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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VHA reveals the winners of its 21st annual leadership awards

At its 21st annual VHA Leadership Conference in San Diego in April, the organization honored eight healthcare organizations with leadership Awards.

Viatronix's V3D colon gets FDA approval

3D imaging software provider Viatronix Inc. received FDA approval this week for its V3D-Colon system for the detection of colon cancer.

Weill Cornell Medical College to receive $3.6 million for CT screening research

The American Legacy Foundation and the United Kingdom's Medicsight Foundation have donated $1.8 million each to fund a study that will use CT screening to detect lung cancer.

Molecular Imaging signs pact with Signet Diagnostic Imaging Services Group

Molecular Imaging Corp. will provide positron emission tomography (PET) scanning services under a new multi-year agreement with Signet Diagnostic Imaging Services Group LLC.

Sutter Health to invest $1.2 billion in IT

Sutter Health will invest $1.2 billion over the next 10 years in advanced information technology (IT) systems, reaching "above and beyond" the $50 million the provider already spends on present technology.

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.

Study: Female genetic mutation linked to higher risk of breast cancer

A new U.S. study suggests that women who carry a genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of breast cancer often are at advanced stages of the disease months before they go the doctor for an annual screening.

Sprint to supply wireless technology to Central DuPage Hospital

Telecommunications firm Sprint has inked a wireless agreement with Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill.

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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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