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. 

DR Systems receives FDA OK to add digital mammo to PACS

The FDA has cleared DR Systems Inc.'s PACS (picture archiving and communication system) for diagnostic reading of digital mammography breast images.

Most U.S. Hospitals reporting quality data

More than 98 percent of U.S. hospitals are now reporting quality-of-care data for certain ailments, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS).

MarCap adds to credit and legal departments, moves headquarters

MarCap Corp., a healthcare financing company that specializes in imaging centers and surgery centers, has expanded its management team.

Camtronics' CardioIMS pulses at Children's Heart Center in Ohio

The Children's Heart Center of Columbus Children's Hospital in Ohio has signed an agreement to purchase and implement CardioIMS, a pediatric cardiovascular information system from Camtronics Medical Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Analogic Corp.

Voxar provides Bournemouth with 3D for PACS

Voxar Inc. has landed a major contract to supply The Royal Bournemouth Hospital's radiology department with a site license for 22 concurrent users of Voxar 3D, the company's flagship 3D imaging software.

22 medical practices implement Misys EMR

Misys Healthcare Systems has locked down 22 more installs for its electronic medical records (EMR) system.

JHU's School of Nursing and Eclipsys partner for healthcare IT

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and Eclipsys Corp. have formed a partnership that will increase the healthcare information technology (IT) competence of nursing graduates and design new ways of delivering safe and efficient healthcare utili

Member of CTI's senior management resigns

CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. has announced the resignation of Thomas J. Hook, who most recently served as senior VP of CTI Molecular Imaging and president of CTI Solutions.

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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