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.”

Varian adds PaxScan products

Varian Medical Systems Inc. will introduce two new PaxScan products at next week's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, in Chicago.

November 23, 2004

NetApp continues revenue growth in 2Q

Widespread need for electronic storage systems has helped fuel Network Appliance's revenue and income in the second quarter of FY04.

November 18, 2004

Wins up, losses down for Evolved in 3Q

Evolved Digital Systems Inc. reported revenue increase and loss decrease in the third quarter of FY04 ending September 30.

November 18, 2004

Network Appliance powers up the storage grid

Network Appliance Inc. has started shipping the latest version of its storage grid software called Data ONTAP 7G.

November 18, 2004

Siemens to launch mobile x-ray unit at RSNA 2004

Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing the Mobilett XP Digital x-ray system with flat panel detector technology at the Radiological Society of North America meeting, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, in Chicago.

November 18, 2004

TeraMedica introduces Evercore

Medical informatics company TeraMedica this week launched a new enterprise imaging and information vehicle called Evercore.

November 18, 2004

TeraRecon teams with more PACS vendors

TeraRecon Inc. has integrated of its AquariusNET image-processing server with several PACS vendors, including Agfa Healthcare, Amicas, Sectra, Delft Diagnostic Imaging (ROGAN-Delft), and Intelerad Medical Systems.

November 18, 2004

French x-ray company adopts Imaging Dynamics technology

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) has inked an OEM agreement with Stephanix S.A., a manufacturer of x-ray devices in France.

November 18, 2004

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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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