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. 

Eastern Isotopes, Integrated Medical Solutions help implement PET Dementia Program

Eastern Isotopes, a subsidiary of IBA (Ion Beam Applications), has entered into a distribution agreement with Integrated Medical Solutions LLC to offer "Jump Start: A Dementia Program for PET."

Dunlee selects Ampronix to distribute Fimi monitors in U.S.

Dunlee TubeMaster and Ampronix Inc. have signed a contract with Fimi Information Displays, a division of Philips based in Saronno, Italy, establishing Ampronix as the sales and service representative for Philips Fimi medical monitors within the United Sta

SourceOne distributing PenRad mammography info system

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies and PenRad Technologies Inc. have inked a nationwide distribution agreement that gives SourceOne rights to distribute PenRad's mammography information systems.

Radiologists performing fewer cardiovascular imaging studies

Although the number of cardiovascular imaging (CVI) studies has increased significantly over the past decade, a study by a group of investigators at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia shows that radiologists are falling significantly fur

Siemens sole source of imaging equipment for Fairview

Siemens Medical Solutions has inked a five-year agreement with Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn., the largest of seven hospitals owned by Fairview Health Services, to be its sole provider of imaging technology.

GE's pharmacy system goes federal

GE Healthcare has been selected by the U.S. Government's Tricare Management Activity to supply a pharmacy information system for the Department of Defense (DOD) healthcare facilities.

Cedara launches spine analyzer

Cedara Software Corp. has introduced new tool for spine specialists that is a speedier alternative than current manual methods for analyzing the spine, the company said.

Misys ships Tiger v3.0

Misys Healthcare Systems has started shipping an enhanced version of its practice management system, Misys Tiger.

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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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