Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

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Siemens Somatom Perspective CT nabs FDA clearance

Siemens Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its Somatom Perspective 128-slice CT scanner.

FDA clears Toshibas VeloCT console upgrade

Toshiba America Medical Systems VeloCT, a console upgrade for existing systems, has received FDA clearance and is now available.

SIIM: Size matters. Rads discuss resolution preferences with large OR monitors

Research presented as a scientific poster at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., concluded that careful analysis of physician radiographic image viewing preferences and appropriate display monitor selection will help enhance patient care in the operating room, particularly when medical-grade monitors are unavailable.

SIIM: Inside the ACR Dose Index Registry

 ORLANDO, Fla.What does it take to improve performance? Some of the simplest strategies include competition and observation. Both angles apply to the American College of Radiology (ACR) dose index registry.

Dose discussion dominates headlines

The most high-profile research to be published in the past week was the study of CT radiation dose risks for children and young adults appearing in The Lancet. While the results were interesting, the healthcare community's response was intriguing it its own right.

'Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions'

Despite the wise words of 18th Century Irish writer Laurence Sterne with regard to romantic courtship, when varied medical specialties are courting the attention of C-suite level executives, they cannot be so quiet.

FDA recognizes MITA for pediatric dose reduction efforts

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has received the FDAs Leveraging/Collaboration Award for developing a collaborative network aimed at reducing unnecessary radiation exposure from imaging exams to pediatric patients.

JACR: Having nearby DR room cuts rate of bedside chest radiography

Implementing a radiography room on a patient care floor can shift chest radiography utilization away from the bedside and allow for more useful posterior-anterior/lateral acquisitions that require a radiographic room, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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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. 

Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘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.