Cloud-based services
February 23, 2012
Each day we are hearing more and more about cloud services. However, a critical issue comes to mind: data security.
Some are comparing this reaction to the first reactions to Internet banking, consumers being afraid of fraud, identity theft and so on. As Internet banking, cloud-based services are a reality nowadays. However, you must choose your provider wisely. Suppliers must have the optimal technologies to ensure patient data is protected at all levels.
For more information, Carestream has created a white paper about cloud-based services.
Mobile Medical Applications – FDA Guidelines
September 8, 2011
The use of mobile medical apps on tablets and smartphones is becoming more and more common in healthcare. Therefore the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has included medical imaging applications in a new draft guidance document. It is not yet final. Comments and suggestions may be submitted to the FDA until October.
An MR scan in 5 minutes?
September 1, 2011
Imagine you could do an MR scanner in 5 minutes and get all the image types that you need.
SyntheticMR offers a product called SyMRI that does just that: “On the MR scanner a special sequence is introduced that results in the measurement of the absolute MR parameters.Based on these parameters T1- and T2-weighted image can be generated without rescanning. As each tissue has its own unique combination of parameters, the anatomy can automatically be segmented into various tissue components”.
The quantification scan is a multi-slice, multi-echo, multi-saturation delay sequence that is able to retrieve T1 and T2 relaxation, proton density and the B1 field in one scan.
Whether this is the future of MRI, only time and clinical studies will tell, but it looks promising.
