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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Two Massachusetts hospitals adopt credit-card sized medical records

The size of medical records is shrinking in two Massachusetts hospitals affiliated with the North Shore's Northeast Health System (NHS).

EHR the buzz in November

Supporting its mission to promote e-health and mobile health, the Medical Records Institute (MRI) is hosting an EHR Summit at the Hilton Chicago and Towers, on Nov. 13 and 14.

ASTRO's annual meeting kicks off this weekend

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) will kick off its 45th annual meeting this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 19 through Nov. 23.

Fonar achieves double-digit gain in FY03 revenues

MRI system sales propelled Fonar Corp. to a double-digit gain in its FY03, ending June 30.

Cerner increases revenues, but earnings slip

Strong cash collections helped Cerner Corp. post greater revenues in the third quarter.

Analogic scores record results in FY03

Analogic Corp. reported healthy gains in its explosive detection and medical imaging businesses to post record revenues and earnings in FY03, ending July 31.

GE Medical Systems notches 10 percent growth in 3Q

General Electric Co. (GE) is reporting double-digit earnings for its Medical Systems (GEMS) division for the third quarter.

Varian Medical Systems moves to expand radiotherapy line

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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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