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. 

Storage Applications Boom

The "a" in PACS made as big of a splash at RSNA 2003 as the acronym did. Vendors lined the floor with sophisticated archive products and software that can be scaled to meet the needs of any size facility

Breast imaging expands beyond traditional boundaries

A variety of new breast imaging technologies debuted and gained new strength at RSNA 2003.

Array's upgrade links legacy devices to DICOM

Array Corp USA announces its latest upgrade -- DICOM Pro Capture -- to its DICOM Pro series of legacy modality gateways and print servers.

GEMS and eProject ink distribution agreement

GE Medical Systems (GEMS) has signed a pact to distribute eProject Inc.'s enterprise project and portfolio management software.

Vital Images develops new products and new partnerships

Vital Images Inc. offered a host of products at RSNA 2003, including a look at its general vessel probe option for its Vitrea software.

Siemens, University of Michigan to create cardiovascular center

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. and the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) have established a five-year technology partnership in medical imaging and information technology (IT) services for a new $200 million cardiovascular center.

EMC makes plans for its third acquisition in less than a year

EMC Corp. is looking to become bigger and better with a definitive agreement to acquire VMware Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif.

Displays see a new light

There was nothing plain about the displays and related software on display at RSNA 2003.

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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