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.
The "a" in PACS made as big of a splash at RSNA 2003 as the acronym did. Vendors lined the floor with sophisticated archive products and software that can be scaled to meet the needs of any size facility
Rendering three-dimensional images is one way users can handle image-intense applications, a must in the wake of technological advancements coming from multi-slice CT scanners and MR.
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging and Siemens Medical Solutions have agreed to a reseller agreement for Siemens to market Konica Minolta's computed radiography (CR) and dry laser imaging products, as well as Konicare technical and professional services.
The marketing and distribution agreement between Vital Images Inc. and Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. is going so well that the companies have decided to go one better.
Over the last three-plus years, Philips Medical Systems has taken major steps to expand its product lines across all modalities and fill in the gaps where there were technology voids.
Growth in its healthcare business segment could not overcome the absence of orders for its explosive detection systems (EDS), as Analogic Corp. reported lower revenues and earnings in its first fiscal quarter, ending Oct. 31.
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.
CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.
