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. 

Rensselaer researchers explore possibilities of relative stiffness imaging

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. have said they are working to develop a new medical imaging technique designed to determine the relative stiffness of soft tissue for the diagnosis of injury and disease.

iCAD reports jump in 2Q revenue

Contributing substantial revenue growth to its acquisition of CADx Systems Inc. in December, computer aided technology firm iCAD Inc. released sales and earnings for the second fiscal quarter of FY04, ending June 30.

Duke researchers use Siemens Cypress to measure and monitor IMT

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center are using Siemens Medical Solutions' Acuson Cypress cardiovascular ultrasound system to study the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs in the prevention of premature atherosclerosis in pediatric patients with S

Digirad sees boost in 2Q revenues

Digirad Corp. saw an incline in second quarter results ending June 30. Total revenues rose 23 percent to $17.3 million, compared with total revenues of $14.0 million in the second quarter of 2003.

Siemens' service organization reveals Guardian Program

The service organization of Siemens Medical Solutions recently released the Guardian Program for angiography and invasive cardiology technologies that ensures the continuous uptime of medical systems.

Hologic posts revenue gains for third quarter in a row

Provider of women's diagnostic imaging systems and digital imaging systems Hologic Inc. has announced third quarter results for FY04, ending June 26.

InSiteOne receives financing from ATEL Ventures

Provider of on-site and off-site DICOM storage InSiteOne Inc. has received significant financing from ATEL Ventures Inc., a division of ATEL Capital Group, which provides secured financing to emerging growth companies.

Two agreements advance distribution of SonoSite's iLook

Compact ultrasound provider SonoSite Inc. and Nippon Sherwood Medical Industries Ltd., a division of Tyco Healthcare Japan Inc. of Tokyo, have inked a two-year distribution agreement making Nippon Sherwood the exclusive distributor of SonoSite's iLook 25

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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