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.

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine gains a little help from its friend CT

January 1, 2004

RamSoft opens new sales office

PACS and teleradiology developer RamSoft USA announce this week that its opened an additional sales office in Phoenix, Ariz.

January 1, 2004

Gamma Medica-Ideas launches new high efficiency imager

January 1, 2004

HHS' aids hurricane victims needing to reconstruct medical records

Medical professionals this week began using a new online federal database of prescriptions drug record to assist individuals affected by Katrina to reconstruct their medical records, the Washington Post has reported.

January 1, 2004

Sencore adds Projector Pro

Sencore Electronics Inc. has released Projector Pro calibration system for that can be integrated into projectors used in imaging reviewing environments.

January 1, 2004

Vendors, organizations assist in Katrina recovery

January 1, 2004

Printers

Slimmed down profiles, speedier outputs debut

January 1, 2004

PAION turns to Philips for Phase 2 and 3 of clinical trials

PAION AG, a Germany-based biopharmaceutical company, will use Philips Medical Systems' brain perfusion CT software package in conjunction with its Phase II and Phase III clinical trials for its investigational drug Desmoteplase.

January 1, 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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