In an effort to live up to its name, Carestream has produced the next evolutionary stage of the CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution System: the CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus. The purpose behind these enhancements to the Evolution system was to meet the changing needs and budgets of radiologists and radiographers
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In March, I will be presenting two papers at the European Society of Radiology’s 2015 European Congress of Radiology. Both papers are in collaboration with Dr. Narinder Paul, Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Radiology and his group at the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. It
Read MoreThis article originally ran on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) website, and is republished with its permission. The silence is deafening. And since radiology associations, physician groups and vendors have yet to publicly respond to the elephant in the room, I offer the following in hopes
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As a radiologist, your goal is to provide fast, accurate diagnoses in support of early treatment and positive patient outcomes. Anything that distracts you can be troublesome – such as ordering film and other supplies, tracking inventory, managing film and supply budgets, dealing with downtime
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We have shown before how much faster digital radiography (DR) can be compared to computed radiography (CR) when it comes to capturing and displaying images, but now that efficiency has translated into the radiology IT world on PACS systems. A recent study conducted in Hong Kong and
Read MoreBy Bud Carpenter, former Head Certified Athletic Trainer of the Buffalo Bills. Editor's note: Bud Carpenter was the Head Certified Athletic Trainer of the Buffalo Bills when he authored this blog. He retired in 2018 after 33 years with the Buffalo Bills. My non-traditional 29-year career journey—including a SUNY
Read More[caption id="attachment_6300" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Wikipedia[/caption] The world’s market for diagnostic imaging is growing fast. Specifically, it is expected to grow at a at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% from 2013-2018, reaching around $27.1 billion by 2018. In 2013, the US had the largest
Read MoreWe spoke with Dr. Biodun Adeyinka, consultant radiologist at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria at RSNA 2014 about what brought him and his colleagues to the meeting. He explained that while Nigeria is a wealthy country, he and his colleagues need to make a strong
Read MoreHamdan Al Nasri, Head of Radiology Services, Ministry of Health, Oman, discusses how the organization has made the switch from analog to digital radiography, and the benefits that it has experienced since the switch has been made.
Read MoreThe Carestream Research Lab and a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill co-authored a scientific paper that was presented at RSNA. The presentation documented a study involving digital tomosynthesis imaging of chest using a new X-ray source technology based on carbon
Read More[caption id="attachment_6081" align="alignleft" width="383"] Radiology a hundred years ago was still a heroic endeavor not just for the patients but also for the personnel. Concepts such as protection against the danger of ionizing radiation were largely unknown or ignored.[/caption] The horrors of war stimulated a remarkable
Read MoreLa versión española de este post se puede leer aquí. We know that technology can work miracles, but does it really matter when such technology is only available to a few, and not all? In relation to today’s world, Roentgen certainly could not have imagined that capturing
Read More[caption id="attachment_6045" align="alignleft" width="427"] The International Day of Radiology is an initiative organized by the ESR, RSNA, and ACR.[/caption] This year’s focus on the International Day of Radiology is brain imaging. It is an important topic as stories about traumatic brain injuries (TBI) continue to dominate
Read MoreThis week marks the 35th anniversary of National Rad Tech Week. In San Diego, the California Society of Radiologic Technologists will be celebrating at its annual meeting on November 8 and 9, with a city proclamation and the swearing in of their latest president, David
Read MoreLa versión española de este post se puede leer aquí. David Sesma is the managing director of Intech, company specialized in technical healthcare engineering, both in healthcare radiology and veterinary radiography. Moreover, Sesma has a degree in Physics and is an expert in veterinary clinical software. Carestream
Read MoreDavid Sesma es director general de Intech, empresa especializada en ingeniera técnica hospitalaria, tanto en radiología médica como en radiografía veterinaria. Sesma es licenciado en ciencias físicas y todo un experto en el mundo del software clínico para animales. Intech y Carestream han desarrollado conjuntamente un
Read MoreKaren Swanson, R.T. (R) (M), Director of Medical Imaging, at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO, shares her feedback about wireless detector sharing at her facility and the CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution. The medical center replaced three analog portables with two DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray Systems. They share
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