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.”

Better healthcare decisions a click away for BCBSGA members

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Healthcare of Georgia (BCBSGA) has made access to hospital and other related healthcare information available to its members on its web site, www.bcbsga.com.

October 16, 2003

Kodak to debut RIS 2010 in the U.S. in 2004

Eastman Kodak Co. this week says it plans to make its radiology information system (RIS) available in the United States next year.

October 16, 2003

iCAD and ISM announce Canadian distribution agreement

iCAD Inc. enters the Canadian computer-aided detection (CAD) market after finalizing a comprehensive sales agreement with ISM Inc., a Canadian distributor of health imaging equipment.

October 16, 2003

Study: MRI scanner demand continues its ascent

The demand for MRI systems is solid as procedures reached 21.9 million in 2002 - a 22 percent jump from 18 million in 2001, according to a new report from IMV Medical Information Division of Des Plaines, Ill.

October 16, 2003

EMC offers to buy Documentum in $1.7 billion stock deal

Information storage firm EMC Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise content management software Documentum Inc. in a stock transaction worth approximately $1.7 billion.

October 16, 2003

Philips MR adds Cedara Software

Cedara Software Corp. will supply Philips Medical Systems with imaging technologies and related support services for Philips' MR systems.

October 9, 2003

October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month

To increase public awareness of medical ultrasound, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is sponsoring Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month in October.

October 9, 2003

SMAART Medical Systems to distribute AccuImage software

Digital image software firm AccuImage Inc. has inked an agreement with SMAART Medical Systems to distribute AccuImage's systems and diagnostic image software.

October 9, 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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