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. 

AHRA reports CRA results, announces more upcoming CRA exams

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) said that 64 percent of the 28 radiology administrators who took the March 19 Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA) examination received a passing score and are now Certified Radiology Administrato

Educators receive ASRT writing awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) recently presented its 2005 Jean I. Widger Distinguished Author Award to three radiologic science educators in Virginia.

Radiologix reports first quarter results

Radiologix Inc. has announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2005 with service fee revenues at $62.8 million as compared to $66.0 million for the first quarter 2004.

AMICAS approved to repurchase shares

AMICAS Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of as much as $15 million of the Company's common stock from the open market or privately negotiated transactions as needed, AMICAS said.

New textbook guides regulatory-compliance for quality assurance and management

Fluke Biomedical's Radiation Management Services has announced the availability of a comprehensive textbook on quality assurance and quality management Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences by Jeffrey Papp, PhD, RT (QM).

ScanSoft releases PDF Converter 3

Speech recognition vendor ScanSoft Inc. has introduced the ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 3 that converts word documents into PDF files.

TOTOKU to bundle Matrox RAD PCI, PCIe display controller boards

Matrox Graphics Inc. has partnered with provider of advanced display systems TOTOKU North America Inc. who has validated Matrox's RAD PCI and RAD PCIe display controller boards and now will bundle it with their medical display offerings.

ABLE Software upgrades 3D-DOCTOR

ABLE Software Corp. has announced a new version of its 3D-DOCTOR software for vector-based 3D imaging, modeling and measurement of CT (computed tomography), MRI (magnetic resonance images), microscopy and volumetric images.

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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