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. 

3T Defines A Role in Clinical Imaging

The marketplace for high-field MRI, specifically 3-tesla, is transitioning from research institutes to a more clinically centered customer base at the community and specialty facility level.

International Isotopes posts results for 2003

Sales at International Isotopes Inc. (I3) dipped slightly to $2.1 million, compared with $2.2 million in 2002.

AHRA announces 2004 Broadley Scholarship Program

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for its new 2004 Broadley Scholarship Program.

Philips continues research efforts with Lenox Hill Hospital

Philips Medical Systems will further its research initiatives with Lenox Hill Hospital.

Proposal would allocate $28 million for healthcare initiatives, including IT

Two U.S. Congressmen have filed legislation that would authorize $28 million for health education and training among a wide range of disciplines from 2005 to 2009.

Barco opens expanded North American facility

Kortrijk, Belgium-based Barco this week officially opened an 88,000-square-foot addition to its North American BarcoView facility in Duluth, Georgia.

ASRT/AERT outlines 2004 meeting dates and agenda

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) this week released details on its annual conference slated for June in Dallas.

Philips and Imtek enhance preclinical research tool

Philips Medical Systems and ImTek Inc. unveil a new offering for preclinical research.

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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