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.

Expanding the integrated digital healthcare enterprise the focus of PACS 2005

The University of Rochester, Department of Radiology, hosted its fifth annual PACS Conference, "The Expanding Integrated Digital Healthcare Enterprise," March 9 - 12, in San Antonio, Texas.

AMICAS hits the road

AMICAS Inc. has announced the 2005 AMICAS PACS Road Show - an educational forum for radiologists, CIOs, IT directors, radiology managers and PACS administrators during which the company's Vision Series PACS will be demonstrated.

Rocky Mountain region PACS admin user group launched

A new PACS admin group has been born - Radiology of the Rockies.

e-HIM announces EHR workshop

e-HIM has announced that it will be offering a one-day workshop "Turning Theory into Practice: The Next Steps for e-HIM," at the Marriot Downtown Hotel in Chicago, on May 25th.

ISMRM to hold annual meeting

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) will hold its 15th annual meeting in South Beach, Miami, Fla., May 7-13.

Eizo's quality management system certified

Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. this week said it has achieved ISO 13485 certification which apply to the quality management system of its medical display devices.

Heartlab passes global pre-market safety testing

Heartlab Inc. has poised itself to enter global markets after securing product safety certifications in both North American and Europe.

4D image-guided radiotherapy treats moving target, a tumor

Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology recently became one of the first cancer treatment centers to use imaging and treatment technologies to treat gall bladder cancer with highly precise image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), a

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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