Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Foresight introduces new TIMS PACS

Foresight Imaging has introduced a new platform for its TIMS DICOM System that custom-designed with off-the-shelf components to provide a much smaller footprint in a radiology facility.

Evolved sees a loss in first nine months of year, though narrowing

Qubec, Canada-based Evolved Digital Systems Inc. has announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 showing some declines from last year.

Siemens shows benefits of merging imaging and IT, advances in cardiac MRI

Siemens Medical Solutions this week demonstrated its products that integrate imaging and information technologies (IT) developed to improve patient care and reduce costs in cardiac care at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Dallas

Philips shows new ultrasound, decision support tools, patient monitors

Royal Philips Electronics is showing several new products at this week's meeting of the American Heart Association in Dallas, including a the company's new HD11 XE ultrasound system and ST Map, a clinical decision support tool available on Philips Intell

IDX Imagecast for Cardiology gets ACC-NCDR certificate

IDX Systems Corporation this week announced that its IDX Imagecast for Cardiology system has received certification from the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR).

Primera introduces OptiVault

Primera Technology Inc. a developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD duplication and printing equipment, has announced its OptiVault Archival Appliance.

Bluesocket sees strong Q3

Bluesocket Inc. a provider of open wireless security and management systems, has announced a record growth quarter in third quarter 2005, achieving 23 percent increase in revenue over the previous quarter and nearly doubling over the previous year.

Hologic has healthy FY 2005

Hologic has released its results of its fourth quarter 2005 fiscal year with strong revenue of $78.2 million, a 22 percent rise compared to $63.9 million in the same period in fiscal 2004.

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GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.