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.

Matrox adds to display controller boards

Matrox Graphics Inc. is introducing the newest addition to its line of Aurora VX series of display controller boards, the Aurora VX3mp, at the International Technical Exhibition of Medical Imaging (ITEM), in Yokohama, Japan, April 8 - 10.

Initiate Systems given nod for data sharing initiative in UK

Initiate Systems Inc., a provider of enterprise master person index (EMPI) software and services for managing patient and provider identities, has been selected by United Kingdom-based Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust to manage quality for a

Varian's Trilogy offers hope for inoperable brain ailments

Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala., has begun treating patients once thought to have inoperable brain ailments with Varian Medical Systems' Trilogy stereotactic system.

Colorado host to ATA's annual meeting

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is holding its tenth Annual Meeting & Exhibition April 17 - 20, in Denver, Colo.

Barco's Nio line gets FDA approval

Barco has received U.S. FDA clearance for its next generation Nio diagnostic display system family.

RADMAX launches new radiation oncology and radiology billing service

RADMAX Ltd. of Tyler, Texas announced that its new radiation oncology and radiology billing service is now fully operational.

Dell introduces service for dense server environments

Dell this week introduced the Data Center Environment Assessment, a new service that will help customers analyze their current data centers and appropriately design for air flow and power requirements of more demanding server environments.

Philips touts ranking in 2004 MD Buyline report

According to a 2004 MD Buyline report, Philips Medical Systems' picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) has been ranked No. 1 in customer service and support, and among the top four in applications training, installation/implementation, system

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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