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. 

Siemens collaborates with CHD task force

In collaboration with the International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Siemens Medical Solutions introduced a refined method for the assessment of a patient's risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).

GE Healthcare hosts talks on trends, technology and innovation

Increasing knowledge of the human genome, wider acceptance of digital and wireless technology, and the use of advanced imaging systems are rapidly changing the face of the healthcare industry.

Study: Capital budgets grow for IMRT and RT networking

The increasing popularity of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and adoption of electronic networks to transmit and receive digital images is boosting budgets for radiation therapy equipment.

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.

New display controller from Matrox Graphics

Matrox Graphics Inc. unveils a new addition to its Matrox RAD series of medical imaging display controllers.

AMS introduces stand-alone Catella CD burner

PACS provider American Medical Sales Inc., has launched the Catella CD burner, a self-contained, integrated, automatic DICOM CD burner designed for high-volume CD creation.

VHA inks ER software agreements

The VHA Inc. signed two agreements that will offer its network of community-owned healthcare organizations a larger selection of emergency department information systems software.

Heartlab aligns with Agfa on PACS

Heartlab Inc. has added cardiology information management technology to Agfa Healthcare's Impax for Cardiology PACS (picture archiving and communications system).

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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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