PLEASANTON, Calif., July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ:BABY) today announced that it has acquired the portfolio of RetCam imaging systems from Clarity Medical Systems, Inc. for $10.6 million.  RetCam is the market leading imaging system used to diagnose and monitor a range of ophthalmic maladies in premature infants. Over 1,800 RetCam systems are being used in over 85 countries.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 13 — Huntington Hospital (Pasadena, Calif.) has installed nine CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems, retrofitted two existing portable systems with DRX Plus 3543C detectors and purchased a small-format DRX 2530C detector for use with neonatal patients.

As dreaded as the big "C-word" can be, a recent project shows that photographs relating to various types of cancer can be strikingly beautiful.

A new study, conducted by the University of Michigan, has found a new technology that is able to identify even the earliest signs of cancer by using a biomarker ratio imaging microscopy.

Siemens Healthineers has announced that University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City is the first facility in the United States to install the company’s Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray system, a universal diagnostic imaging system that enables a wide range of examinations in multiple clinical areas in one room using a single X-ray system. With the Multitom Rax, users can perform exams pertaining to everything from emergency medicine and interventional to pain management and orthopedics, and from conventional 2D radiography to fluoroscopy exams and angiography applications. The world’s first Twin Robotic X-ray system, the Multitom Rax features a unique design that allows, for the first time, the acquisition of 3D natural weight-bearing images.¹

A previously unused type of MRI scan can work to measure heart conditions in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, according to a new study published in Radiology. 

Cognitive technology company IBM Watson has formed a new coalition to improve the way physicians use medical imaging data in their daily practice.

NASHUA, N.H.  – June 21, 2016 – iCAD (Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today announced its support for the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening that include use of computed tomography colonography (CTC). The Affordable Care Act requires private insurers to fully cover all USPSTF-recognized CRC screening exams, for adults aged 50 to 75 years old, including screenings with CTC technology.