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. 

Cedara inks software supply agreement with Hitachi Medical

Software provider Cedara Software Corp. has signed an agreement with Hitachi Medical Corp. to supply certain of Cedara's medical imaging technologies and services to Hitachi.

ASTRO publishes new brochure for patients undergoing radiation therapy

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new patient information brochure titled "The Radiation Oncology Treatment Team: Your Partners in Cancer Treatment."

Merge eFilm gives RIS a makeover

Merge eFilm will integrate Esker DeliveryWare Platform with its Fusion RIS module.

NightHawk Radiology receives capital boost

NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc. has received a $25 million investment from private equity and venture capital firm Summit Partners.

Elekta hikes its donation to ASRT's education efforts

Elekta AB has made a $10,000 contribution this year to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation's Health Care Industry Advisory Council (HCIAC).

Speakers needed for AHRA's 2004 Imaging Center Administrator's Conference

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) is calling for presentations for the 2004 Imaging Center Administrators Conference at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, Oct. 1 - 2.

Coast Radiology takes RealTimeImage iPACS

Coast Radiology and Medical Imaging has selected RealTimeImage to implement an advanced web-based PACS to provide immediate access to medical images from multiple locations.

McKesson closes on purchase of Moore Medical

McKesson Corp. on April 2 announced that it had completed its acquisition of Moore Medical Corp. in New Britain, Conn.

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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