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.

PACS product helps Agfa Healthcare stabilize 3Q results

Agfa Corp. is reporting that its Healthcare business group achieved net sales of approximately $1.2 billion in the first nine months of 2003.

November 20, 2003

GE Medical Systems revs up nuclear medicine system

GE Medical Systems (GEMS) has upgraded its Infinia Hawkeye nuclear medicine system with a new detector designed to increase diagnostic utility.

November 20, 2003

EMC to invest $100 million in India by 2008

Data storage firm EMC Corp. says it is ready to invest as much as $100 million in India over the next five years to boost its research-and-development efforts in that country

November 20, 2003

Siemens Medical Solutions unveils new PET-CT line debuting at RSNA 2003

Siemens Medical Solutions this week launched a new biograph line of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) systems.

November 20, 2003

GE Medical Systems shows AutoBone software for the Advantage workstation

GE Medical Systems has introduced a new software program, AutoBone, for the removal of bone structure from diagnostic images.

November 20, 2003

Swissray receives DR order from Carolinas HealthCare System

Swissray International discloses terms of a digital radiography (DR) order from the Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, N.C.

November 20, 2003

Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland Clinic Foundation form $50 million alliance

Philips Medical Systems this week unveiled a long-term, $50 million strategic alliance with The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).

November 20, 2003

Misys and Apollo Telemedicine team up

Apollo Telemedicine, of Falls Church, Va., a provider of telepathology and pathology digital imaging systems, has inked a marketing agreement with Misys Healthcare Systems.

November 20, 2003

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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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