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. 

Toshiba releases Aplio xV and new software for open-MRI system

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) this week introduced Aplio xV, an all-digital, high performance ultrasound system

Cedara, ANEXA team on digital imaging

Image management software developer Cedara Software Corp. and DR provider ANEXA Corp., a subsidiary of Analogic Corp., have paired to deliver integrated digital imaging systems to the radiology community.

GE adds advanced visualization software; updates education website

GE Healthcare is debuting the Volume Viewer Plus software for its Advantage Workstation (AW) for analysis of large image data sets from PET, MR, CT, XR, and vascular.

Emageon, Stentor file IPOs with SEC

Emageon Inc. this week filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Varian adds PaxScan products

Varian Medical Systems Inc. will introduce two new PaxScan products at next week's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, in Chicago.

Siemens to reveal new intraoperative 3D imaging system at RSNA

Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing a new mobile C-arm with intra-operative three dimensional (3D) imaging capabilities to generate 3D images directly in the operating room (OR) at next week's Radiological Society of North America meeting, Nov. 28 -

NetApp continues revenue growth in 2Q

Widespread need for electronic storage systems has helped fuel Network Appliance's revenue and income in the second quarter of FY04.

Wins up, losses down for Evolved in 3Q

Evolved Digital Systems Inc. reported revenue increase and loss decrease in the third quarter of FY04 ending September 30.

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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