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.

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Nursing informatics groups unite

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

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

Agfa debuts RIS for U.S., Canada

Agfa Healthcare this week introduced a Practice Management System (PMS) to address the large and rapidly growing imaging center market in both the U.S. and Canada.

Barco introduces next generation Nio

Barco this week released the next generation of its diagnostic grayscale display system Nio.

FDA OKs Stentor PACS for digital mammography images

Stentor Inc.'s iSite PACS version 3.3 has been cleared by the FDA for use in the diagnostic reading, enterprise distribution and archiving of digital mammography images.

Daou introduces storage capability with InSiteOne

Daou Systems Inc. has partnered with InSiteOne Inc. to add secure digital image management capabilities to its web integration architecture offered to hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

Agfa acquires French HIS provider

Strengthening its position in the European healthcare IT marketplace, Agfa Healthcare this week inked a $51.5 million contract to acquire HIS (hospital information system) provider Symphonie On Line of Bordeaux, France.

Cedara acquires eMed, enters into $29.75 million credit facility

Cedara Software Corp. this week completed its acquisition of eMed Technologies Corp. of Burlington, Mass.

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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. 

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