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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IOM mammography report: Improve access, boost number of medical personnel to interpret scans

Improving access to mammography and increasing the number of medical personnel who can interpret mammograms offer the greatest potential for immediately reducing the number of lives lost to breast cancer in the United States, says a new report from the In

Zonare welcomes Southard as president and CEO

Developer of ultrasound technology, Zonare Medical Systems Inc., appointed Donald J. Southard as president and CEO.

DeJarnette lands PACS data migration project

DeJarnette Research Systems Inc. this week signed a PACS data migration contract with Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH), Allentown, Pa.

Report: Echo labs broaden clinical applications, reach of echo studies

Approximately 10.35 million echocardiography procedures were performed in hospitals with 100 or more beds and 400 large group cardiology practices in 2002, according to a new study published by IMV Medical Information Division.

CC&M, Zvetco provide secure access to patient info at West Tennessee Healthcare

Computer Consultants & Merchants Inc. (CC&M) and Zvetco Biometrics of Orlando. Fla., have deployed an integrated biometric security system at West Tennessee Healthcare.

Landman lands medical director position at Evolved

Evolved Digital Systems has named neuroradioloigst Jeffery Landman, MD, as the company's medical director.

First mobile PET/CT scanner set to begin service in Minnesota

Oncology care gets a boost in Minnesota as Shared Medical Services will begin service of its mobile PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scanner next month.

Varian develops new X-ray tube for Siemens' cath lab equipment

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. has developed a new metal technology replacement tube for use with cardiac catheterization lab equipment from Siemens Medical Solutions.

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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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