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.
Varian Medical Systems Inc. will pilot a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electronic Corp. of Tokyo, which is expected to contribute $10 million to $12 million in additional annual service revenue to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company.
Siemens Medical Solutions and Stereotaxis, of St. Louis, Mo., are partnering on research, sales and marketing efforts to bring magnetic navigation to interventional medicine, including radiology and neuroradiology.
After 10 months of regulatory wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations, General Electric Co. (GE) on Thursday completed its acquisition of Instrumentarium Corp.
Paul Lauterbur and Sir Peter Mansfield will split $1.3 million following Monday's announcement that the pair will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine.
The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that opponents argue would make it "impossible" for patients to compare the quality of care among hospitals and physicians.
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.
