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. 

RSNA to debut New Products in Daily Bulletin

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will include a New Products section its RSNA Daily Bulletin at this year's annual meeting in Chicago.

R2 Technology, iCAD settle counter patent infringement suits

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology firms R2 Technology Inc. and iCAD Inc. this week came to a settlement in their patent infringement lawsuits against each other.

Viatronix receives FDA clearance for 2D/3D imaging workstation

Visualization software developer Viatronix Inc. received FDA marketing clearance for its general purpose 2D/3D medical imaging workstation V3D Explorer for x-ray.

Siemens will market Kodak CR and laser imaging products worldwide

Eastman Kodak Co. and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed a three-year agreement for Siemens to market Kodak's health imaging systems worldwide.

Business growth helps Ultrascan expand services

Continued growth throughout 2001 and 2002 has prompted Ultrascan Inc. to expand its service capabilities.

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.

Around the web

The new guidelines were designed to ensure sonographers and other members of the heart team have the information they need to screen patients when appropriate and identify early warnings signs of PH. 

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Back in September, the FDA approved GE HealthCare’s new PET radiotracer, flurpiridaz F-18, for patients with known or suspected CAD. It is seen by many in the industry as a major step forward in patient care.