by
Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | December 18, 2020
From the January/February 2021 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
She and her team developed online courses for CT dose reduction, breast imaging calcifications, imaging of cardiac masses and ultrasound of the head and spine. Because many countries cannot join the virtual classrooms due to time differences, Rehani and her team created a learning management system allowing students to access training in their own time.
Agfa ramps up X-ray automation
Agfa introduced SmartXR, a solution designed to help radiographers capture quality images, while reducing their workload and preventing common mistakes that lead to retakes.
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SmartXR combines integrated sensors and cameras with AI software, 3D machine vision, deep learning and machine intelligence to help radiographers acquire quality images the first time around. It reduces the need for retakes through four main capabilities: smart positioning, smart alignment, smart rotation, and smart dose.
The SmartXR tools are available for use on the DR 600 ceiling-mounted X-ray room and the DR 100s mobile DR imaging solution for bedside imaging.
Four tips for equalizing care opportunities
In the opening session of RSNA 2020, president Dr. James Borgstede, was optimistic and upbeat in his global vision for radiologists, but stressed that the world needs more from medical imaging.
Borgstede highlighted four strategies for how radiologists working domestically and as a worldwide specialty can equalize care for all patients.
1) While imaging is a technology-driven specialty, more than ever, human interaction is needed for patient care.
2) As patients become consumers, radiologists must earn trust and make themselves available.
3) AI can be used to guide and prioritize, to flatten the curve of interpretive skills.
4) Embracing connectivity through professional associations like RSNA, ESR and others.
Philips debuts vendor-neutral cybersecurity solution
In partnership with CyberMDX, Philips launched its Cybersecurity Services, an end-to-end suite of technologies and services that can be customized to help define and implement strategic and tactical software and device protection across different vendor technologies.
"CyberMDX can provide hospitals with unparalleled visibility into their medical environments, enabling proactive management of security risks of connected medical devices,” Conrad Smits, head of Global Services and Solutions at Philips, told HCB News. “This capability complements Philips' ability to help hospitals address these risks cost-effectively, by integrating cybersecurity workflows and vendor-neutral technical maintenance workflows into a single efficient and effective workflow."
