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. 

AHA: Guidance needed on National Provide Identifier

The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently testified before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards and Security regarding the upcoming implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NIP), accordi

4D image-guided radiotherapy treats moving target, a tumor

Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology recently became one of the first cancer treatment centers to use imaging and treatment technologies to treat gall bladder cancer with highly precise image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), a

Two storage giants' partner

IBM and Network Appliance have formed a strategic storage relationship to drive information on-demand systems and to expand IBM's portfolio of storage technology.

CT scans unravel mummy mysteries

The Bowers Museum, GE Healthcare, and a team of radiologists and international curators recently used computed tomography to scan six ancient Egyptian mummies from the collections of the British Museum.

Healthcare to dominate at Dictaphone with sale of Communication Recording Systems business

Dictaphone Corp. is parting with its Communication Recording Systems (CRS) business to focus more on the healthcare IT market, the dictation and speech recognition vendor announced this week.

Waiting period terminated in Siemens' CTI Molecular acquisition

Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pa. and Erlangen, Germany, and CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. have announced the early termination of the antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

Network Appliance to acquire Alacritus

Network Appliance Inc. will be acquiring Alacritus, a privately held company based in Pleasanton, Calif., for approximately $11 million in an all-cash transaction.

Hospitals falling short on next week's HIPAA security deadline

The deadline for healthcare organizations to meet the security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is April 20, yet based on results of two recent surveys of healthcare organizations, many are struggling to meet

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. 

Trimed Popup
Trimed Popup