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.

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.

Study: U.S. ultrasound market edges higher in annual revenues

The U.S. ultrasound market could reach revenues of $1.9 billion by the end of this decade, powered, in part, by hand-carried devices.

TeraRecon says sales bookings are on the rise

TeraRecon Inc. is reporting an 86 percent gain in sales bookings over the last 12 months, as the 3D visualization technology company markets its AquariusNet 3D enterprise server product worldwide.

Hologic posts profit in first quarter of FY04

Buoyed by orders for its Selenia full-field digital mammography system, Hologic Inc. posted a profit in its first fiscal quarter, ending Dec. 27, 2003.

CHP to take Premier's Healthcare Informatics services

Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) has signed an agreement with Premier Inc's Healthcare Informatics unit to utilize the group purchasing organization's Operations Advisor comparative database and services.

QuadraMed completes three-year deal with Chester River Health System

Over the next three years, QuadraMed Corp. will implement its Affinity health information system (HIS) to the non-profit Chester River Health System (CRHS).

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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