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.

ViewRay earns premarket clearance for MRI-guide radiotherapy system

ViewRay has received FDA 510(k) premarket notification clearance for its MRI-guided radiation therapy system.

Philips releases DR detector-sharing functionality on some systems

Philips Healthcare has made wireless portable detector-sharing functionality available on its static and mobile DR and DR/fluoroscopy equipment, allowing hospitals to use one detector on multiple DR modalities.

Introducing Best Of Fridays

With our June 1 newsletter, healthimaging.com debuts its Best Of newsletter. Each week our editorial team will review the weeks stories and compile the top five or six for our readers to revisit.

Beat goes on with ACPs entry in Million Hearts

The Million Hearts initiative gained another ally in its effort to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes in five years with the inclusion of the American College of Physicians (ACP).

In imaging, dose issues radiate

Radiation dose associated with imaging is always a hot topic in healthcare. We know the possible risks associated with radiation dose emitted through medical modalities, yet we have to trust that exposure may lead to a diagnosis or perhaps a cure. However, what happens when those risks outweigh the potential benefits?

Combo type 2 diabetes drug inches closer to EU approval

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's medicinal committee recommending approval of Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets, a medicine combining the DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin and metformin in a single tablet taken twice daily.

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Around the web

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

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.

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.