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. 

CTI Molecular Imaging increases revenues and earnings in 2Q of FY04

An "excellent quarter" for one of its subsidiaries propelled CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. to greater revenues in its second fiscal quarter, ending March 31.

Compact Ultrasound: Good things come in small packages

As the size of ultrasound systems diminish, the magnitude of the technology expands in image quality, portability and dependability.

SCAR 2004 Preview

Highlights of the four-day forum that runs through May 23rd will include more than 75 original scientific papers, posters and demonstrations on computer applications in radiology, including image processing, PACS implementation and speech recognition tech

AHRA seeks nomination candidates for Gold Award and Fellow Status award

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) organization is accepting award nominations for both its Gold Award and Fellow Status award for presentation at its 2004 annual conference August 1-5 in Boston.

Top healthcare conferences convene after presidential election

Three medical conferences will be held concurrently in Washington D.C. following the presidential election.

Sony's new Professional Disc media embarks on its first shipment

Sony Electronics has shipped its first Professional Disc for DATA media, a recording technology that uses blue lasers -- instead of standard red lasers -- to write more data on a disc.

QuadraMed unveils remote hosting for HIS technology

QuadraMed Corp.'s Affinity healthcare information system (HIS) and Quantim health information management (HIM) application suites are now available via a remote hosted option for customers seeking outsourced services.

Image Systems unveils new LCD display system

Image Systems Corp. has introduced a new 2MP grayscale LCD display system.

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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