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. 

Swissray to offer contact support services

Planning to provide more support to its clinical users, Swissray International Inc. announced a broad expansion of service and applications support groups in the United States.

TETHIC 2003 to meet on today's healthcare innovations

The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC) comes to Washington, D.C., this month, as more than 125 healthcare leaders address many of today's top issues in more than 70 sessions.

Meeting goers will experience the latest in m-Health and EOE

More than 300 physicians and healthcare technology professionals are expected to attend the National Conference on m-Health and EOE Sept. 8 through Sept. 10 in Minneapolis.

HIMSS: Healthcare professionals believe IT enhances patient safety

Medication errors will reduce as information technology (IT) implementations increase, healthcare professionals opined in a new study released by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and sponsored by the Information Solutions

GEMS increases portfolio of pre-clinical imaging products

A worldwide distribution agreement accelerates the market entry of ART Advanced Research Technologies pre-clinical optical molecular imaging system, SAMI, for the research and development for new therapeutic and diagnostic drugs.

Fischer Imaging and Philips Team Up To Further Women Care

Afforded a $468,000 research grant, Fischer Imaging Corp. will collaborate with Philips Medical Systems' ultrasound business in Bothell, Wash., to arrange development studies for an integrated ultrasound and digital mammography system.

Philips Medical's Molecular Imaging unit outlines collaborations

Philips Medical Systems' recently created Molecular Imaging unit is moving ahead with research plans at four universities and with nuclear medicine imaging agent company.

GEMSIT wraps up purchase of Triple G Systems

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (GEMSIT) has closed on its acquisition of laboratory information systems company Triple G Systems Group Inc. for approximately US$2.40 per share.

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