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.

Displays Show Their Stuff

As PACS hoists its sail, display manufacturers are helping to accelerate and make easier soft-copy reading with monitors that meet the needs of a plethora of hospital departments and imaging facilities.

RIS: Streamlining Images and Workflow

Integration was all the rage with vendors showing off new integrated RIS-PACS solutions at RSNA. RIS-PACS fusion is just the tip of the iceberg, however.

Workstations: New Tools Solve Image Viewing Overload

Ease of use, more applications and faster, faster, faster is the battle cry of doctors and administrators needing an overhaul on their workstations - and RSNA brought a variety of enhancements to fulfill all needs.

X-ray: Vision for CR, DR and Specialty Systems

X-ray, radiology's bread and butter, is very much back on the radar screen of smart physicians and administrators seeking to improve imaging quality while streamlining workflow and productivity.

ETS-Lindgren announces Modular Lighting Controller II

ETS-Lindgren unveiled its Modular Lighting Controller II (MLC-II), a versatile and cost-effective lighting technology for MRI applications.

Siemens introduces Somatom Sensation 40

Siemens Medical Solutions has unveiled the Somatom Sensation 40, rounding off what it calls its high-end product portfolio in computed tomography (CT).

eMed updates PACS

eMed Technologies recently released the next generation of its PACS, eMed Matrix Version 2.0.

Swissray patent stands up in court

After a drawn out legal battle, Swissray International said it has prevailed in defending its intellectual property.

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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