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.

New version of ITAC's Mouse-Trak

ITAC Systems Inc., of Garland, Texas unveiled new versions of its Mouse-Trak Industrial trackballs.

Misys Healthcare Systems rolls out Misys Optimum

Misys Healthcare Systems has introduced Misys Optimum, a suite of products designed to provide physicians and caregivers with integrated information management across the continuum of care.

SonoSite opens international direct subsidiaries

SonoSite Inc. is expanding outside of the United States, with the opening of direct subsidiaries in Tokyo; Sydney, Australia; and Toronto, Canada.

BrainLab triumphs in patent case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., last week ruled that BrainLab Inc.'s ExacTrac product does not infringe Nomos Corp.'s U.S. patent for Nomos' BAT ultrasound-based target locating device.

InSight Health Services returns to Cardinal Health for 22 more centers

InSight Health Services Corp.'s acquisition and expansion plans are on a roll again.

Toshiba shows high-resolution vascular imaging technology for the Infinix i-series

Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS) has introduced a new version of 3D vascular imaging technology for its Infinix i-series line of vascular x-ray systems.

Sectra receives FDA OK on breast imaging workstation

The FDA has cleared Sectra Imtec AB's workstation for breast imaging.

Study: Cost of healthcare tops Americans' hospital concerns

Forty-one percent of Americans say their greatest hospital healthcare concern is cost, while 25 percent cite quality of care.

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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