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.”

Draeger Medical Systems to employ Aspect Medical Systems' BIS technology

Aspect Medical Systems Inc. has entered into a multi-year, worldwide development and licensing agreement with Draeger Medical Systems Inc. to incorporate Aspect's bispectral index (BIS) technology into Draeger Medical multi-parameter patient monitoring sy

February 12, 2004

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies adds to women's healthcare portfolio

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. is broadening its offering of mammography equipment and has expanded its team of sales and training professionals who specialize in women's health.

February 12, 2004

CMS to purchase oncology EMR vendor iKnowMed

St. Louis-based radiation treatment planning software firm CMS Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire iKnowMed, which markets electronic medical records systems to oncology specialists.

February 12, 2004

QuadraMed closes on acquisition of Detente Systems

QuadraMed Corp. on Feb. 6 completed its acquisition of Detente Systems Pty Ltd. for $4 million in cash.

February 12, 2004

Array debuts new DICOM-compliant CD burner

Array Corp. USA has unveiled a DICOM 3.0-compliant CD burner option for its Array 2905 laser film digitizer.

February 12, 2004

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.

February 12, 2004

Sectra receives FDA OK on breast imaging workstation

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

February 12, 2004

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.

February 12, 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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