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. 

StorageTek hosts free seminar

StorageTek kicked off its North American seminar tour in Santa Clara, Calif. this week, which educates attendees on regulatory compliance issues and challenges, as well as the latest systems for compliant archiving and data protection.

Certification association established for PACS administrators

A new association has been established, the PACS Administrators in Radiology Certification Association (aka PARCA), to develop criteria for the skills that are needed for PACS administrators, and to provide a certification for those that have proven to me

Four medical societies develop tool for tracking CME activity

The Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and the American Roentgen Ray Society have designed a CME Gateway that allows members to collect and report all continuing medical education (CME

RSNA—A Retrospective Wrap

I don't know how you feel, but I spent more time reading RSNA pre-show, in-show and post-show coverage this year, way beyond what my eye doctor recommends.

Multifunction Multislice

More sophisticated, volumetric imaging studies are being designed to capitalize on advances in CT scanners, workstations and software.

Radiation Oncology in the Age of Informatics

While the marriage of informatics and radiation oncology is not changing treatment options for patients, it is providing the radiotherapy team with smarter, more efficient tools to manage electronic information.

Handheld Computing

Vendors have optimized both notebooks and handheld computers for the healthcare market with ultra-durable, portable products and workflow-enhancing handheld software. The newest solutions promise to facilitate anytime-anywhere medicine, increase productiv

Wireless Technology

At HIMSS, healthcare and IT professionals can take in everything from the latest wireless network technology, which boasts increased security, bandwidth and flexibility to the latest tools that allow healthcare institutions to maximize their investment in

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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