The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched its new online digital imaging educational series, Essentials of Digital Imaging.

As a level-one trauma and accredited stroke center, time is critical at Summa Health System’s Akron City Hospital, located in Akron, Ohio. To provide the highest level of patient care, the hospital installed an AquilionTM ONE CT scanner and InfinixTM-i bi-plane cardiovascular X-ray from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Wireless technology for digital x-ray is resulting in increased efficiency in patient throughput, according to a report from Orem, Utah-based market research firm KLAS.

For breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy (SNB), skipping axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in favor of axillary radiotherapy (ART) results in similar outcomes without the harmful side effects of surgery, according to the results of the AMAROS trial reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.

Barco, a global leader in healthcare imaging technology, is supplying Swedish Covenant with several Mammo Tomosynthesis 5MP display systems to enable the facility to offer 3D mammography to patients. As the first hospital in downtown Chicago with this capability, Swedish Covenant is making this service available to a socioeconomically diverse population of women who need or desire a higher-level breast screening exam.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) announced today that the Computed Tomography (CT) Nomenclature Working Group, led by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Director’s Special Citation Award for developing CT imaging radiation safety instructional materials through a collaboration of end-users, CT manufacturers and the FDA. The award is MITA’s second recognition from the FDA.

A population-based cohort study revealed cancer incidence was 24 percent greater in people who underwent CT imaging at least one year prior to diagnosis, according to research published online May 22 in BMJ. The researchers called for increased awareness of the risks and benefits of CT imaging among providers and increased utilization of decision tools.

Led by the successful launch of the AplioTM 500 and Aplio 300 ultrasound systems, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. saw a 28 percent U.S. ultrasound business growth in 2012, far exceeding the industry’s 3 percent, according to Klein Biomedical Consultants, Inc.’s industry report published in April.