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A Google artificial intelligence tool may predict breast cancer better than doctors, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The algorithm, which was trained on almost 91,000 mammogram scans from women in the U.S. and U.K., resulted in almost 6% fewer incorrect cancer diagnoses and 9% fewer false negatives than standard clinical practice when…

For most people, getting an ultrasound is a relatively easy procedure: As a technician gently presses a probe against a patient’s skin, sound waves generated by the probe travel through the skin, bouncing off muscle, fat, and other soft tissues before reflecting back to the probe, which detects and translates the waves into an image…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro – two computed tomography (CT) systems from Siemens Healthineers that are dedicated for radiation therapy (RT) planning. The 64-slice SOMATOM go.Sim and 128-slice SOMATOM go.Open Pro are members of the SOMATOM go. platform, which was created to limit potential…

Elekta today announced that it has received 510(k) premarket notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of diffusion-weighted MR images (DWI) obtained with Elekta Unity to be interpreted by a trained physician. This expands the clinical utility of Elekta Unity to include biologic assessment of tumor response during therapy, allowing treatment…

At RSNA 2019, Siemens Healthineers is presenting its new mobile head CT scanner, Somatom On.site1. Instead of patients having to be transferred to the radiology department for a CT scan, the new mobile system from Siemens Healthineers now allows the scanner to be taken to the ICU so that patients can be examined from their…

EOS imaging, a leader in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging and software solutions for 3D anatomical modeling and surgical planning, announced the launch of its new generation imaging system, EOSedge, in Europe, Canada and Australia. The Company will unveil its new system at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2019 Annual Meeting starting on…

Barco’s renowned multimodality display for radiologists, Coronis Fusion, now comes with calibrated and consistent color, improved energy efficiency, and lightweight design, along with clinical tools to increase accuracy and decrease reading times. This year at RSNA, booth 1329, Barco will showcase the new Coronis Fusion 6MP and 4MP solutions. What makes the new Coronis Fusion…

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. a medical imaging technology company, introduces the first commercial-grade digital X-ray technology based on a proprietary silicon MEMs semiconductor technology. This technology is introduced after 15 years of “under the radar” Japanese and Israeli development and substantial investment to overcome one of the biggest barriers to modern medical imaging. This novel digital X-ray source may enable…

Omega Medical Imaging, manufactures of Artificial Intelligence Fluoroscopy/Cine (AIF/C) Imaging systems, just announced the Food and Drug Administration 510 (k) clearance of FluoroShield™ with their 2020 Cardiac Flat Panel Detector. The unique FluoroShield™ system allows for auto collimation during interventional fluoro or cine cases while maintaining a perspective of surrounding anatomy. The blended image incorporates a lower…

Medtronic plc, the global leader in medical technology, announced the launch of GI Genius™ intelligent endoscopy module at UEG Week in Barcelona, Spain. The GI Genius™ module is the first system worldwide using artificial intelligence to detect colorectal polyps. It provides physicians with a powerful new solution in the fight against colorectal cancer. The GI Genius…