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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DeJarnette to migrate PACS at Philips site

DeJarnette Research Systems Inc. has inked a contract with Philips Medical Systems for the migration of PACS data at University Hospital of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

L.A. hospital's ED automates workflow with Emergisoft

California Hospital Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles has implemented Emergisoft Corp.'s Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) - EmergisoftED - to automate workflow processed in the ED, including wait time, triage, patient tracking, lab orde

Elekta, NASI integrate technologies

An alliance between Elekta Inc. and North American Scientific Inc. (NASI) positions Elekta to begin including ultrasound targeting technology with its linear accelerator platforms.

Xtria adds to digital imaging environment at Lahey

Xtria LLC has inked a three-year contract with Lahey Clinic to provide managed services supporting the digital imaging environment for the teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine and its three facilities in Massachusetts.

Study: MammoPad reduces mammography discomfort

A study published in July's Breast Journal concludes that BioLucent Inc.'s FDA-cleared MammoPad breast cushion greatly reduces the discomfort many women experience during mammograms, even when compression force is increased.

Positron deploys second PET scanner at Nashville hospital

Positron Corp. has delivered and installed a second mPower PET scanner to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

New version of Swearingen's RIS adds branching capability

Swearingen Software this week introduced a new version 4.0 of its RMS for Windows radiology information system (RIS) product with added branching capability.

RSNA announces registration for IHE workshop

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) this week announced that participants can register for "Deploying IHE in the Real World," an educational and technical workshop, being held from Sept. 13 - 15, in Oak Brook, Ill.

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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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