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. 

Per-Se Technologies debuts productivity tools

Per-Se Technologies Inc. at last week's HIMSS meeting launched a new class of services to help healthcare organizations navigate the business environment.

FDA clears Draximage's skeletal imaging agent

Draximage Inc. has received approval from the FDA to produce and market a new formulation of a diagnostic product -- called MDP-25 -- for preparing a skeletal imaging agent used to demonstrate areas of altered osteogenesis or bone growth.

Voxar unveils new visualization tools at ECR

Voxar is showcasing new visualization for its 3D software at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) that begins Friday and runs through Tuesday in Vienna, Austria.

Kodak describes worldwide demand for digital imaging systems as strong

Eastman Kodak Co. says that customer worldwide demand for its digital medical imaging and information systems is growing "significantly."

GE Healthcare rolls out Innova 3100 for cardiac and peripheral studies

GE Healthcare is introducing a first-of-its-kind imaging system optimized to perform both cardiac and peripheral studies in a single lab.

PETNet Solutions to supply PET services to GlaxoSmithKline

CTI Molecular Imaging Inc.'s PETNet Solutions subsidiary and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have signed an agreement to collaborate in the area of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Cisco Systems highlights three Medical-Grade Network technologies

Cisco Systems Inc. at HIMSS 2004 last week showed off its Cisco Medical-Grade Network suite of products, services and supporting materials.

Study: Wireless is an answer for staff shortages and medical errors

U.S. healthcare facilities are expected to turn to wireless technologies to help solve the problems of rising patient volumes, acute staff shortages and a rapidly aging population.

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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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