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.

Digital mammo helps Hologic reach record revenues in 2Q of FY04

Hologic Inc. credited a shift in product sales to the higher-margin digital mammography systems (Selenia) and decreased expenses in its general radiography systems business for heightened earnings in the company's second fiscal quarter, ending March 27.

ScImage to offer Array film digitizer

ScImage has added Array Corp. USA's 2905 laser film digitizer to its product offerings.

UPMC and U.S. Air Force to collaborate on teleradiology initiative

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Air Force Medical Services (AFMS) have launched a teleradiology initiative at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Siemens rolls out new ultrasound system at ACOG

Siemens Medical Solutions introduced the newest addition to its line of ultrasound systems at the 52nd annual clinical meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in Philadelphia.

North American Scientific completes Nomos acquisition

North American Scientific Inc. (NASI) this week completed its acquisition of Nomos Corp., as the companies begin the integration of their products and services for the treatment of cancer.

Tarello succeeds founder Gordon at Analogic

Analogic Corp. on Monday announced that John A. Tarello will succeed Bernard M. Gordon as chairman of the company.

Alaska Open Imaging Centers takes RealTimeImage iPACS

RealTimeImage (RTI) has installed its iPACS technology at Alaska Open Imaging Centers (AOIC), a multi-center radiology practice in Southern Alaska offering extensive remote reading services.

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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