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.
Ultrasound is routinely used to screen for HCC. However, its utility is limited by numerous factors, including patient body habitus, operator experience and certain liver conditions, all of which contribute to decreases in sensitivity.
In conjunction with prevention efforts, the introduction of screening examinations has resulted in a reduction of nearly 6 million cancer-related deaths since 1975.
Breast density is most often discussed within the context of cancer risk, but new research suggests that it also could be used as a marker of cardiometabolic health.
The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.
Effective image management is an enterprise priority. Throughout The Digital Enterprise, you'll find examples of healthcare enterprises that have turned priority to success.
Fluke Biomedical's Radiation Management Services has announced the release of a new Computer Monitor Tester for testing, repairing and aligning computer monitors, LCD (liquid crystal displays) and video projection systems.
UltraSPECT has received the CE mark for its Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR) product family, which is designed to improve the productivity and image quality of nuclear medicine gamma cameras.
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recently announced the launch of TouchChart, an Electronic Health Record (EHR) designed for small, independent physician practices.
Blockages in vein-bypass grafts which route blood away from diseased areas of the heart can be helped dramatically through the use of drug-coated stents, according to the June issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Journal of the Socie
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.
