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.

Siemens Medical Solutions Group wins order of 108 Orex CRs in China

Medical Solutions Group of Siemens Ltd., China, a medical systems provider and exclusive distributor of Orex Computed Radiography (CR) scanners throughout China, has formed an agreement with Lucky Film, a Chinese photosensitive materials and magnetic reco

Boyd joins TechniScan board of directors

Douglas Boyd, PhD, founder/director of Imatron and InVision Technologies has joined the board of directors of TechniScan Inc., a developer of ultrasound imaging technology for breast cancer diagnosis.

Immunomedics raises $15 million in sale of common stock

Biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics Inc. announced that agreements have been signed to sell 4,178,116 shares of its common stock, resulting in gross proceeds to the company of approximately $15.1 million.

iCAD reports jump in 2Q revenue

Contributing substantial revenue growth to its acquisition of CADx Systems Inc. in December, computer aided technology firm iCAD Inc. released sales and earnings for the second fiscal quarter of FY04, ending June 30.

Digirad sees boost in 2Q revenues

Digirad Corp. saw an incline in second quarter results ending June 30. Total revenues rose 23 percent to $17.3 million, compared with total revenues of $14.0 million in the second quarter of 2003.

Hologic posts revenue gains for third quarter in a row

Provider of women's diagnostic imaging systems and digital imaging systems Hologic Inc. has announced third quarter results for FY04, ending June 26.

Two agreements advance distribution of SonoSite's iLook

Compact ultrasound provider SonoSite Inc. and Nippon Sherwood Medical Industries Ltd., a division of Tyco Healthcare Japan Inc. of Tokyo, have inked a two-year distribution agreement making Nippon Sherwood the exclusive distributor of SonoSite's iLook 25

A4 augments Texas hospital's expansion with ED information system

Electronic health record systems provider A4 Health Systems will be rolling out its HealthMatics ED emergency department information system at Angleton Danbury Medical Center (ADMC), a 64-bed hospital located in Angleton, Texas, and VHA-member hospital.

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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.