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. 

University of Rochester PACS conference draws 300

The Department of Radiology at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine and Dentistry held its fourth Annual PACS Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 10-13.

FDA OKs Siemens' 64-slice and open CT Systems

The FDA has given the green light to Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. to market its 64-slice and open 16-slice CT scanners.

R2 Technology receives FDA approvable letter for CT lung nodule CAD system

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology firm R2 Technology Inc. is one step closer to FDA clearance for its ImageChecker CT lung CAD system.

Toshiba bolsters alliance with SUNY in Buffalo

Toshiba America Medical Systems is expanding its relationship with the State University of New York at Buffalo.

GE Healthcare posts 17 percent revenue hike in Q1

Revenues at GE Healthcare increased to $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2004, compared with $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2003.

Quantum Medical Imaging partners with eTrauma

Quantum Medical Imaging Inc. has entered into a mutual nationwide distribution agreement with eTrauma Corp.

PACS Administrators rank salaries in just-released survey

PACS administrators are making, on average, $60,000 to $65,000, according to the PACS Administrator Salary Survey just published in the April issue of Health Imaging & IT magazine.

Misys Healthcare Systems lands 15 new accounts

Misys Healthcare Systems has announced that 15 medical practices recently selected the company's clinical technology products.

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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