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.

Anthro adds to its Elevate Line

Anthro Technology Furniture debuted at SCAR a new addition to its Elevate Line of radiology furniture products for operating rooms and reading rooms, the ELT Wrap.

Study: Technology will help reduce medication errors

Some 72 percent of frontline registered nurses surveyed believe that medication safety has improved in their hospital over the last five years, according to a survey on serious medication errors.

Stentor adds to PACS functionalities

Stentor is featured the newest version of its iSite PACS at SCAR this week, along with various clinical applications that can be integrated with the digital image management system using Stentor's API.

Hologic features SecurView workstation

Hologic was at SCAR featuring its full field digital mammography (FFDM) workstation.

Emageon integrates real-time 3D medical imaging

Emageon Inc. highlighted at SCAR enhancements to its advanced visualization software so that radiologists and treating physicians can better use volume rendering and three dimensional navigation in one open-standards package.

Kodak launches RIS for imaging centers, fortifies RIS-PACS

Eastman Kodak Company on Thursday launched its KODAK CARESTREAM RIS for Imaging Centers-which the company called a flexible, affordable, radiology information system (RIS) software designed to meet the clinical and operational needs of imaging centers of

AFC rolls out new cart

AFC Industries introduced its Point of Care Cart at SCAR 2005 and showed its Ergo Tier Cart with Mobicube.

IDC debuts new dual-detector DR system

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) expanded its digital radiography offerings with the launch of its new dual detector digital radiography system at SCAR.

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.