February 2021 Newsletter
Polly Charleston is the owner of Insight Diagnostic Ultrasound in Wichita, Kansas. As a self-employed technologist, Polly scans at a local health clinic for low-income individuals and families, as well as midwives, in the Wichita community. Polly recently purchased a Mindray DC80 ultrasound system from Associated Imaging Services (AIS) and provided some feedback on her experience so far with her new system. NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY Imaging Technology News Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, abdominal and emergency imaging, radiologist, explains how different medical imaging modalities are used to image manifestations of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in patients. Health Imaging News The information-blocking provision of the 21st Century Cures Act is designed to spearhead interoperability and enhance patients’ access to health information. U.S. News & World Report Breast cancer death rates are inching up in American women under age 40 again, after more than two decades of decline, researchers say. Medscape Women with psoriasis can expect healthy pregnancy outcomes at a rate similar to that of the general population, according to one of the largest studies to examine the issue to date. ACC News Story The ACC has received a grant from Bristol Myers Squibb to address gaps in care and knowledge around hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), one of the most common cardiovascular genetic diseases. Imaging Technology News Hormone therapy commonly is given as a targeted treatment for women whose cancer cells carry receptors for estrogen. But the therapy only works for about half of all patients. Until now, there hasn't been a good way to reliably predict who will benefit and who will not. TechNation Magazine Medical device manufacturers, regulators and healthcare technology management (HTM) experts recently joined forces to solve a long-standing issue for medical device processing: confusing instructions for use (IFUs). PRODUCTS CERTIFICATIONS Certifications
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