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. 

New version of ITAC's Mouse-Trak

ITAC Systems Inc., of Garland, Texas unveiled new versions of its Mouse-Trak Industrial trackballs.

Misys Healthcare Systems rolls out Misys Optimum

Misys Healthcare Systems has introduced Misys Optimum, a suite of products designed to provide physicians and caregivers with integrated information management across the continuum of care.

SonoSite opens international direct subsidiaries

SonoSite Inc. is expanding outside of the United States, with the opening of direct subsidiaries in Tokyo; Sydney, Australia; and Toronto, Canada.

BrainLab triumphs in patent case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., last week ruled that BrainLab Inc.'s ExacTrac product does not infringe Nomos Corp.'s U.S. patent for Nomos' BAT ultrasound-based target locating device.

InSight Health Services returns to Cardinal Health for 22 more centers

InSight Health Services Corp.'s acquisition and expansion plans are on a roll again.

QuadraMed closes on acquisition of Detente Systems

QuadraMed Corp. on Feb. 6 completed its acquisition of Detente Systems Pty Ltd. for $4 million in cash.

GE Healthcare acquires surgical navigation assets of Cbyon

GE Healthcare (formerly GE Medical Systems) is expanding in the area of specialized surgical navigation technology.

Array debuts new DICOM-compliant CD burner

Array Corp. USA has unveiled a DICOM 3.0-compliant CD burner option for its Array 2905 laser film digitizer.

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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