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. 

Merge posts strong Q2 results despite charges from Cedara merger

Merge Technologies Inc. this week released its financial results for the 2nd quarter 2005 which came to a close June 30, 2005.

NEC introduces SpectraviewII LCD monitor color calibration product

NEC Display Solutions recently announced the SpectraViewII color calibration solution.

AMICAS reports increased 2nd quarter revenues

Amicas Inc. last week reported its unaudited financial results for the 2nd quarter that ended June 30, 2005.

PatientKeeper adds transcription capabilities through partnership

PatientKeeper Inc. this week announced a partnership with AssistMed Inc., a leading provider of transcription services.

Siemens, CEA join forces in medical imaging, diagnostics, and therapy areas

Paris-based Commissariat l'Energie Atomique (CEA) and Siemens Medical Solutions have recently announced plans to expand their joint research activities in the area of innovative imaging and therapy.

Echo labs experiencing growth

Echocardiography procedures are surging, according to the Echocardiography Census Database and Market Summary Report recently published by IMV Medical Information Division.

Quest is a new Sony reseller

Quest International Inc. last week announced that it has inked a reseller agreement with Sony Electronics Medical Systems.

PatientKeeper touts sales

PatientKeeper Inc. is having a good year, and last week the company reported record sales and product deployments in the first six months of 2005 to support its happy feelings.

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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