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. 

Philips establishes research agreement with University of Chicago Hospitals

Philips Medical Systems has entered into a long-term research agreement with the University of Chicago Hospitals.

Swissray to supply Chicago-based healthcare firm with DR products and services

Swissray International inked a corporate capital agreement with The Rush System for Health in Chicago for digital radiography and services.

Emageon, IBM offer financing options

Emageon Inc. and IBM Inc. solidified an agreement allowing Emageon's customers to take advantage of IBM Global Financing (IGF) offerings.

Siemens, UI Healthcare join forces

Siemens Medical Solutions announced a 15-year strategic alliance with the University of Iowa (UI) Health Care.

RealTimeImage completes sale of graphic arts division

RealTimeImage Inc. (RTI) completed sale of its Graphic Arts division to Kodak Polychrome Graphics of Norwalk, Conn.

Siemens and Biosense Webster partner for arrhythmia research

Siemens Medical Solutions has teamed with Biosense Webster to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the heart as a diagnostic and interventional tool for electrophysiologists.

A4 Health Systems launches tool to enhance online capabilities

A4 Health Systems is unveiling its online practice tool, HealthMatics Access, designed to improve patient relations and reduce administrative burdens.

Cerner, EMC to deliver EPR

Healthcare IT provider Cerner Corp. and storage vendor EMC Corp. announced a global reseller agreement at this week's TEPR Conference.

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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