Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Mobile imaging center supports riders on cycling’s biggest stage

In the Tour de France, every minute matters. For riders who sustain what could be a serious injury, the only way to be evaluated and cleared to continue riding would be to travel off-site to a hospital.

Governor Pat McCrory affirms North Carolina as the 12th state to Mandate Density Reporting

North Carolina joins 11 other states to become the 12th state to standardize dense breast tissue reporting to women across the state.

Breast cancer survival disparities among black and white women persist

Differences in breast cancer survival rates among black and white women have barely budged in the last two decades, researchers reported in the July 24/31 issue of JAMA. Demographics, health and tumor biology account for most of the difference, they found. Specifically, black women had less access to primary care and breast cancer screening.

Universal mammo recall rate target may be off the mark

Screening mammography recall rates were higher at a hospital site compared with a community site, researchers reported in a study published online July 23 in Radiology. The findings call into question the utility of standard recall rate targets.

GE Healthcare Announces CE Marking for Its Breast Tomosynthesis Solution, SenoClaire

GE Healthcare hailed a new era for breast imaging today as it announced CE marking for SenoClaire*, GE's new generation of breast tomosynthesis solution designed with a three-dimensional imaging technology.

Novarad Adds International Installations to PACS Portfolio

Novarad has once again expanded its international reach, completing installations at Hospital Regional de Carolina – UPR in Puerto Rico and in the Philippines Butuan Doctors Hospital and Sorsogon Medical Mission Group and Health Services Cooperative.

Pediatric bowel disease patients see 53% jump in imaging use since 2001

Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have undergone an increasing number of diagnostic exams over the past decade, though cumulative lifetime estimated effective radiation doses remain relatively low, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

All quiet on the mammo front

Screening mammography, the mainstay of women’s imaging, is a trigger point. For decades, we’ve watched an escalating debate about the exam. As I browsed the latest clinical research, however, the latest highlights originated in other, less unexpected corners.

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.