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.

Metro Medical Imaging opts for NovaRad's PACS

PACS provider NovaRad announced that Louisville, Ky.-based Metro Medical Imaging is the latest to purchase its NovaPACS system.

Philips' catheterization lab will incorporate sensor tracking technology

Philips Medical Systems will equip its Integris Allura flat-panel detector catheterization lab with MediGuide Ltd.'s medical positioning system (MPS) navigation core.

Siemens releases new product for diagnostic and interventional cardiology

Siemens Medical Solutions unveiled its Axiom Artis dBC biplane cardiac and angiography system for diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac interventions.

Voxar announces new pacts

Voxar Inc. has unveiled several new contracts for its 3D medical imaging software.

Eastman Kodak acquires CAD firm MiraMedica

Eastman Kodak Co. this week expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of MiraMedica Inc.'s computer-aided detection (CAD) technology.

GE Medical Systems launches upgraded MyoSight

GE Medical Systems (GEMS) has unveiled the next generation of its Millennium MyoSight dual-detector, variable-angle system for office-based nuclear cardiology imaging.

Doctors' orders: Scrub and disinfect cell phones

Mobile phones may cause more havoc in hospitals beyond the effects of sending and transmitting signals.

Misys awarded Big Apple storage pact

Misys Healthcare Systems has signed with New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. (HHC) to use Misys' Data Warehouse.

Around the web

Former American Society of Echocardiography president and well-known cardiac ultrasound pioneer Roberto Lang, MD, died at the age of 73. He helped develop 3D echo technology that is now used by care teams on a daily basis.

Imaging and radiology are in a transition right now as more departments and practices are choosing to bring their 3D labs in-house.  

John Simon, MD, CEO of SimonMed Imaging, says imaging has considerably advanced for noninvasive detection of disease and it may be time for it to play a greater role in annual physicals, especially in executive physical exams.