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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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.

Vital Images reports healthy first-quarter results

Vital Images Inc.'s distribution agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. paid dividends in the first quarter, as the 3D software developer posted record revenues.

Bush proposed EMRs for most Americans in 10 years

President Bush on Monday said he would like most Americans to have electronic medical records (EMRs) within the next 10 years.

Tenet's preliminary 1Q results show net loss

Tenet Healthcare Corp. this week said that the healthcare provider expects to report a net loss of approximately $117 million in the first quarter.

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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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