Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Xenogen launches first commercial 3D biophotonic imaging system

Xenogen Corp. has launched its new IVIS 3D Imaging System, the first commercial three-dimensional biophotonic imaging system during the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI) in Cologne, Germany.

Double Black releases new wireless OR cart

Double Black Imaging has released a new wireless cart designed specifically for the operating room.

EHRs good for small practices, but quality gains only modest so far

Physicians in solo or small group practices stand to benefit financially from purchasing and implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems, but they also should be aware of the financial risks, according to a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund an

Allscripts, Medem offer free medical records in Katrina relief

Allscripts and Medem this week announced a partnership to provide free electronic prescribing and interactive personal health records to individuals displaced by Katrina.

Sectra posts strong Q1

Sectra, a provider of imaging informatics and digital mammography systems based in Sweden, has released results from its Q1 fiscal 2005 with net sales of $13.5 million - this is a jump of 27 percent compared to the period a year ago which totaled $10.6 mi

Rogan-Delft selling in Turkey via Kanit

Rogan-Delft has signed at distribution agreement with Kanit to expand into the Turkish region with its Online XS PACS.

Siemens receives 510(k) clearance for syngo Circulation

Siemens Medical Solutions's first of a new generation of clinical workflow solutions, syngo Circulation, received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

Alpha Innotech, GE Healthcare ink deal

San Leandro-based Alpha Innotech Corp. has entered into a "significant" license and supply agreement with GE Healthcare.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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