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.

Amplification: Codonics shows Horizon, new entry-level color printer

Codonics, a provider of nuclear medicine imagers, showcased the Horizon medical imager as well as the company's newly released entry-level EP-1000 color printer at the 52nd Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, June 18-22.

Thinking Systems highlights PACS nuclear medicine functionalities

Thinking Systems Corp. emphasized the unique nuclear medicine capabilities that are a part of its ThinkingPACS workstation and other products at the 52nd Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, June 18-22.

fMRI benefits in noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain lowers the need for invasive testing of seizure disorder patients, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.

Cerner to acquire point-of-care software provider Bridge Medical

Cerner Corp. has inked an agreement to acquire Bridge Medical Inc., an AmerisourceBergen Corp. subsidiary and provider of point-of-care software.

SG&A announces PACS training with clinical, IT tracks

SG&A Consultants Inc. recently announced the first course in PACS administration which pinpoints course content to match registrants' backgrounds with a goal of boosting the effectiveness of the education.

R2 Technology releases new pulmonary artery patency exam tool

R2 Technology Inc. last week announced the launch of its new pulmonary artery patency exam (PE) tool.

This year's SCAR a record breaker

This year's Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) annual meeting which took place in Orlando, Fla. in early June, had record-breaking attendance of 2,975, up 18 percent from last year's meeting.

KLAS: CPOE usage on the rise

The use by hospitals of computerized physician order entry systems (CPOE) is slowly growing, according to a survey by KLAS Enterprises.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.