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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Siemens, Matrox integrate technologies

Matrox Graphics Inc. is bundling its RAD3mp display controller with Siemens A&D Display Technologies' SMD 21300 medical display.

SonoSite's Titan goes underwater

SonoSite's Titan is taking part in a 10-day underwater experiment with NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 7 Mission.

Researchers explore varying imaging methods for Alzheimer's

NIH's National Institute on Aging has launched a study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease (AD) medications.

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.

Nursing informatics groups unite

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

Philips launches iE33 echo system

Philips Medical Systems this week introduced iE33, an ergonomically designed cardiac ultrasound system that uses high definition imaging to help physicians diagnose heart disease and on-cart data analysis tools that help make treatment decisions.

Gamma Medica touts clinical benefits of LumaGEM

In a study led by Professor Orazio Schillaci at the University Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy, Gamma Medica's LumaGEM breast imaging camera detected breast cancers missed by standard mammography in three patients among a group of 29 studied, the company said

Agfa debuts RIS for U.S., Canada

Agfa Healthcare this week introduced a Practice Management System (PMS) to address the large and rapidly growing imaging center market in both the U.S. and Canada.

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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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