At the ISMRM 2022 conference, Bruker announced the launch of innovative 7 Tesla and 9.4 Tesla conduction-cooled Maxwell magnets for…
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At the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2022 Annual Meeting, GE Healthcare boasts the continued expansion of…
Royal Philips has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the company’s new MR 7700 3.0T MR system. “This latest break-through MR…
Jefferson Radiology has implemented advanced telemedicine software for its diagnostic ultrasound appointments. “Collaboration Live, a tele-ultrasound software by Philips, will…
iSono Health Inc. recently announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the company’s ATUSA System for breast imaging,…
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, a leading provider of medical imaging and informatics solutions, announces that it is now a Platinum…
Stryker’s Airo TruCT Imaging System, featuring a 32-slice detector and fan beam diagnostic-quality imaging, provides physicians with a clear understanding of the level of disease in the lungs of patients with pulmonary disease, including COVID-19, to aid diagnosis and treatment decisions. Weighing as little as 1,800 pounds, it is compact enough to fit into a standard hospital transport elevator. Its ability to self-propel during transportation makes it highly mobile, unlike traditional stationary CT imaging systems. Once it reaches the desired location, it can be powered by a standard wall outlet.
The world of medical imaging is no longer just black and white. NeuroLogica Corp., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that its state-of-the-art OmniTom Elite has received 510(k) clearance for the addition of Photon Counting Detector (PCD) technology. NeuroLogica delivers the first FDA 510(k) cleared, single-source photon counting computed tomography (CT) scanner with single detector on a mobile system. OmniTom Elite with PCD can generate spectral CT images at multiple energy levels. The OmniTom Elite has the ability to provide versatile, real-time mobile imaging to administer point-of-care CT to critical patients without the need to transport them to a separate imaging department. The mobile unit will decrease the time it takes to diagnose and initiate treatment for these critical patients.
Under “normal” circumstances, imaging leaders are productive junkies. We are busy with quality and safety initiatives, reviewing budgets, leading research, building high reliability organizations, supporting the team, providing patient-centric care, and doing all we can to ensure a productive and efficient operation. It appears that leaders are programmed to work more in our industry or it could be the mere tradition of Western culture to support work alcoholics. More and more, we are tied to our phones and emails 24/7, constantly “on.”
When I was working as a CAT scan tech, I would come home for dinner with my wife and she would ask me, “How was your day?”
