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.

McKesson's Information Solutions unit holds steady in fiscal 3Q

McKesson Corp. posted double-digit revenue gains in its third fiscal quarter, ending Dec. 31, 2003.

Varian Medical Systems posts Q1 growth across all three business segments

Thirty-three percent sales growth in its Oncology Systems business propelled Varian Medical Systems Inc. to what the company described as a "robust quarter" in its first fiscal quarter of FY04, ending Dec. 31, 2003.

Mass General uses Siemens' Axiom Artis dFC to create magnetic navigation system

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has taken delivery of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.'s Axiom Artis dFC to create a magnetic navigation system for enhanced accuracy during catheter procedures.

McKesson to enhance Chicago hospital's clinical infrastructure

McKesson Information Solutions' Horizon Clinicals will be implemented at Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) in Arlington Heights, Ill.

EMC unveils new suite of information management services

EMC Corp. this week rolled out a set of storage services designed to help customers plan, build and manage an integrated information technology infrastructure to more cost-effectively manage and protect information throughout its lifecycle.

European regulators say Yes to GE's purchase of Amersham

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday gave its blessing to General Electric Co.'s (GE) proposed $9.5 billion acquisition of Amersham plc.

GE Medical Systems, i3Archive to market National Digital Mammography Archive

GE Medical Systems and i3Archive Inc. this week announced a partnership to provide i3Archive's National Digital Mammography Archive (NDMA) to healthcare facilities nationwide.

Eclipse Medical Imaging adds Dantes Medical Imaging Inc. to dealer network

CT system refurbisher Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI) has signed a third-party, multi-vendor service pact with Dantes Medical Imaging Inc. (DMI).

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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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