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.”

Siemens introduces new mobile C-arm system

Siemens Medical Solutions introduced a new mobile C-arm system called the Arcadis Varic at last week's annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

March 18, 2004

Frankford Hospitals takes Eclipsys' Sunrise Clinical Manager

Frankford Hospitals has activated Eclipsys Corp.'s Sunrise Clinical Manager software technology at its Torresdale, Frankford and Bucks County campuses in Pennsylvania.

March 18, 2004

Del Global Technologies shows second-quarter sales growth

Increased sales in its Medical Systems Group powered Del Global Technologies Corp. to greater revenues in its second fiscal quarter, ending Jan. 31.

March 18, 2004

Misys strengthens EHR foothold

Misys Healthcare Systems has joined with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to provide electronic health record (EHR) products to family physicians.

March 18, 2004

IS2 launches new PulseCDC compact digital cardiac camera

IS2 Medical Systems Inc. last week week introduced its new PulseCDC compact, digital cardiac camera to the nuclear medicine market.

March 18, 2004

SCAR launches new expert online service

The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) has launched a new online resource -- the SCAR Expert Hotline.

March 18, 2004

Merge eFilm releases eFilm Workstation 1.9

Merge eFilm is offering eFilm Workstation 1.9, which upgrades the functionality of the company's current model.

March 18, 2004

New speech recognition tool debuts from Voicebrook

Speech recognition technology firm Voicebrook has launched VoiceOver Enterprise version 2.0, an integrated set of tools designed to work with many of the leading computerized patient record (CPR) systems.

March 18, 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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