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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UltraSPECT gets CE Mark for WBR technology

UltraSPECT has received the CE mark for its Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR) product family, which is designed to improve the productivity and image quality of nuclear medicine gamma cameras.

Kodak launches new breast imaging products at SBI

Eastman Kodak Company is making a number of breast imaging product announcements this week at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) meeting, May 24-28.

Allscripts releases new EHR geared for small practices

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recently announced the launch of TouchChart, an Electronic Health Record (EHR) designed for small, independent physician practices.

Drug-coated stents solve problems with aging vein grafts

Blockages in vein-bypass grafts which route blood away from diseased areas of the heart can be helped dramatically through the use of drug-coated stents, according to the June issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Journal of the Socie

WHO raises support for eHealth

More focus on developing eHealth was the cry that came out of the 58th session of the World Health Organization (WHO).

NDMA now stands for National Digital Medical Archive

i3ARCHIVE Inc. has renamed its National Digital Mammography Archive the National Digital Medical Archive, though the acronym will remain NDMA.

NetApp unveils new midrange storage systems

Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) unveiled two new midrange storage systems this week, the NetApp FAS3020 and FAS3050, in addition to a new serial ATA (SATA) option for primary storage applications.

Study proves myth of 'diagnostic imaging driving up costs'

A study released in the June issue of the Radiology goes a long way in dispelling the belief that diagnostic imaging is significantly pushing up healthcare costs.

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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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