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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Kodak launches RIS for imaging centers, fortifies RIS-PACS

Eastman Kodak Company on Thursday launched its KODAK CARESTREAM RIS for Imaging Centers-which the company called a flexible, affordable, radiology information system (RIS) software designed to meet the clinical and operational needs of imaging centers of

Why a 3D lab?

Communication is the core reasoning behind setting up a 3D lab, according to Matthew A. Barish, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital who presented Setting up a 3D lab on Friday.

AFC rolls out new cart

AFC Industries introduced its Point of Care Cart at SCAR 2005 and showed its Ergo Tier Cart with Mobicube.

PDAs and other powerful 'toys'

Richard H. Wiggins, III, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine provided on Friday a lighthearted and interesting overview of handheld computing technologies in PDAs and Other Personal Technologies.

IDC debuts new dual-detector DR system

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) expanded its digital radiography offerings with the launch of its new dual detector digital radiography system at SCAR.

MIRC users around the world unite

Adam E. Flanders, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital provided an overview of the Medical Imaging Resource Center (MIRC) in a presentation Friday called MIRC and Electronic Teaching Files.

Fine-tuning the reading room

A series of recent studies presented at SCAR on Friday shone new light on reading room efficiency.

Imaging gets a helping hand: image processing, chest and colon CAD

SCAR U tackled computer assisted interpretation of images in a three-part series on Thursday.

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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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