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, Toshiba show off 64-slice CT scanners

Siemens Medical Solutions and Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS) upped the CT "slice war" last week, demonstrating their 64-slice CT systems at Stanford University's 6th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, June 23 - 26, in San Fran

Mirada, TMCS partner for Fusion7D sales in Japan

Mirada Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of CTI Molecular Imaging Inc., this week finalized a distribution and development partnership with Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. (TMSC) of Japan.

Boston is site of AHRA's annual meeting & exposition in August

Boston will be the location of this year's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators' (AHRA) 32nd annual meeting & exposition, August 1 - 5, at the Hynes Convention Center.

Merge eFilm releases Fusion RIS v. 2.5

Merge eFilm this week released the Fusion RIS (RIS Logic Module) Version 2.5, which includes integration with Fusion PACS.

L-3 files suit against Analogic

Analogic Corp. this week received notice that L-3 Communications Corp. has filed suit against it in the State of Delaware alleging breach of contract.

AHRQ requests proposals to create a healthcare IT resource center

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a request for proposals to establish a healthcare IT resource center.

SNM Review

A variety of new systems and products debuted this week at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Philadelphia. Here is a sampling of what was on display.

Matrox introduces the new RAD3mp medical display controller board

Matrox Graphics Inc. this week released a new addition to its Matrox RAD Series of display controller boards, the Matrox RAD3mp.

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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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