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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Epix Medical submits MS-325 contrast agent to FDA

Epix Medical Inc. has taken another step on the path to the possibility of FDA clearance for its MS-325 contrast agent for vascular imaging with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

Slew of new MRI systems boost speed, slash scan times

Faster scan times, faster image processing and more automated scan options on new and upgraded MRI scanners were on display around the exhibit floor at RSNA 2003.

Report: More modalities vie for adjunctive breast imaging market

MRI, nuclear medicine and automated biopsy are making strides in the adjunctive breast imaging and automated biopsy equipment markets, taking some of the share from mammography in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Multislice CT moves into PET

The multislice capabilities of computed tomography (CT) invaded nuclear medicine's space at RSNA 2003, as vendors added more slices to combined positron emission tomography (PET) and CT systems.

3D applications boom

Rendering three-dimensional images is one way users can handle image-intense applications, a must in the wake of technological advancements coming from multi-slice CT scanners and MR.

CT sees battle of the slice counts

Konica Minolta inks reseller pact with Siemens Medical Solutions

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging and Siemens Medical Solutions have agreed to a reseller agreement for Siemens to market Konica Minolta's computed radiography (CR) and dry laser imaging products, as well as Konicare technical and professional services.

Vital Images, Toshiba Medical expand marketing /distribution pact

The marketing and distribution agreement between Vital Images Inc. and Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. is going so well that the companies have decided to go one better.

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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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