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. 

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Sprint, palmOne join to provide mobile healthcare solutions

Communications provider Sprint and palmOne Inc. reveal plans to develop mobile enterprise systems at targeted healthcare organizations.

HIMSS survey: Patient safety, HIPAA compliance remain top priorities

Upgrading security on IT systems to meet HIPAA requirements (48 percent) and implementing technology to reduce medical errors and promote patient safety (47 percent) again this year topped the IT priorities in the Health Information and Management Systems

FDA OKs Infrared Sciences' BreastScan IT system

Infrared Sciences Corp. has received FDA 510(k) approval for its BreastScan IR technology.

1Q sales dip at North American Scientific, as Nomos acquisition is delayed

The transition from a third-party distribution system to direct sales of its brachytherapy seed products resulted in an adverse effect on North American Scientific Inc.'s (NAS) net sales in the company's first fiscal quarter, ending Jan. 31.

R.I. congressman to deliver keynote address at HIMSS 2004

Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) will be a keynote speaker at next week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition.

IBM today launched $250 million healthcare initiative

IBM today unveiled a major healthcare initiative designed to help healthcare providers and payers manage costs, reduce medical errors, and deliver better patient care.

TeraMedica announces new president

Medical informatics company TeraMedica has named Jim Prekop as president of the Milwaukee -based company.

Epix Medical increases revenues, lower net loss in 2003

Higher revenue from product development business helped Epix Medical Inc. raise revenues and reduce its net loss in 2003.

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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. 

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