Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

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OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Installs Carestream Digital X-ray Systems in Hospital, Ambulatory Care Centers

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 20 — OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria, Ill.) and two of its affiliated ambulatory care centers have installed four CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution systems, two CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems and five CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits to help ensure rapid access to high-quality diagnostic images.

CT, PET scans show tuberculosis bacteria in 'cured' patients

Researchers examined patients who had previously been diagnosed with and apparently cured of tuberculosis (TB). The findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, question just what the term “cured” really means, because many of the individuals had live bacteria in their lungs.

Carestream Demonstrates Impressive Advantages of Touch Prime Ultrasound Systems at 2016 SDMS Annual Conference

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14 — Carestream will demonstrate its CARESTREAM Touch Prime and Touch Prime XE Ultrasound Systems at the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) 2016 conference that begins Sept. 29. These systems currently are available in the United States and a Health Canada license is under review.

Siemens introduces teamplay, a cloud-based network for imaging departments across the UK

Siemens Healthineers has launched its new cloud-based network, encouraging connectivity, comparison and collaboration across imaging departments in the UK. 

Imaging Scientist and Social Impact Inventor Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ramesh Raskar, founder of the Camera Culture research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab and associate professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, is the recipient of the 2016 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. Raskar is the co-inventor of radical imaging solutions including Femto-photography, an ultra-fast imaging camera that can see around corners, low-cost eye-care solutions for the developing world, and a camera that allows users to read pages of a book without opening the cover. Raskar seeks to catalyze change on a massive scale by launching platforms that empower inventors to create solutions to improve lives globally.

Dental Imaging Equipment Market to Reach $2.1 Billion in 2016

The global dental imaging equipment market is estimated at US$ 2,088.2 Mn in 2015 and will expand at a moderate CAGR during the forecast period 2016-2024. 

Harvard professor named chief of Pfizer’s neuroscience unit

Neurologist and Harvard professor Ole Isacson, MD, is joining Pfizer as senior vice president and the chief scientific officer of its neuroscience research unit. He begins duties on Sept. 16.

Carestream’s OnSight 3D Extremity System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 — The CARESTREAM OnSight 3D Extremity System that uses cone beam CT (CBCT) technology to capture weight-bearing and other types of extremity exams has received FDA 510(k) clearance and is available for order in the United States.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.