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.

CAD technology useful for difficult-to-detect breast cancers

Study findings revealed that CAD technology effectively identified 98 percent of the microcalcifications, 95 percent of the invasive lobular carcinomas, 89 percent of the mixed mass/microcalcification lesions and 84 percent of the masses in 273 women with

Survey: Big jump in health IT efforts

Over the past year there has been a big increase in interest levels and also activity associated with electronic information exchanges, according to survey results recently released by the eHealth Initiative Foundation.

Medical costs crippling many Americans

More than one out of every four Americans today are struggling to keep up with healthcare costs, while many worry about futures medical bills or are skimping on treatments as they try to make ends meet.

Barco gets FDA cleared for its 1MP grayscale flat panel display

Barco is now offering a new 1MP grayscale flat panel display thanks to the FDA 510(k) clearance of the MFGD 1218 1MP flat panel display.

Toshiba announces new ultrasound system

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. (TAMS) this week introduced the Famio ultrasound system, scaled for physician offices.

Witt takes SPOT for a walk

Witt Biomedical Corp. has announced its new Smart Proactive Observation Technology (SPOT), a software that is able to remotely monitor cardiology enterprise hardware, operating systems and applications.

Encentuate joins OATH

Provider of enterprise access security systems Encentuate Inc. this week announced that it has joined the Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) with a commitment to deliver OATH compliant enterprise access security products.

Sectra and R2 Technology continue partnership

PACS provider Sectra and computer-aided detection (CAD) provider R2 Technology Inc. have announced an extended cooperation agreement.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.