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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GE closes on Instrumentarium, may eye Amersham as next acquisition

After 10 months of regulatory wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations, General Electric Co. (GE) on Thursday completed its acquisition of Instrumentarium Corp.

2003 Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to two MRI scientists

Paul Lauterbur and Sir Peter Mansfield will split $1.3 million following Monday's announcement that the pair will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Molecular Imaging teams with Siemens Medical Solutions

Molecular Imaging Corp. and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed a five-year strategic alliance to purchase molecular imaging equipment from Siemens.

CTI Molecular Imaging combines PETNet and CTI Services

CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. has formed a new CTI Solutions group by combining two of its divisions.

Philips MR adds Cedara Software

Cedara Software Corp. will supply Philips Medical Systems with imaging technologies and related support services for Philips' MR systems.

Eleventh annual National Mammography Day set for next week

October 17 marks National Mammography Day as part of the National Cancer Awareness Month program.

October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month

To increase public awareness of medical ultrasound, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is sponsoring Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month in October.

AccuSoft releases updates of ImageGear

Northborough, Mass.-based AccuSoft Corp. has launched new versions of its ImageGear imaging toolkit - ImageGear Professional Edition v. 13 and ImageGear Enterprise Edition, v. 13. Enhancements to the toolkit include integration of the Abode PDF library.

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology, radiology specialists debate CCTA’s rise as a go-to imaging modality for CAD

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

Cardiovascular Business
New AI program delivers rapid, accurate echo video assessments

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.