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. 

Frankford Hospitals takes Eclipsys' Sunrise Clinical Manager

Frankford Hospitals has activated Eclipsys Corp.'s Sunrise Clinical Manager software technology at its Torresdale, Frankford and Bucks County campuses in Pennsylvania.

Scientists show link between breast radiotherapy and heart death risk

Dutch scientists have released a study which says that women who have radiotherapy for breast cancer have an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Del Global Technologies shows second-quarter sales growth

Increased sales in its Medical Systems Group powered Del Global Technologies Corp. to greater revenues in its second fiscal quarter, ending Jan. 31.

Misys strengthens EHR foothold

Misys Healthcare Systems has joined with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to provide electronic health record (EHR) products to family physicians.

IS2 launches new PulseCDC compact digital cardiac camera

IS2 Medical Systems Inc. last week week introduced its new PulseCDC compact, digital cardiac camera to the nuclear medicine market.

Perkins Electronics adds to staff

Perkins Electronics Co. welcomes two new company members.

PKWare adds international language support for SecureZip

PKWare is expanding the availability of its new SecureZip technology and PKZip Reader product with new international language support and distribution channels, including licensing to other vendors.

Medrad receives 2003 Malcolm Baldrige Award from President Bush

President Bush on Tuesday presented the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to Medrad Inc. for its manufacturing excellence.

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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