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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FDA grants Calypso approval to bring lung cancer study to U.S.

Calypso Medical Technologies has announced that the FDA granted Investigational Device Exemption approval for its international clinical study evaluation of real-time tracking of lung cancer tumors during radiation delivery.

Dilon to distribute SurgicEye imaging technologies in the U.S.

Dilon Diagnostics, a developer of molecular breast imaging technologies, has become the exclusive U.S. distributor of products from SurgicEye, developer of intraoperative soft tissue imaging and navigation technologies.

Siemens completes PET biomarker trial for hypoxia detection

The Molecular Imaging Biomarker Research Group of Siemens Medical Solutions USA has completed a Phase II multicenter clinical trial of its HX4 positron PET imaging biomarker, which is designed to detect hypoxiaa reduction in tissue oxygen levelsin solid tumors.

KLAS: Homecare faces challenges with interoperability, data sharing

Enterprise software vendors in the homecare segment have a long way to go before they are consistently helping their clients achieve interoperability and share data with hospitalsand, thus, meet Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. That's according to a recent KLAS report, Homecare 2011: New Expectations, New Market Energy.

Study: Tumor hormonal status can change with breast cancer relapse

Research presented Sept. 26 at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress indicates that breast cancer tumors change their hormonal status throughout the course of disease, prompting researchers to recommend regular biopsies to ensure correct treatment in patients who relapse.

AIM: More frequent office visits to PCP help diabetics

More frequent trips to the primary care physician (PCP) can help better control glucose, LDL-cholesterol and blood pressure (BP) in diabetics, according to a study published Sept. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. However, an accompanying editorial suggested that understanding the quality of these visits may be more important than the frequency.

Pa. hospital installs Toshiba wireless DR

Lansdale Hospital, which is owned and operated by Abington Health in Lansdale, Pa., has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems T.RAD Plus x-ray system with wireless detector.

ACR poll: Most women view mammo as important, but access drops

Nearly nine-in-10 women reported that having a regular mammogram gave them a feeling of control over their own healthcare and nearly 90 percent of women who had a mammogram considered the exam important to their health and well-being, according to a recent poll of 1,000 American voters conducted for the American College of Radiology (ACR).

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