CT or MRI – which is better for imaging stable cardiac chest pain?
Mar 4, 2022 · Initial assessment of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) can be a bit of a head scratcher for radiologists. While MRI has proved its efficacy time and time again, new techniques and evidence suggest that CT is an equally viable, if not better tool to evaluate CAD right from the start of patient management, according to …
Large language models: enabler or eroder of cardiovascular care?
Nov 21, 2024 · Large language models (LLMs) have potential in healthcare settings to help support both patients and clinicians. At the ESC 2024 cardiology congress in London, experts explored potential applications, including patient communication and education, clinical decision support and administrative tasks.
Advanced brain MRI to reveal ‘hidden disease’
Aug 10, 2024 · News • DTI for concussion patients Advanced brain MRI to reveal ‘hidden disease’ Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say Cambridge researchers.
11.7 Tesla: First images from the world's most powerful MRI scanner
Apr 3, 2024 · News • High-resolution brain imaging 11.7 Tesla: First images from the world's most powerful MRI scanner The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is revealing a series of in vivo human brain images acquired with the Iseult MRI machine and its unmatched 11.7 teslas magnetic field strength.
Operating room design can help shorten surgery
Sep 20, 2024 · News • Study shows impact on length, safety, and efficiency Operating room design can help shorten surgery A new study is the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries.
MEDICA 2023: Düsseldorf at the centre of the global healthcare …
Nov 12, 2023 · The world's leading medical trade fair MEDICA 2023 starts on Monday in Düsseldorf with more than 5,300 exhibiting companies from almost 70 nations and the kick-off event for the accompanying 46th German Hospital Day, which will be attended by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (via video link) and NRW Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann.
Decade of DBT: 10-year study shows benefits of tomosynthesis
Sep 18, 2024 · The findings were published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).. Mammography is considered the gold standard in breast cancer screening for the general population. However, conventional 2D mammography, in which a low-dose X-ray system produces pictures of the inside of the breast from two angles, fails to detect approximately 20% of breast cancers.
Fujifilm Healthcare acquires Hitachi Diagnostic Imaging, presents …
Jul 15, 2021 · Highlights of the enhanced portfolio include: Fujifilm Healthcare Europe's high-image-quality and robust CT combined with Fujifilm’s AI technology platform REiLI, and Synapse 3D, which supports post-processing, offering a low dose solution to radiology departments and total support from imaging to diagnosis.; An enhanced Fujifilm offering to a wider range of hospital departments, including ...
Smart ring medical device for 24/7 blood pressure monitoring
Nov 14, 2022 · A smart-ring medical device is emerging as an effective and discreet wearable for round-the-clock blood pressure monitoring. Using photoplethysmography (PPG) signals to measure the bloodstream 24/7 through the wearer’s finger, a new feature of the “Cart-I plus” ring from manufacturer Sky Labs enables it to constantly monitor …
MR-guided radiotherapy: a potential game changer
Apr 8, 2024 · Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), there were over 1.4 million new cases worldwide in 2020, and by 2040 this is set to rise to 29.5 million new cases and 16.3 million deaths annually. 1 Radiotherapy remains a fundamental component of effective treatment, with 50% of all cancer patients receiving it as ...