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. 

Witt takes SPOT for a walk

Witt Biomedical Corp. has announced its new Smart Proactive Observation Technology (SPOT), a software that is able to remotely monitor cardiology enterprise hardware, operating systems and applications.

iCAD, MagView to begin technology partnership

iCAD Inc. this week announced a technology partnership agreement with Applied Software Inc. which conducts business as MagView.

Brailer's office made official by HSS

Late last week the Department of Health and Human Services made moves that establish the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) as an official part of the organization.

ACCE, IHE launch project for device interoperability

The American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise initiative (IHE) today announced that the ACCE will be the sponsor of the IHE Domain for Patient Care Devices (PCD).

Survey: fewer vacancies for radiation therapist positions

Fewer radiation therapist positions are going unfilled, according to a recent staffing survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) conducted between May and April this year.

Q&A: Leading researcher shows how 7T MRI is pushing the boundaries

An interview with Professor Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD, chairman and professor of the Department of Radiology and Principle Investigator, The Ohio State University (OSU)

Encentuate joins OATH

Provider of enterprise access security systems Encentuate Inc. this week announced that it has joined the Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) with a commitment to deliver OATH compliant enterprise access security products.

Sectra and R2 Technology continue partnership

PACS provider Sectra and computer-aided detection (CAD) provider R2 Technology Inc. have announced an extended cooperation agreement.

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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