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.

Medrad adds two new infusion modes for MR infusion System

Medrad Inc. has unveiled two new infusion enhancements on its Continuum MR compatible infusion system for MRI systems.

Barco launches Coronis 3MP DuraLight

Barco this week unveiled a new backlight technology called DuraLight, which is designed to extend the lifetime of medical liquid crystal displays (LCD).

Eclipse Medical Imaging reaches the East Coast

Expanding its sales and services capabilities throughout the East Coast, Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI) has added NovaMed Corp. of Trumbull, Conn. to its dealer network.

Cedara inks agreement with Chinese x-ray company

Cedara Software Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with medical equipment provider Shanghai Medical Equipment Works (SMEW), of China.

Dictaphone could buy MDexchange under new marketing and development pact

Dictaphone Corp. and MDexchange Inc. have inked a marketing and development agreement for Dictaphone to integrate its speech and language product line into MDexchange's Internet-based file sharing technology.

Fischer Imaging and CADx gain FDA OK on CAD and mammo products

CADx Systems Inc. and Fisher Imaging Corp. will integrate their integrated computer-aided detection (CAD) and digital mammography systems after receiving FDA clearance.

Eleventh annual National Mammography Day set for next week

October 17 marks National Mammography Day as part of the National Cancer Awareness Month program.

AccuSoft releases updates of ImageGear

Northborough, Mass.-based AccuSoft Corp. has launched new versions of its ImageGear imaging toolkit - ImageGear Professional Edition v. 13 and ImageGear Enterprise Edition, v. 13. Enhancements to the toolkit include integration of the Abode PDF library.

Around the web

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. 

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.