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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TeraRecon releases new 3D tools

TeraRecon Inc. has released new software updates for its Aquarius product family designed for improved reading and reporting of Multidetector CT (MDCT) and magnetic resonance (MR) studies using modern 64-slice CT (computed tomography) scanners.

GE Healthcare, SCAI announce grant program for invasive cardiology

GE Healthcare and The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced the first recipients of their new Fellows Grant Program in invasive cardiology at the organization's Annual Scientific Sessions in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Siemens showcases new ultrasound systems

Siemens Medical Solutions highlighted its new all-digital SONOLINE G40 ultrasound system this week at the 53rd annual clinical meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in San Francisco.

Star Micronics printer certified for Praxis EMR

Star Micronics America Inc. has announced that its TSP800 prescription printer has been certified for use with PRAXIS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software.

GE Healthcare touts LightSpeed VCT success

GE Healthcare last week announced it has the largest global install base of 64-slice detector CT systems in the world.

Free personal national health record launched

The new iHealthRecord was launched this week as a result of a multi-year effort led by Medem, a national physician-patient communication network, and a coalition of national healthcare leaders.

Agfa combines IMPAX and ORBIS platforms

As a result of Agfa's acquisition of GWI AG earlier this year, the companies have announced a new portfolio which brings together the IMPAX PACS application and ORBIS.

Kennedy, Murphy introduce bi-partisan healthcare IT bill

Rep. Tim Murphy and Patrick J. Kennedy, (D-R.I) yesterday introduced with a group of their House and Senate peers from both parties the 21st Century Health Information Act (H.R. 2234).

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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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