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Visaris Americas announces installation of fully robotic Vision C digital X-ray suite at OGHS

Visaris Americas, is an innovative provider of digital radiography (DR) technology for the medical diagnostics market. Together with Ultimate Medical Services, their preferred channel partner in the South-Central States; the Company is proud to announce the installation of its premium, fully robotic, Vision C ceiling-suspended digital X-ray suite at the Opelousas General Health System, South Campus location in Opelousas, Louisiana.

24 Feb 2018

Research extends powerful capabilities of MRI to nanometer scale

A new technique that brings magnetic resonance imaging to the nanometer scale with unprecedented resolution will open the door for major advances in understanding new materials, virus particles and proteins that cause diseases like Parkinson's and Alzhe

21 Feb 2018

FDA permits marketing of first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as concussion, in adults.

15 Feb 2018

MGH researchers discover that macrophages contribute to untreatable type of heart failure

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has discovered, for the first time, that the immune cells called macrophages contribute to a type of heart failure for which there currently is no effective treatment.

14 Feb 2018

Alternative MRI contrast agent shows promising results in NIH study

NIH-supported researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are studying an alternative to the contrast agents currently used for magnetic resonance imaging.

14 Feb 2018

Report identifies potentially modifiable factors that may contribute to persistent risk of SUID

An analysis of trends in sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) over the past two decades finds that the drop in such deaths that took place following release of the 1992 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "back to sleep" recommendations, did not occur in infants in the first month of life.

14 Feb 2018

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Children participating in a 12-week, before-school physical activity program experienced improvement in body weight and social/emotional wellness, compared with their classmates who did not participate.

12 Feb 2018

Planmed introduces enhanced Planmed Verity CBCT scanner

Planmed is proud to present the improved Planmed Verity CBCT scanner – a unique 3D imaging solution for orthopedic as well as head and neck imaging.

8 Feb 2018

Canon Medical Systems UK achieves carbon offset milestone

Medical imaging innovators, Canon Medical Systems UK, has today announced a sustainable milestone offsetting 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from ultrasound, X-ray, CT or MRI systems installed into UK hospitals over the past 3.5 years.

6 Feb 2018

RCSI to lead major study for finding new ways to treat colorectal cancer patients

RCSI is leading an international team of scientists on a major research study “COLOSSUS” which aims to provide new and more effective ways to classify and treat patients with colorectal cancer.

2 Feb 2018

Combination chemotherapy increases survival in animal models of glioblastoma

A diagnosis of the brain cancer glioblastoma carries a dismal prognosis, with most patients dying within five years.

23 Jan 2018

Researchers seek to understand effect of very low birth weight on the brain

Children born with very low birth weights are at an increased risk of cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems throughout their lives.

22 Jan 2018

HSS orders Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution for improving patient outcomes

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces that Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), one of the most renowned orthopaedic hospitals in the US, has ordered Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution.

17 Jan 2018

In Wisconsin, hopes rise for production of a lifesaving radioactive isotope

In a cornfield here, past the shuttered General Motors plant and the Janesville Terrace trailer home park, a facility not seen in the United States in three decades could soon rise: a manufacturing plant that will make a vital radioactive isotope used to detect cancer and other potentially fatal maladies in millions of people every year.

16 Jan 2018

Evidensia Sweden orders Sectra cloud-based PACS for reviewing all medical images

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has signed a contract with Evidensia Sweden to deliver its solution for reviewing medical images, Sectra PACS.

11 Jan 2018

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

A new blood stabilization method, developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine, significantly prolongs the lifespan of blood samples for microfluidic sorting and transcriptome profiling of rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs), living cancer cells carried in the bloodstream.

9 Jan 2018

Medical Imaging News and Research

Visaris Americas announces installation of fully robotic Vision C digital X-ray suite at OGHS

Research extends powerful capabilities of MRI to nanometer scale

FDA permits marketing of first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury

MGH researchers discover that macrophages contribute to untreatable type of heart failure

Alternative MRI contrast agent shows promising results in NIH study

Report identifies potentially modifiable factors that may contribute to persistent risk of SUID

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Planmed introduces enhanced Planmed Verity CBCT scanner

Canon Medical Systems UK achieves carbon offset milestone

RCSI to lead major study for finding new ways to treat colorectal cancer patients

Combination chemotherapy increases survival in animal models of glioblastoma

Researchers seek to understand effect of very low birth weight on the brain

HSS orders Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution for improving patient outcomes

In Wisconsin, hopes rise for production of a lifesaving radioactive isotope

Evidensia Sweden orders Sectra cloud-based PACS for reviewing all medical images

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

MGH study points toward potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders

Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center receive five-star rating for hospital quality

Certain brain tumor patients more likely to receive short hospice services, study finds

New study suggests young adulthood as most beneficial age for HIV screening

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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