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. 

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.

Vital Images, Mirada Solutions to integrate imaging technologies

Medical imaging software company Vital Images Inc. has signed an agreement with Mirada Solutions Ltd. to integrate Mirada's positron emission technology (PET) and image fusion software into Vital Images' Vitrea software.

CTI Molecular Imaging purchases fusion software company

CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. in August acquired all the capital stock of Mirada Solutions Ltd., a developer of fusion software applications for medical imaging workstations, for approximately $22 million.

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.

Amicas, Shields Health Care to offer PACS seminar

Web-based picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) company Amicas Inc. and MRI provider Shields Health Care Group will co-host a seminar on image management in October.

Business growth helps Ultrascan expand services

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

RITA Medical Systems launches new IR device

RITA Medical Systems Inc. this week introduced its new StarBurst Semi-Flex flexible radiofrequency (RF) ablation device for interventional radiology.

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.

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GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.