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.

Swissray patent stands up in court

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

Registration open for May's TEPR 2005

The Medical Records Institute's 'Toward an Electronic Patient Record' (TEPR) 2005 will be held May 14-18, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Swissray, Lake Erie cooperative sign agreement

Swissray International signed a sole source corporate capital agreement with Lake Erie Cooperative in Toledo, Ohio, for digital radiography (DR) products and services.

Eclipsys, VHA add muscle to partnership

A new three year agreement makes Eclipsys Corp. a supplier of clinical information systems for healthcare cooperative VHA.

ComSynTech, SSI integrate technologies

Communication Synergy Technology Inc. (ComSynTech) will integrate its InFORM radiology reporting system (RIS) with SSI Group Inc.'s billing system.

Misys realigns company for tighter ambulatory market focus

Misys Healthcare Systems has united two of its business units that focus on electronic medical record (EMR) systems and practice management systems to better align its resources to meet the growing needs of its physician practice market space.

Hologic, iCAD sign private-label agreement

Hologic Inc and iCAD Inc. have inked a private label agreement to produce and market film-based computer aided detection (CAD) systems.

IDC: NetApp grows share in FC SAN and open systems networked storage market

A new report from IDC said Network Appliance has grown revenue in the fibre channel storage area network (FC SAN) market 95 percent versus the market growth of 16.3 percent.

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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