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.

Volugraphics releases new Volugram printer

Volugraphics Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., this week released a new three-dimensional (3D) hardcopy printing and imaging system that delivers autostereoscopic prints and transparencies.

UPMC deploys Elekta Neuromag MD MEG

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has acquired Elekta Inc.'s Neuromag MD MEG (magnetoencephalography) device for registration and localization of neural activity both for brain research and clinical practice.

DeJarnette to migrate PACS at Philips site

DeJarnette Research Systems Inc. has inked a contract with Philips Medical Systems for the migration of PACS data at University Hospital of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Elekta, NASI integrate technologies

An alliance between Elekta Inc. and North American Scientific Inc. (NASI) positions Elekta to begin including ultrasound targeting technology with its linear accelerator platforms.

Study: MammoPad reduces mammography discomfort

A study published in July's Breast Journal concludes that BioLucent Inc.'s FDA-cleared MammoPad breast cushion greatly reduces the discomfort many women experience during mammograms, even when compression force is increased.

New version of Swearingen's RIS adds branching capability

Swearingen Software this week introduced a new version 4.0 of its RMS for Windows radiology information system (RIS) product with added branching capability.

FDA OKs Hologic breast imaging workstation

Hologic Inc. has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its SecurViewDX breast imaging workstation.

Stentor integrates PACS with Voxar's 3D technology

Stentor Inc. this week inked an agreement with Voxar Inc. to integrate Stentor's iSite PACS with Voxar's 3D imaging technology.

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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