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.

Dynamic scores PACS install

Olean General Hospital, a 186-bed hospital in western New York, has deployed Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb, the company's second-generation web-driven picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

Stentor welcomes Filion onboard

Medical informatics company Stentor Inc. this week announced that Scott J. Filion has joined the company as division VP of sales.

Healthlink boosts presence in the federal healthcare sector

IT consulting firm Healthlink Inc. of Houston, Texas, has signed a Schedule 70, five-year contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Ultrasound's Complementary Role in Breast Imaging

Breast ultrasound is assisting mammography to characterize a variety of masses, guide biopsies and even assist in rad therapy planning.

Fine Tuning Digital Mammography

Digital mammography systems are striving to differentiate themselves. Plus a look at digital mammography displays and new systems moving toward market.

eRAD/ImageMedical, MedLink link

Web-based PACS provider eRAD/ImageMedical and MedLink VPN Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Media Group Corp., have inked an agreement to deliver medical image management systems.

Merge eFilm announces stock repurchase program

Merge eFilm this week said it has authorized a stock repurchase plan providing for the purchase of up to $10 million of common stock.

Eclipsys delivers clinical IT systems to Texas-based healthcare provider

The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas, has transformed patient care with the implementation of Eclipsys Corp.'s line of clinical information technology (IT) systems.

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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