Re-imagining radiology for the future, through a patient-centered lens
COVID-19 has profoundly affected patient access to the healthcare system in Canada. In response to the immense backlog of patients waiting for diagnostic imaging...
Supporting human resources to promote health system resilience
By Ania Kielar
COVID-19 has made it evident that our nation’s health system has incredibly little built-in redundancy. Both human resources and equipment are operating...
Innovation in COVID-19 testing solutions offer hope to communities that need it most
Improving healthcare outcomes now and into the future.
COVID-19 has challenged traditional approaches to healthcare. The global pandemic has provided Canada with the opportunity to...
Robust data collection essential for health system resilience
By Gilles Soulez
COVID-19 led to a significant drop in medical imaging examinations from March to June 2020. Patients have been adversely affected by the...
New imaging tool for diagnosing heart disease
Researchers first to develop reliable, non-invasive cardiac functional MRI
By Laura Goncalves
An international team led by scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical...
New cardiac CT scan first in Canada
By Ann Gibbon
A new model of care for cardiac patients at St. Paul’s Hospital has the potential to reduce heart imaging wait times, ease...
Sunnybrook takes first human images taken on MR-Linac
By Alexis Dobranowski
Sunnybrook’s radiation and clinical trials teams took a huge leap forward in February when they took the first human images on the...
Clinical Decision Support Systems: Breaking ground for imaging referral guidelines in Canada
By Dr. Martin Reed
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) is advocating for the implementation of Diagnostic Imaging (DI) Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Systems in...
Understanding the role and importance of radiologists in Canada
By Dr. Emil Lee
Radiologists are physicians who work with medical imaging to diagnose illnesses. These imaging procedures include MRI, CT, ultrasound and X-ray. Radiologists...
Pilot study to test innovative lung screening x-ray
By Kara Weiler
Grand River Hospital (GRH) is partnering with KA Imaging to conduct a pilot study on the use of a high-resolution multi-energy digital...
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