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.”

RealTimeImage completes sale of graphic arts division

RealTimeImage Inc. (RTI) completed sale of its Graphic Arts division to Kodak Polychrome Graphics of Norwalk, Conn.

May 20, 2004

A4 Health Systems launches tool to enhance online capabilities

A4 Health Systems is unveiling its online practice tool, HealthMatics Access, designed to improve patient relations and reduce administrative burdens.

May 20, 2004

Sectra gets FDA OK for 3D visualization package

The application, which is completely integrated with Sectra's PACS, provides physicians with

May 20, 2004

Defense Dept. moves toward EMR across armed forces

The Defense Department is making significant headway on its plan to roll out an ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR) across the entire armed forces healthcare system by 2006.

May 20, 2004

Evolved releases new radiology and cardiology PACS

Evolved Digital Systems released its new View2 Imaging product line, a web-based, fully featured, combined radiology and cardiology PACS (picture archiving and communications system).

May 13, 2004

Merge announces academic endeavor with its eFilm workstation

Merge Technologies Inc. unveiled an academic licensing program for its eFilm Workstation software.

May 13, 2004

Misys rolls out LIS at ACL Laboratories

Misys Healthcare Systems deployed its Misys Commercial Laboratory technology at ACL Laboratories.

May 13, 2004

North Mississippi Medical Center takes A4's EMR technology

Electronic medical records (EMR) firm A4 Health Systems will install its HealthMatics ED system in North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC).

May 13, 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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