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. 

EMC unveils archive system for mid-tier organizations

EMC Corporation this week announced a new offering for mid-sized enterprises to expand its Centera family of content addressed storage (CAS) systems.

Ampronix introduces Chromamaxx LCD line

Ampronix Inc. has introduced the Chromamaxx Color LCD (liquid crystal display) flat- panel display line.

iCAD, R2 tangle over patents

iCAD Inc. recently announced that it received a letter from competitor R2 Technology, Inc. advising them of R2's position that iCAD's Second Look product lines allegedly infringed on US Patents 6,266,435, 6,477,262 and 6,574,357, which are licensed to R2,

EMC, HP to settle all intellectual property litigation

EMC Corporation and Hewlett-Packard (HP) this week announced that they have reached an agreement to dismiss all claims and counterclaims as part of a settlement of a longstanding patent disputes which the companies began against each other in 2001.

Study: Japanese women have lower recurrence of breast cancer

Woman of Japanese descent treated with a lumpectomy and radiation therapy are more likely to be cured than woman of other ancestral backgrounds, according to the May issue of International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journa

Philips SpeechMagic earns UK innovation award

Royal Philips Electronics has won the E-Health Innovation Award in the United Kingdom for its speech recognition technology SpeechMagic in the category of 'Best use of e-health to improve efficiency', Philips said.

ZONARE begins shipping new ultrasound platform

ZONARE Medical Systems Inc. has announced the start of customer shipments of its new Zone Sonography Ultrasound Platform.

Siemens' offer to buy CTI expires, subsequent offer announced

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. has announced the expiration of its initial offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. on April 28th.

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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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