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. 

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Eastern Isotopes expands PET network through acquisition

Eastern Isotopes Inc. has made a move to expand its PET (positron emission tomography) tracer production and distribution network through the acquisition of Pharmalogic LLC, with its facilities, which include cyclotrons, located in New York, Massachusetts

NetApp shows strong market activity in Q2

According to recent analysis, Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) has shown improved strength in the NAS, iSCSI, and FC-SAN markets.

CCA makes moves for merger with StorCOMM

Creative Computer Applications Inc. (CCA), a provider of Clinical Information Systems (CIS) has entered into an agreement for the private placement of its common stock with a group of accredited investors.

Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular heads to Europe

Agfa HealthCare this week introduced Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular to the European market at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Stockholm.

Report: Though promising, RFID use in hospitals faces roadblocks

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), which is a promising technology that has been put to effective use in some retail settings and military applications, has faced adoption hurdles by healthcare organizations.

Cerner's stock hits record high, seen as positive news for industry

Cerner Corp. had a big week when on Tuesday the company's stock hit a 52-week high ($82.74), which signals a very good trend for vendors looking for a piece of the action as healthcare organizations seek to use electronic medical records, the Kansas City

The drive to establish the Continuity of Care Record

Q&A with Jeff Sutherland, PatientKeeper CTO

AHIMA moves to define legal health record

Health records of any kind must match the requirements of a legal health record, so declares the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in this month's issue of the Journal of AHIMA.

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Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

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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