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. 

Where Images & Information Meet

"Communication for Better Patient Care" is the theme for this year's 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago from Nov. 30 through Dec. 5.

MRI Broadening the Field

Ultrasound: A Sound Investment

More features and functions on a multitude of models - at a variety of price points - is the recurring theme for ultrasound at RSNA 2003.

CAD Makes Its Mark

At RSNA 2003, CAD vendors are rolling out expanded applications for current technologies, with more applications on the drawing board, notably in lung and colon applications.

PACS / IT: The Key to Connectivity

With a show theme based on communication, what better place to start the exhibitor preview than with picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) and a host of related information technologies (IT).

A Look Inside InfoRAD

To spark professional growth on the dynamics of digital technologies in healthcare in the 21st century, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) this year again presents infoRAD - informatics in radiology.

Elekta Synergy receives FDA 510(k)

The FDA this week granted 510(k) pre-market clearance to Elekta AB's Elekta Synergy system.

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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