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.”

ARRT to open computed tomography eligibility to nuclear medicine technologists

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) will offer nuclear medicine technologists certification in CT (computed tomography) starting in 2005, approximately 10 years after the CT exam was first introduced for registered radiographers and r

October 2, 2003

Cardinal Health's dose calibrator receives FDA clearance

Dublin, Ohio-based company Cardinal Health Inc. has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Nuclear Associates' Calrad Mark VI dose calibrator.

October 2, 2003

VHA expands agreement with IBM

To improve the storage capabilities of its nationwide network of 2,200 community-owned healthcare organizations, VHA Inc. will offer IBM storage products, additional servers and Cisco hardware and maintenance services.

October 2, 2003

Siemens inks deal with i3Archive

Siemens Medical Solutions has signed an agreement with i3Archive Inc. to deliver its National Digital Mammography Archive (NDMA) to healthcare facilities nationwide.

October 2, 2003

HealthSouth taps MedAssets HSCA services

MedAssets HSCA has become HealthSouth Corp.'s exclusive supply chain partner and group purchasing organization (GPO).

October 2, 2003

CAD: Computer-Aided Detection is Proving its Worth in Mammography

Computer-aided detection has become an increasingly valuable tool in radiology departments, as the detection of more cancer lesions in patients convert more believers.

October 1, 2003

R2 Technology receives FDA approval on OmniCAD

The FDA has given the green light for R2 Technology Inc. to market its Image CheckerDM computer-aided detection (CAD) system with OmniCAD technology.

September 25, 2003

Simulation training increases popularity in the medical community

GE Medical Systems and Denver-based Medical Simulation Corp. will offer healthcare professionals a simulation-training course on interventional cardiology at the new SimSuite center at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston.

September 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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