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.

Draeger Medical Systems to employ Aspect Medical Systems' BIS technology

Aspect Medical Systems Inc. has entered into a multi-year, worldwide development and licensing agreement with Draeger Medical Systems Inc. to incorporate Aspect's bispectral index (BIS) technology into Draeger Medical multi-parameter patient monitoring sy

February 12, 2004

Philips Medical Systems launches new ultrasound system

Philips Medical Systems is introducing a new generation, high-performance ultrasound system, the iU22.

February 12, 2004

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies adds to women's healthcare portfolio

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. is broadening its offering of mammography equipment and has expanded its team of sales and training professionals who specialize in women's health.

February 12, 2004

Siemens and U-Systems agree to combine ultrasound technologies

Siemens Medical Solutions' Ultrasound division will contribute the engine of its Sonoline Antares ultrasound system for integration with U-Systems Inc.'s full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) system.

February 12, 2004

CMS to purchase oncology EMR vendor iKnowMed

St. Louis-based radiation treatment planning software firm CMS Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire iKnowMed, which markets electronic medical records systems to oncology specialists.

February 12, 2004

Kodak continues to transform with proposed divestiture of two business units

Calling it a "non-core business," Eastman Kodak Co. on Monday agreed to sell its Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) operation and the stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, Research Systems Inc. (RSI), to ITT Industries Inc.

February 12, 2004

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.

February 12, 2004

GE Healthcare acquires surgical navigation assets of Cbyon

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

February 12, 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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