Editorials
May 25, 2021
The Importance of Made in the USA
Manufacturing is of critical importance to the American economy. American manufacturing is woven into our national fiber and impacts not only our economy, but our independence and national security as well as the well-being of every American. In...
May 11, 2021
Options for Radiation Protection in the Lab
How do YOU want to work every day? In a 2020 paper published with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Doctors Nicholas Frane and Adam Bitterman of Northwell Health in New York wrote that radiation protection and safety is a...
Apr 27, 2021
Scatter Radiation Protection in ERCP
With the increased use of ERCP to treat gastrointestinal tract diseases has come an increased risk of significant radiation exposure to interventional endoscopists and their staff. The IAEA reports that a major source of exposure to medical staff...
Apr 6, 2021
Radiation Exposure and Safety in Cardiology – A Fourth Fundamental of Radiation Safety?
In an article presented with the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Sheila Sahni et al. takes a look at the issue of radiation safety in cardiology with an emphasis on women. The article looks at the lack of training on radiation safety and the...
Mar 23, 2021
How Omega Helps Hospitals Meet The Quadruple Aim in Healthcare
The Triple Aim was developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an approach to optimize health system performance. The goal of the Triple Aim was to “improve the patient care experience, improve the health of a population, and...
Mar 11, 2021
What is Radiation Exposure Really Costing You? The Total Cost of Medical Imaging
Over the last three decades, the number of medical imaging procedures performed annually in the United States has grown substantially. A dossier released by St. Jude Medical in 2015 concluded that conventional fluoroscopy navigation systems result...
Feb 18, 2021
ROI through AI Technology – 20 years of Science
Proving Radiation Reduction with Superior Image Quality is Possible It’s a throwback Thursday with this blast from the past! All the way back to 1996! An article in RSNA Imaging & Therapeutic Technology authored by Stephen Rudin, Ph.D....
Feb 4, 2021
Why Should You Invest in AI Image-Guided ROI Systems for Your Interventional Labs?
What if you knew that by adopting an AI interventional imaging system that automatically tracks devices and adapts the collimated ROI, you could dramatically reduce radiation exposure to patients and staff by up to ~84%? Incorporating this new...
Feb 2, 2021
Comparison of radiation profiles between AI image-guided x-ray system and non-AI guided x-ray system
** Internal Study ** Objective: Interventional procedures are well-known to expose patients and staff to high amounts of ionizing radiation which can contribute to a myriad of complications not limited to cancer, atherosclerosis, cataracts, etc....