The latest products released on the market for Quarter 2 2021.
Improvements in technology are fundamental to providing the highest level of patient care in radiology. To meet that goal, industry vendors are constantly developing new tools and equipment that provide better image quality, greater diagnostic potential, and significant improvements in comfort for both provider and patient.
In this Product Showcase, Diagnostic Imaging brings you the latest product offerings released each quarter, including details about product specifications and their potential impacts and benefits. This quarter, we bring you new products from Konica Minolta, GE Healthcare, Volpara Health, Carestream, PaxeraHealth, KA Imaging, Esaote, UltraSight, Intelerad, and United Imaging.
Breast MRI and Background Parenchymal Enhancement: What a Meta-Analysis Reveals
May 29th 2025Moderate or marked background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) reduces the sensitivity and specificity of MRI for breast cancer detection by more than 10 percent in comparison to scans with minimal or mild BPE, according to a new meta-analysis.
New MRI Study Questions Use of Corticosteroid Injections for Knee OA
May 27th 2025Two years after intraarticular knee injections for knee osteoarthritis (OA), study participants who had corticosteroid knee injections had greater OA progression than control patients while the use of hyaluronic acid injections was associated with less OA progression.
Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: Eleven Takeaways from a New Literature Review
May 27th 2025In a review of 155 studies, researchers examined the capabilities of photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) for enhanced accuracy, tissue characterization, artifact reduction and reduced radiation dosing across thoracic, abdominal, and cardiothoracic imaging applications.