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.

WedMD to acquire Dakota Imaging

WebMD Corp. plans to acquire Dakota Imaging Inc., a privately held provider of automated healthcare claims processing technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.

Actuality System introduces spatial 3D interventional planning tool for research

Actuality Systems Inc. has released Perspecta Medical, a spatial 3D system for surgical and interventional planning for use in research.

IBM and Affymetrix partner on genomic research and clinical patient data

IBM Corp. and Affymetrix Inc. have agreed to collaborate on the creation of what they describe as "open standards technologies," including the Affymetrix GeneChip technology and IBM professional services in regulatory compliance, business integration and

AHRA announces 2004 Broadley Scholarship Program

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for its new 2004 Broadley Scholarship Program.

Proposal would allocate $28 million for healthcare initiatives, including IT

Two U.S. Congressmen have filed legislation that would authorize $28 million for health education and training among a wide range of disciplines from 2005 to 2009.

ASRT/AERT outlines 2004 meeting dates and agenda

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) this week released details on its annual conference slated for June in Dallas.

Orex deploys its 200th CR unit to the military

The military purchased its 200th Orex Computed Radiography (CR) system from SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc., of Mentor, Ohio.

Airbee, Manmar to develop wireless medical information management systems

Airbee Wireless Inc. and Manmar Technologies Ltd., of Chennai, India, will co-develop wireless medical information management systems.

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RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year. 

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.