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. 

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.

FDA OKs Swissray digital x-ray system for trauma

Swissray International, Inc. announced that the FDA granted approval for its ddR Combi Trauma on Wednesday.

NetApp addresses data management challenges

Network Appliance is using SCAR to highlight its recently launched FAS3000 series, a modular enterprise storage system.

Amicas, DeJarnette team in debuting data migration tool for PACS

Amicas is debuting at SCAR Amicas Migrations powered by DeJarnette - a new product to fulfill the increasing need for replacement PACS and the migration of legacy PACS to modern architectures.

Planar features medical imaging display line

Medical imaging display provider Planar Systems Inc. is featuring at SCAR its Dome Dashboard and its new Dome Surgery Review.

Barco releases upgrade to new medical color display

Barco is releasing at SCAR a new upgrade to its 2MP color display system COLOR CORONIS 2MP, which can be used with the most recent technology in CT, MR and PET applications.

Thinking Systems' PACS gets smarter

Thinking Systems is at SCAR highlighting the new diagnostic tools that have been integrated in its multimodality PACS workstation.

EMC showcases Centera system for mid-tier organizations

EMC Corp. is using SCAR to showcase its recently unveiled offering for mid-sized enterprises to expand its Centera family of content addressed storage (CAS) systems.

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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