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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Arizona researchers study holographic imaging system for ovarian cancer

Two University of Arizona researchers have formed a research team to design, build and evaluate two versions of an ovarian cancer medical imaging and screening instrument that will use holographic components in a new type of optical microscope.

AHRA: Digital tune up ensures smooth-running workflow

The challenges of todays healthcare economic climate are such that practices can no longer afford to conduct business in the same manner as they have in the past. One of the ways in which a radiology group can meet these challenges is to tune its digital workflow for maximum efficiency.

CA: MRI may do more harm than good in newly diagnosed breast cancer

Using MRI before surgery to assess the extent of early breast cancer has not been shown to improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up surgery or reduce the risk of local recurrences. A review, appearing Aug. 13 online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says evidence shows that MRI utilization increases the chances of more extensive surgery over conservative approaches, with no evidence that it improves surgical care or prognosis.

InVivo introduces MR prostate imaging, intervention solution

InVivo has introduced an MR prostate solution for analysis, planning and interventional biopsy.

Emory imaging projects benefit from stimulus grants

Emory University in Atlanta has been a major beneficiary of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

Kaiser: Recession has EDs under severe pressure

With its deleterious impact on employment and health insurance, the recession has put emergency departments (EDs) across the United States under a tremendous amount of pressure, according to a report issued by the Kaiser Family Foundations Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Neurology: MRI reveals brain damage that may predict future memory loss

Areas of brain damage, indicated through white matter hyperintensity volume and infarcts seen on brain MRI, which originally thought to be related to stroke, may help doctors predict a person's risk of memory problems in old age, according to research published in today's issue of Neurology.

FDA clears GE wide-bore MRI

GE Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its Optima MR450w, a new 70-cm bore, 1.5T MRI system. The larger-bore platform is commonly touted for patients who are obese or claustrophobic.

Around the web

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”