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.

SCAR 2004 Preview

Highlights of the four-day forum that runs through May 23rd will include more than 75 original scientific papers, posters and demonstrations on computer applications in radiology, including image processing, PACS implementation and speech recognition tech

Image Systems unveils new LCD display system

Image Systems Corp. has introduced a new 2MP grayscale LCD display system.

Tenet's preliminary 1Q results show net loss

Tenet Healthcare Corp. this week said that the healthcare provider expects to report a net loss of approximately $117 million in the first quarter.

FDA issues 510(k) clearance for U.S. Electronics' CCL316 Totoku monitor

U.S. Electronics (USEI) has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its CCL316 three-megapixel color LCD for diagnostic medical applications.

Varian receives FDA 510(k) for single-channel HDR brachytherapy afterloader

The FDA has cleared Varian Medical Systems Inc.'s new single-channel device for delivering High-Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy.

NYU Downtown Hospital upgrades facility with Eclipsys IT

NYU Downtown Hospital (NYUDH) will deploy Eclipsys Corp.'s advanced financial and surgical management software to improve its operations.

Premier and R2 Technology ink group purchasing agreement

R2 Technology Inc. and Premier Inc. have signed a sole-source group purchasing agreement for R2's CAD (computer aided detection) products for mammography.

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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