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.

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Even radiology is at risk of overdosing—on information, that is

Working in healthcare provides no cover from the endless barrage of conflicting information on what’s good for you, what’s bad for you and what you couldn’t possibly care any less about but, hey, it’s interesting enough to follow anyway.

Konica Minolta Introduces Blue Moon Lifecycle Solutions for Ultrasound

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today new Blue Moon Lifecycle Solutions designed to help customers minimize downtime, maximize productivity, and eliminate risk throughout the lifetime of their hand held SONIMAGE P3 and portable SONIMAGE HS1 ultrasound systems.

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Some breast-cancer survivors benefit by supplemental MRI screenings—but which ones and at what cost?

Supplemental MRI screenings of breast-cancer survivors are pricey and probably only worth the expense in subpopulations of women with certain clinical, biological and demographic characteristics. Further research is needed to define those parameters and, in the process, identify the women most likely to benefit. 

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RSNA Research and Education Foundation announces $3.6M in grants for 2015

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education Foundation will shell out $3.6 million to fund 92 grants this year, according to a statement from the foundation.

Agfa HealthCare introduces FreeView Technology with telescopic column for its DX-D 100 Mobile DR system at AHRA 2015

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it will launch its new mobile DR system with FreeView telescopic column at AHRA 2015, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's annual meeting, in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 19-22.

Study: Screening responsible for ‘widespread overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer

Just when you thought it was safe to sidestep arguably the most hotly debated clinical topic in healthcare, along comes a mammoth, population-based study to show that regular mammograms seem to be producing “widespread overdiagnosis” of breast cancer. 

Konica Minolta Acquires Sawae, Enhancing Digital X-ray Diagnostic Imaging Systems in Brazil

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) (Tokyo:4902) today announced that it has acquired Sawae Technologica Ltda., an X-ray system equipment manufacturer based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, through its Brazilian healthcare sales company, Konica Minolta Healthcare do Brazil.

Planmed launches the new Planmed Clarity™ 3D system–improved mammography diagnostics with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis resolves the challenge of overlapping tissue structures by producing a 3D volume of the breast. As a whole, Planmed Clarity 3D enables sharp reconstructions with a higher visibility of microcalcifications and delicate tissue structures through its patented Continuous Sync-and-Shoot™ method. 

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

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

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