PACS goes into wild blue yonder
Agfa has received approval from the U.S. Air Force to operate its PACS technology. The company's Impax product line received a certificate of "networthiness" from the USAF by meeting guidelines defined by the Defense Information Systems Agency in
Agfa has received approval from the U.S. Air Force to operate its PACS technology. The company's Impax product line received a certificate of "networthiness" from the USAF by meeting guidelines defined by the Defense Information Systems Agency in accordance with Department of Defense regulations for IT security. Clearing those hurdles, specifically, were the Impax 4.5, the company's latest PACS; Impax Web1000, which provides secure remote access to enterprise-wide clinical images; and Agfa Mil-PACS RIS Gateway, which allows RIS and PACS technologies to communicate. The company has implemented more than $100 million in PACS and teleradiology systems at more than 75 DOD Medical Treatment Facilities worldwide, including 28 U.S. Navy warships and two U.S. Navy hospital ships.
What a New Mammography Study Reveals About BMI, Race, Ethnicity and Advanced Breast Cancer Risk
December 8th 2023In a new study examining population attributable risk proportions (PARPs) based on data from over three million screening mammography exams, researchers found that postmenopausal Black women had the highest BMI-related PARP and premenopausal Asian and Pacific Islander women had the highest breast density-related PARP for advanced breast cancer.
Study: Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Changes Surgical Plan in 22.5 Percent of Breast Cancer Cases
December 7th 2023Contrast-enhanced mammography detected additional lesions in 43 percent of patients and led to additional biopsies in 18.2 percent of patients, over half of whom had malignant lesions, according to a study of over 500 women presented at the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
