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.”

Sorna adds SourceOne as distributor

Sorna Corp. has signed a contract with SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. for the nation wide distribution of FilmX CD/DVD recorders and archives, LiteBox viewing software and OpenLiteBox image transfer and administrative software.

October 21, 2004

Cerner improves healthcare IT competency of future care givers

Cerner Corp. is working with the University of Kansas School of Medicine to bring healthcare information technology to the hands of future doctors.

October 21, 2004

Analogic, Schaerer partner

Analogic Corp. and Schaerer Mayfield USA have signed an agreement to jointly develop real-time imaging technologies for the operating room (OR) and the intensive care unit (ICU).

October 21, 2004

Varian, GE technologies enable pioneering radiotherapy treatment

A team of radiation oncologists at the Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck are combining 4D imaging using PET/CT scanners, respiratory gating and IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) to offer extremely precise treatments for patients who experience a hi

October 21, 2004

Siemens, Matrox integrate technologies

Matrox Graphics Inc. is bundling its RAD3mp display controller with Siemens A&D Display Technologies' SMD 21300 medical display.

October 21, 2004

Researchers explore varying imaging methods for Alzheimer's

NIH's National Institute on Aging has launched a study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease (AD) medications.

October 21, 2004

Nursing informatics groups unite

Facilitating the dissemination of IT, 18 national and regional nursing informatics groups have formed the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI).

October 21, 2004

Gamma Medica touts clinical benefits of LumaGEM

In a study led by Professor Orazio Schillaci at the University Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy, Gamma Medica's LumaGEM breast imaging camera detected breast cancers missed by standard mammography in three patients among a group of 29 studied, the company said

October 21, 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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