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.
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.
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) and Vital Images Inc. are collaborating with cardiologists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to develop applications for high-resolution, multislice coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA
An increasing number of radiology imaging sites are implementing PACS and related PACS technology, according to a new report from market research firm IMV Limited.
Dictaphone Corp. and Vepro AG have completed the integration of Dictaphone's PowerScribe speech recognition technology with Vepro's MedImage picture archiving and communication system (PACS).
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.
