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.

AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads
The commercially available software can correctly exclude pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.
Older adults among the walking wounded with incident TBI
The demographic most at risk seems to be White women who are healthy, active and of high socioeconomic status.
Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS
The partnership aims to move labs to digital workflows to streamline diagnostics.
PHOTO GALLERY: What does fetal medical imaging look like?
This is a clinical photo gallery of fetal imaging that explains what all can be seen on medical imaging, how sex is determined, how measurements are used to track the development of a baby.
Speaker laments radiology’s major contribution to climate change
Jonathan Gross, MD, argues that diagnostic and interventional radiology were “not developed with sustainability in mind.”

Del Medical donates to tsunami relief

Del Medical Imaging Corp. of Franklin Park, Ill has donated two military portable x-ray systems in support of the disaster relief efforts currently underway in Asia.

March 3, 2005

Philips prepares for ACC's IHE demonstration

Supporting the Integrating the Health Enterprise (IHE) initiative, Philips Medical Systems said it is participating in the IHE Pavilion at next week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting (Orlando, March 6 - 8) where multiple vendors will demonstr

March 3, 2005

Varian's VARiS offers data protection

Varian Medical Systems is offering VARiS Vision oncology information management system customers the option to purchase NSI Software Inc.'s High Availability and Rapid Protection (HARRP) data protection service.

March 3, 2005

Elekta, IMPAC: Update on proposed merger

Elekta AB and IMPAC Medical Systems this week announced that, in connection with Elekta's proposed acquisition of IMPAC, both companies filed pre-merger notifications with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on January 26.

March 3, 2005

Public Opinion: Can EMRs ensure privacy?

U.S. adults are questioning whether the potential privacy risks associated with a patient electronic medical record (EMR) system outweigh the expected benefits to patients and society, according to a Harris Interactive study released last week before the

March 3, 2005

InSiteOne introduces storage for breast imaging

InSiteOne Inc. this week introduced its Index Breast Imaging Archive at the Interdisciplinary Breast Center Consortium in Las Vegas, Feb. 27 - March 2.

March 3, 2005

Emageon year-end revenue increases 97%

Emageon Inc. this week released financial results for the quarter and the year ending December 31, 2004.

March 3, 2005

Biosound Esaote announces MyLab enhancements

Ultrasound vendor Biosound Esaote of Indianapolis, Ind. has released a new version of its operating system software - MyLab30CV - and introduced a portable ultrasound imaging system, MyLab25.

March 3, 2005

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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.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

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.

Diagnostic Imaging

AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads

Older adults among the walking wounded with incident TBI

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS

PHOTO GALLERY: What does fetal medical imaging look like?

Speaker laments radiology’s major contribution to climate change

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