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.

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment
The software is the first of its kind to achieve the FDA's approval for detecting, measuring and grading ARIA on MRI scans—a task that is critical in managing the disease.
Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain
Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks have grown in popularity in recent years, but some are hesitant to adopt the procedure.
MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT
A recent comparison of the two modalities’ utility for guiding radiation therapy for prostate cancer shows numerous benefits for MRI over CT.
FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%
Women's imaging experts believe the new upgrade could “dramatically improve breast cancer detection.”
Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes
Knowledge of clot composition helps guide clinical management decisions following acute ischemic stroke.

CIRS launches IMRT/IGRT 4D QA Phantom

CIRS released Model 008 Dynamic Thorax Phantom designed to investigate and minimize the impact of organ motion and patient positioning errors in radiation therapy.

October 28, 2004

NEC releases Multisync MD series monitors

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. is now shipping the 3 megapixel (MP) NEC MultiSync MD21GS-3MP grayscale monitor and in November will start shipping the 2MP NEC MultiSync MD21GS-2MP grayscale monitor.

October 28, 2004

GE enters the fast lane of diagnostic colon imaging

GE Healthcare has introduced its next-generation CT colonography technology, AdvantageCTC, at the Fifth International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy, Oct. 28 - 29, in Boston.

October 28, 2004

Emageon softcopy viewing of digital mammography gets FDA nod

Emageon has received FDA market clearance for its UltraVisual advanced visualization software used in conjunction with FDA-approved display hardware for softcopy viewing of digital mammography.

October 28, 2004

Medicsight gets FDA green light for "joint-read" software

Medicsight this week announced FDA approval for Medicsight Colon CAR 1.2, an image analysis software tool designed to be used with CT colonography to assist radiologists in searching for and measuring potential colorectal polyps.

October 28, 2004

Hoosiers receive $9.3 million from AHRQ to implement healthcare IT

From the $139 million in grants and contracts awarded by HHS's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Indiana has received $9.3 million, the second highest overall grant, to promote the use of health information technology (HIT) to provide bet

October 28, 2004

HIMSS debuts new vendor advisory council

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has formed the Health Information Technology Certification Commission Vendor Advisory Council.

October 21, 2004

Nursing informatics groups unite

Facilitating the dissemination of IT, 18 national and regional nursing informatics groups have formed the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI).

October 21, 2004

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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.

Medical Imaging

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment

Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain

MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT

FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%

Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes

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