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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iCAD, Viatronix sign agreement for CT lung CAD

CompuMed: Swissray integrates OsteoGram, patent needed for digital mammo systems

Computer aided diagnostic (CAD) software developer CompuMed Inc. and Swissray International Inc. inked a licensing agreement that authorizes Swissray to integrate CompuMed's proprietary OsteoGram software into its direct digital radiography ddR-systems.

Agfa, Medicsight integrate technologies

Agfa Healthcare has inked an agreement with UK-based Medicsight to integrate and distribute its computer assisted reading (CAR) software.

FDA clears Kodak CAD system

Eastman Kodak Health Imaging this week at RSNA announced that it entered the mammography CAD market with the FDA clearance of its mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system. Shipments are beginning immediately, the company said.

Philips touts X-ray service awards

Philips Medical Systems was ranked the No. 1 vendor in overall service performance for all x-ray systems in IMV Limited's 2004 ServiceTrak survey.

NEMA presents new code of ethics for imaging equipment manufacturers

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) on Wednesday announced its new Code of Ethics for member companies that manufacture medical imaging equipment and radiation therapy systems.

Sectra marries osteoporosis testing and mammography

Swedish mammography and PACS provider Sectra this week at RSNA debuted a new screening device for women that combines the company's low-dose mammography system with its osteoporosis testing technology.

IDX buys PointDx

IDX Systems Corp. is expanding the depth of its IDX Imagecast RIS/PACS with the announcement this week of its acquisition of PointDx Inc., a developer of structured medical reporting technology based in Winston-Salem, N.C. According to IDX, PointDx struct

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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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