpatient care was deemed...Read more
2020 30 Nov
On 14 August 2020, King Faisal Specialist Hospital - Jeddah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia went live with the Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging for Radiology platform. HealthManagament.org spoke to Mustafa Hamdy, Regional Manager, Middle East region for Agfa HealthCare to learn more about the deployment and their future outlook in this region....Read more
2020 24 Nov
Faced with the challenge of streamlining the workflow, managing documentation, and accounting within a single system and ensuring system stability, Merian Iselin Clinic in Basel, Switzerland, opted for the Radiology Information System (RIS) from medavis . Only to find that the medavis solution actually had a lot more to offer. The Merian Iselin...Read more
2020 18 Nov
The profitability and success of an imaging center depend on day-to-day management decisions. Who provides the facts for these decisions? Where is potential for improvement in the workflows? How high is the workload? How can it be ensured that risk factors are identified promptly and that targeted measures are derived? Radiology IT systems such...Read more
2020 18 Nov
Enterprise imaging is a healthcare innovation that is driven by the latest trends in technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics. In essence, enterprise imaging refers to a system-wide approach for storing, managing, distributing, viewing and analysing all clinical imaging and multimedia content in the electronic health record...Read more
2020 12 Nov
The role of a radiologist is becoming more central to healthcare. Radiology departments are overloaded with work. Demand for fast imaging results and 24/7 availability are also consistently increasing. Agfa HealthCare has developed a shared reading workflow within its Enterprise Imaging platform, which allows radiologists to share tasks and expertise...Read more
2020 05 Nov
The hospital in Uster, Switzerland, had to replace its radiology information system and has opted for Medavis RIS. Without a Radiology Information System (RIS), it is difficult to work effectively in radiology today. All the more annoying, if the highly individualized product is no longer maintained by the provider and is not developed further...Read more
2020 05 Nov
Without a Radiology Information System (RIS), it is difficult to work effectively in radiology today. This is also the case at Uster Hospital, which chose medavis RIS after an intensive tendering process. “The decisive factor for us was in the end the price to performance ratio. We wanted to get the best package at reasonable cost,” says Dr. Andreas...Read more
2020 26 Oct
Innovation can help address screening backlog due to COVID-19 pandemic by streamlining breast imaging reading process Hologic, Inc today announced the commercial availability in Europe of its 3DQuorum™ Imaging Technology, Powered by Genius AI™. The innovation was designed to help improve mammography efficiency and workflow, which is critical as...Read more
2020 22 Oct
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful diagnostic tool in clinical medicine. However, MRI technology is evolving continuously. In a recent webinar organised by HealthManagement.org, Prof. Penny Gowland, Dr. Aaron Montgomery, Martyn Beckett and Marco Belardinelli looked into the strategies that could be used to maximise the...Read more
2020 16 Oct
To provide our Enterprise Imaging customers with powerful hardware solutions for storage, retrieval security, Agfa HealthCare has partnered with DELL Technologies. Mike Benol, Vice President Strategic Partnerships, Agfa HealthCare North America and Miriam Ladin, Director of Marketing and Communications, Agfa HealthCare North America, recently spoke...Read more
2020 16 Oct
To provide our Enterprise Imaging customers with powerful hardware solutions for storage, retrieval security, Agfa HealthCare has partnered with DELL Technologies. Mike Benol, Vice President Strategic Partnerships, Agfa HealthCare North America and Miriam Ladin, Director of Marketing and Communications, Agfa HealthCare North America, recently spoke...Read more
2020 15 Oct
A must read. Dr. Petersilge is an imaging leader and an Enterprise Imaging pioneer. In a recent presentation, Dr. Petersilge shared her insights in why radiologists should take the lead as health organizations embark on their Enterprise Imaging journey. And by consequence take up a more value-added role in the clinical process, for the sake of the...Read more
2020 15 Oct
A must read. Dr. Petersilge is an imaging leader and an Enterprise Imaging pioneer. In a recent presentation, Dr. Petersilge shared her insights in why radiologists should take the lead as health organizations embark on their Enterprise Imaging journey. And by consequence take up a more value-added role in the clinical process, for the sake of the...Read more
2020 07 Oct
A new position paper provides a collection of views on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper discusses clinical tools, the design of AI-based systems and the application of these tools in the clinic. Factors in designing system solutions are also discussed. The authors focus on three specific use cases for which...Read more
2020 28 Sep
ASG Superconductors is an Italian company specialising in superconductive magnets design and in manufacturing innovative superconducting wire (MgB2) and MRI systems. HealthManagement.org spoke to Marco Belardinelli, the Business Unit Director of the MRI Division at ASG, with a special focus on the technology and market development of the MROpen...Read more
2020 03 Aug
COVID-19 has affected 15 million people across the globe, and meanwhile, over 600,000 deaths are associated with it. Even my father, having some pre-conditions, passed away because of it. The healthcare systems and economies of more than 200 countries have been severely affected, also impacting healthcare workers both physically and psychologically....Read more
2020 29 Jul
We are all experiencing challenging times due to the coronavirus, which is still spreading around the world. Canon Medical Systems also had to adjust to the situation so that we can continue to provide high quality support to our customers and partners, so they can provide the best care possible to those who need it the most: the patients. The company...Read more
2020 29 Jul
We are all experiencing challenging times due to the coronavirus, which is still spreading around the world. Canon Medical Systems also had to adjust to the situation so that we can continue to provide high quality support to our customers and partners, so they can provide the best care possible to those who need it the most: the patients. The company...Read more
2020 21 Jul
In an eye-opening session on the abused child, experts at #ECR2020 the role of imaging and determining/diagnosing child abuse. Child abuse is quite common across the world. In the Netherlands alone, between 100,000 and 160,000 children are victims of some form of abuse every year, highlighted Prof. Rick van Rijn, a paediatric radiologist at...Read more