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.

AccuSoft Ships 64-Bit Version of ImageGear

AccuSoft Corporation, a technology provider for data analysis applications, recently announced that it has begun shipping a 64-bit version of its ImageGear imaging developers toolkit.

Siemens shows new multifunctional Lithotrispy system

Siemens Medical Solutions introduced this week the LITHOSKOP, a new multifunctional lithotripter, at the American Urology Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May 22 - 25.

DeJarnette gets two new distributors

DeJarnette Research Systems Inc. announced it is partnering with two new distributors for its dyseCT MDCT (multidetector computed tomography) workflow engine.

GE launches research agreement with UCSD

GE Healthcare and the University of California, San Diego have inked a 10-year research agreement.

Novoste, ONI to merge

Novoste Corp. and MRI vendor ONI Medical Systems Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., have entered into an agreement and plan of merger.

Cardio-Vascular launches new cardiology PACS

Cardio-Vascular Sales (CVS) this week announced the launch of ComPACS, a picture archiving and communications system focused on cardiology.

Massachusetts launches 3 EHR pilot projects

The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) last week launched three pilot projects which will be the first large-scale demonstrations in the country to test implementation of electronic health records (EHR) for use in patient care at a community leve

ASRT receives Heritage Preservation Award

ASRT (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) has recently been given a 2005 Heritage Preservation Award from the Historic Preservation Division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

Around the web

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.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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