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.

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment
The software is the first of its kind to achieve the FDA's approval for detecting, measuring and grading ARIA on MRI scans—a task that is critical in managing the disease.
Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain
Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks have grown in popularity in recent years, but some are hesitant to adopt the procedure.
MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT
A recent comparison of the two modalities’ utility for guiding radiation therapy for prostate cancer shows numerous benefits for MRI over CT.
FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%
Women's imaging experts believe the new upgrade could “dramatically improve breast cancer detection.”
Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes
Knowledge of clot composition helps guide clinical management decisions following acute ischemic stroke.

New version of Voxar 3D integrated into Agfa's Impax PACS

Agfa Healthcare has integrated Voxar's viewing software -- Voxar 3D version 4.2 - into the Agfa Impax PACS.

March 11, 2004

Siemens partners Nebraska Heart Institute and Baystate Health System

Siemens will partner with The Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Hospital (NHH) in Lincoln to deliver what the company describes as "measurable workflow improvements."

March 11, 2004

Cedara Software signs agreements with Siemens and Aloka

Cedara Software Corp. has inked supply pacts with Siemens Medical Solutions and Aloka Co. Ltd.

March 11, 2004

Immersion simulates PCI for clinician training

Immersion Corp. used ACC to spring board its AccuTouch Endovascular Simulation System.

March 11, 2004

SonoSite upgrades Titan for cardiac applications

SonoSite Inc. is enhancing its Titan high-resolution, hand-carried ultrasound system by adding cardiac-specific features.

March 11, 2004

New free software tool from 3M Healthcare

3M Healthcare introduced at ACC a new diagnostic aid for heart sound for its Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 4000WS.

March 11, 2004

Study: The use of BMS' Cardiolite may lead to fewer cardiac caths

Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMS) Medical Imaging division released new findings at ACC 2004 that suggest more than one-third of patients hospitalized at the initial onset of heart failure who undergo myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with Cardiolite may not

March 11, 2004

Toshiba exhibits its latest technology for cardiology professionals

Toshiba American Medical Systems was on board at ACC to exhibit its latest and greatest in cardiology.

March 11, 2004

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Cardiovascular Business

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

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.

Medical Imaging

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment

Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain

MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT

FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%

Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes

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