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.”

MedPACS reveals new Web PACS

MedPACS Displays Inc. has launched a new image and report distribution and review system called Vista.

November 25, 2003

Siemens gets FDA clearance for mobile x-ray units

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. has received FDA clearance for its Mobilett and Mobilett XP Hybrid x-ray systems in the United States.

November 25, 2003

Stand-Up MRI sales helps Fonar keep revenues steady

Sales of its upright Stand-Up MRI system helped Fonar Corp. offset lower revenues in other business segments in the company first fiscal quarter of FY04, ending Sept. 30.

November 25, 2003

Cedara and IBM China team up

Cedara Software and IBM China have confirmed an agreement to explore opportunities in the Chinese marketplace.

November 25, 2003

Sonora Medical inks pact with Suncom Solucion Commercial

Sonora Medical Systems has signed an exclusive license and supply agreement with Suncom Solucion Commercial S.A. de C.V.

November 25, 2003

iCAD, Fischer Imaging broaden development agreement

iCAD Inc. and Fischer Imaging Corp. have expanded their joint development and distribution agreement to include iCAD's new iAD product.

November 25, 2003

Hologic and Confirma to distribute CADstream MRI CAD system

Confirma Inc. has awarded Hologic Inc. non-exclusive distribution rights for Confirma's CADstream computer-aided detection (CAD) system.

November 25, 2003

Impac Medical Systems to acquire Impath products

Impac Medical Systems has set in motion a proposal to purchase certain assets of Impath Inc. for $22 million.

November 25, 2003

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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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