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.

CMS, Siemens sign three-year agreement

CMS Inc. and Siemens Medical Solutions have inked a three-year sales and development agreement for treatment planning software for radiation oncology under which CMS will become a preferred provider of treatment planning software to Siemens.

FDA OKs Given's esophagus imaging device, foresees higher frame rate version

Yoqneam, Israel-based Given Imaging has received FDA marketing clearance for its new Given Diagnostic System, including the PillCam ESO video capsule for imaging the esophagus.

FDA OKs Unfors' PSD

Unfors has been granted 510(k) FDA approval for the Unfors PSD, Patient Skin Dosimeter.

NEC releases Multisync MD series monitors

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. is now shipping the 3 megapixel (MP) NEC MultiSync MD21GS-3MP grayscale monitor and in November will start shipping the 2MP NEC MultiSync MD21GS-2MP grayscale monitor.

AHRA: Submission deadline for 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference approaching

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators is calling for presentations for its 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference, April 21 - 23, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tampa, Fla.

Barco relocates HQs

Barco announced this week that all of its divisions - Medical Imaging Systems, Avionics, Traffic Management and Defense & Security - have moved to a new location.

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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.