CardioNet, a wireless medical technology company with a focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with cardioCORE Lab, a centralized cardiac testing laboratory with locations near Washington, D.C., San Francisco and London.

Interpretation of outside imaging exams poses significant challenges in tertiary care trauma centers. A formal workflow process can help radiology departments better handle these requests, and deliver additional benefits such as reduced radiation exposure, accelerated patient care and increased throughput, according to an article in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Visage Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus, has signed a definitive agreement to complete the sale of its  Amira division to Visualization Sciences Group (VSG).

Multi-industry products and services vendor Roper Industries will acquire hospital laboratory software vendor Sunquest Information Systems for $1.415 billion.

A new CT method could produce significantly improved images of knee, spine and hip implants, and may lower radiation exposure, according to preliminary research presented Aug. 1 at the 54th annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Charlotte, N.C.

When reviewing spinal emergency cases on MRI, increased mobility doesnt have to come at the cost of reduced reader accuracy as no statistical difference was seen in a multi-reader comparison of diagnostic accuracy between the iPad and a DICOM calibrated secondary-class LCD monitor, according to a study published in the August issue of Academic Radiology.

Patients on average receive only one-half of recommended preventive services, but health IT possesses the power to change that. Inviting patients to use an interactive personal health record linked to their clinicians EHRs increased their likelihood of receiving preventive care, according to research published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

Accuray has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphormics, a privately held company founded by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty members based on their research in autosegmentation of medical images.