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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Gateway joins the wireless access arena

Gateway Inc. has launched the Gateway 7000 Series of wireless access points (APs), which will include enterprise-class security features.

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.

Bush administration throws its support behind healthcare IT

The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has proposed a set of recommendations that would enhance support for healthcare IT.

MRI, HIMSS host first online National Health Information Infrastructure survey

The Medical Records Institute and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Foundation are hosting its first annual survey on the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII).

VHA Health Foundation awarding grants for innovative healthcare programs

The VHA Health Foundation will award grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 to U.S. healthcare providers to implement or enhance promising healthcare initiatives at local facilities.

ASRT, SNMTS work together to further PET-CT training

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section (SNMTS) will collaborate to advance education for technologists to gain competency in PET-CT imaging.

Siemens summit focuses on improving patient safety with healthcare IT

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. this week held a summit promoting patient safety at its headquarters in Malvern, Pa.

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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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