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.

Emageon closes initial public offering

Emageon Inc. announced the closing of its initial public offering of $5 million shares of its common stock at a price of $13.00 a share.

NeuroStar appoints Margolin Vice President of VP of Marketing and Business Development

NeuroStar Solutions, a providers of image management technology designed to power virtual radiology networks, has announced the selection of Jacob (Kobi) Margolin as vice president of marketing and business development.

Siemens introduces Arcadis Orbic 3D mobile C-arm system

Siemens Medical Solutions installed the first intra-operative three-dimensional imaging mobile C-arm system in Germany.

Kodak, IBM partnering to offer information management to imaging centers and small hospitals

Eastman Kodak Co. and IBM announced this week that the two companies will collaborate to deliver a specialized, cost-effective, radiology information system (RIS) for diagnostic imaging centers and smaller healthcare facilities.

JCAHO white paper urges reforms to nation's medical liability system

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations issued a public policy white paper advocating that the current proposal for caps on non-economic damages should be expanded to pursue intermediate and long-term system changes that would fa

Cedara releases strong 2Q FY05 results after eMed acquisition

Cedara Software Corp. released second quarter FY05 sales and earnings ending December 31, which for the first time include results of direct sales to hospitals and imaging centers since the company acquired eMed technologies in mid-October.

DeJarnette releases MDCT workflow study

DeJarnette Research Systems Inc. has released a CT workflow white paper that addresses the issues associated with new high-speed multi-detector CT (MDCT) scanners in a PACS environment.

Siemens, Zynx Health strengthen evidence-based nursing

Siemens Medical Solutions and Zynx Health Inc., a subsidiary of The Hearst Corp. and a developer of electronic evidence-based knowledge products, has inked an agreement that supports evidenced-based nursing.

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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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