Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) - White Paper

This white paper proposes a definition of a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) that identifies different architecture levels and their specific functionality. The various components which make up the core of a healthcare image and information management system will be discussed. It also provides the key advantages of a VNA compared with a proprietary solution. A checklist which can be used when evaluating and/or requesting a RFI/RFP for a VNA is included as an attachment.

Source: Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) - White Paper 

High Radiation Doses Can Improve Brain Cancer Survival

According to a recent study, using high radiation doses while targeting the stem cell niche in the brain can improve survival rate for glioblastomas (a type of brain cancer) patients by almost the double. The study was published in the online edition of the journal BMC Cancer.

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1641-high-radiation-doses-can-improve-brain-cancer-survival.html

Performed MRI And CT Scans Vary Between Provinces In Canada

According to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), diagnostic imaging procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are used in certain provinces in Canada more than the others. For instance, in 2009, MRI scans carried out in Alberta or New Brunswick were more than those conducted in Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) or Newfoundland and Labrador by almost the double. The data reported that 54 MRI scans per 1,000 people in Alberta and 51 per 1,000 in New Brunswick against 23 per 1,000 in P.E.I. and 24 per 1,000 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1642-performed-mri-and-ct-scans-vary-between-provinces-in-canada.html

GE Healthcare Opens Its First Factory In Brazil

GE Healthcare, a global leading company providing diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solution, announced that it has opened its first factory in Brazil, also the first in South America, in order to provide the Brazilian population with more affordable healthcare technologies, in addition to establishing a exportation center in South America. The factory is located in the Brazilian city of Contagem. It involved planned investments of $50 million during a ten-year period.


http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1644-radiotherapy-increases-infant-mortalities-for-women.html

Radiotherapy Increases Infant Mortalities For Women

According to a new study, women with cancer who had radiotherapy when they were children are having higher risk for stillbirth or infant mortalities in later stages of their lives. Researchers mentioned that delivering radiotherapy to the pelvic area in childhood elevates the risk for losing babies by up to 12 times. The study was published in the online edition of The Lancet medical journal.


http://www.healthimaginghub.com/article/1644-radiotherapy-increases-infant-mortalities-for-women.html