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. 

Study: Siemens retains top ranking in ultrasound market share

Total U.S. medical ultrasound revenues reached $1.23 billion in 2003, which included a gain in market share for Siemens Medical Solutions Ultrasound Division in the echocardiography market to 31.4 percent, according to the Klein Biomedical Consultants (KB

CMS issues new HIPAA security guidance

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance on the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act) security rule stating that health care providers, plans and clearinghouses are not required to certify compliance wi

AHRA & GE award CRAs at annual meeting

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) recognized the 2004 GE Healthcare Award for Excellence recipients at the 32nd annual meeting and exposition in Boston, August 1 - 5.

Trestle reports higher revenues but greater net loss in 2Q

Trestle Holdings Inc. experienced revenue growth in the second quarter of 2004, reporting revenues of $1.375 million, compared with $112,000 in the second quarter of 2003.

Siemens begins shipping 4D imaging technology for Antares

Siemens Medical Solutions commenced shipments of its new fourSight 4D (four-dimensional) ultrasound imaging technology on Sonoline Antares ultrasound systems.

Viking acquires Lighthouse Imaging

Viking Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of Lighthouse Imaging Corp. of Portland, Maine, for a combination of cash and Viking stock.

InSight withdraws IPO

InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. has filed its application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw a registration statement which it had filed on June 23 in connection with its proposed initial public offering of Income Deposit

Sonotech unveils single dose gel packets for ultrasound

Sonotech Inc. has introduced Clear Image Singles, single dose ultrasound scanning gel packets designed specifically to eliminate cross contamination from refilled gel bottles.

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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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