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.

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.
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.

EMC offers to buy Documentum in $1.7 billion stock deal

Information storage firm EMC Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise content management software Documentum Inc. in a stock transaction worth approximately $1.7 billion.

October 16, 2003

Eclipse Medical Imaging reaches the East Coast

Expanding its sales and services capabilities throughout the East Coast, Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI) has added NovaMed Corp. of Trumbull, Conn. to its dealer network.

October 16, 2003

Cedara inks agreement with Chinese x-ray company

Cedara Software Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with medical equipment provider Shanghai Medical Equipment Works (SMEW), of China.

October 16, 2003

Dictaphone could buy MDexchange under new marketing and development pact

Dictaphone Corp. and MDexchange Inc. have inked a marketing and development agreement for Dictaphone to integrate its speech and language product line into MDexchange's Internet-based file sharing technology.

October 16, 2003

Fischer Imaging and CADx gain FDA OK on CAD and mammo products

CADx Systems Inc. and Fisher Imaging Corp. will integrate their integrated computer-aided detection (CAD) and digital mammography systems after receiving FDA clearance.

October 16, 2003

New version of the HL7 messaging standard passed

Standard developing organization Health Level Seven (HL7) announces a new version of its HL7 messaging Standard, v.2.5.

October 16, 2003

Siemens to debut syngoOR software

Siemens Medical Solutions is set to launch its new syngoOR software platform to enhance the flow of information from medical imaging equipment, workstations and IT systems to operating room equipment and systems.

October 16, 2003

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).

October 16, 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

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

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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