Sunday 27 June 2010

Tomosynthesis Gives A New Option Against Breast Cancer

Women's Imaging: Mammography has been of the best techniques used for detecting breast cancer in women. However, women with dense breast tissues usually get false positive results when using mammography or ultr ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2210-womens-imaging/1428-tomosynthesis-gives-a-new-option-against-breast-cancer-womens-imaging.html

El Camino Hospital Improves Its Services With A New RapidArc System

Digital Radiography: El Camino Hospital in California announced that it has acquired and implemented a new RapidArc system from Varian Medical Systems. RapidArc is the image-guided, intensity-modulated radiatio ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1429-el-camino-hospital-improves-its-services-with-a-new-rapidarc-system-digital-radiography.html

NORTHSTAR Boosts Its Imaging capabilities With Toshiba's Aplio

Digital Radiography: NORTHSTAR Health System, a rural critical-access healthcare system located in Michigan, announced that it has acquired the first Aplio MX compact ultrasound from Toshiba Medical Systems. T ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1430-northstar-boosts-its-imaging-capabilities-with-toshibas-aplio-digital-radiography.html

PACS Use Is Increasing In The US

PACS: According to a new report, prepared by the research firm IMV showed that the market for electronic picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) is largely in "replacement mode." The report was title ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2207-pacs/1431-pacs-use-is-increasing-in-the-us-pacs.html

Guidelines Needed For CT Scans

Digital Radiography: Computed Tomography (CT) has been one of the most important diagnostic imaging modalities. However, the use of CT has been raising concerns regarding its side effects, such as radiation ove ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1432-guidelines-needed-for-ct-scans-digital-radiography.html

Southcoast Hospitals Receive Accreditation From ACR

Women’s Imaging: Southcoast Hospitals' Breast Imaging Centers became the first healthcare facilities in the SouthCoast region to be recognized as Centers of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (AC ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2210-womens-imaging/1434-southcoast-hospitals-receive-accreditation-from-acr-womens-imaging.html

Black Breast Cancer Patients Have Lower Cancer survival Rates

Women’s Imaging: According to a new study, Underinsured black breast cancer patients have cancer survival rate less then underinsured white patients. The study was published online in June 23 in the Journal o ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2210-womens-imaging/1435-black-breast-cancer-patients-have-lower-cancer-survival-rates-womens-imaging.html

USPSTF Mammography Screening Guidelines Questioned In A Recent Report

Women’s Imaging: According to a new report, the mammography screening guidelines released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are not accurate. Those guidelines suggest that women, not at risk ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2210-womens-imaging/1436-uspstf-mammography-screening-guidelines-questioned-in-a-recent-report-womens-imaging.html