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...
Real-time ultrasound navigation helps see brain shift
Brain tumour surgery has undergone significant changes in recent years thanks to new and improved tracking and imaging technologies. Now, ultrasound imaging can be...
Looking for the answers to ovarian cancer
Miriam Porter of Toronto has always considered herself a private person. But the night before she had preventive surgery to remove her fallopian tubes...
New genetic test predicts risk of prostate cancer returning
A group of Canadian researchers have developed a new genetic test that accurately predicts the risk of #prostate cancer coming back after treatment and...
Cardiac DART provides care closer to the door
A visit to the ER is a rarity for 73-year old John Myers*. But when symptoms of a heart attack prompted him to check...
Vital osteoporosis program returns to Ontario
With more than half a million Ontarians affected by osteoporosis, a highly debilitating disease that causes bones to become thin and porous, it’s no...
New tool helps diagnose lung cancer
Bracing for a potential cancer diagnosis is scary enough. Knowing you have to undergo surgery to gain that diagnosis makes it even worse.
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