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.

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.

Cedara Software signs agreements with Siemens and Aloka

Cedara Software Corp. has inked supply pacts with Siemens Medical Solutions and Aloka Co. Ltd.

SonoSite upgrades Titan for cardiac applications

SonoSite Inc. is enhancing its Titan high-resolution, hand-carried ultrasound system by adding cardiac-specific features.

Study: The use of BMS' Cardiolite may lead to fewer cardiac caths

Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMS) Medical Imaging division released new findings at ACC 2004 that suggest more than one-third of patients hospitalized at the initial onset of heart failure who undergo myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with Cardiolite may not

Philips on board at ACC with a host of cardiovascular offerings

Philips Medical Systems showcased a host of new cardiovascular-specific applications for its medical imaging platform.

Siemens collaborates with CHD task force

In collaboration with the International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Siemens Medical Solutions introduced a refined method for the assessment of a patient's risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).

GE Healthcare hosts talks on trends, technology and innovation

Increasing knowledge of the human genome, wider acceptance of digital and wireless technology, and the use of advanced imaging systems are rapidly changing the face of the healthcare industry.

Study: Capital budgets grow for IMRT and RT networking

The increasing popularity of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and adoption of electronic networks to transmit and receive digital images is boosting budgets for radiation therapy equipment.

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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