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Information Technology

Centricity PACS, remote viewing system, Webinar
Webinar: Zero Footprint Viewer — EMR, VNA and Referring Clinicians

Healthcare organizations are demanding more capabilities for image viewers accessed by clinicians. Zero footprint (ZFP) viewers provide imaging tools from wherever there is internet connectivity. Centricity PACS with Universal Viewer ZFP helps org...

Merge Acquires DR Systems

Merge Healthcare announced it recently acquired DR Systems Inc. for about $70 million. DR Systems is a privately held San Diego-based company in medical imaging information systems.

Software to Help Manage Medical Imaging Radiation Dose

Cardiac imaging accounts for about one-third of the source of X-ray radiation dose for all medical imaging. Expanding use of computed tomography (CT) for cardiac evaluations, use of nuclear imaging for myocardial perfusion exams and more complex t...

CMS Issues Final National Coverage Determination on Screening for Lung Cancer with LDCT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that the evidence is sufficient to add a lung cancer screening, counseling and shared decision making visit, and for appropriate beneficiaries, annual screening for lung cancer...

New Report Reveals U.S. Hospital Purchase Plans for 2015
A new, online report predicts where American hospitals will spend billions on healthcare technology in 2015, centering on ICD-10 migration and population...
Hodgkin lymphoma, pediatric imaging, guidelines, radiation therapy, FDG-PET, CT
New Dose Guidelines Issued for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma...
The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) has issued a guideline outlining the use of 3-D computed tomography (CT)-based radiation therapy...
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CMS Creates Transitioning to ICD-10 Resources Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working closely with stakeholders across the healthcare industry to provide support in transitioning...
Computer Simulator Will Improve Radiation Therapy for...
Using complex computational algorithms based on repeated sampling, a University of Arkansas graduate student helped spearhead a project to develop a computer...
ScImage, PicomSRI, quantification standards, cardiac PACS, ultrasound, echo
ScImage Updates PicomSRI Echocardiography Metrics
The latest quantification metrics for ScImage's PicomSRI structured echocardiography reporting platform are based on guidelines published
Heart Imaging Technologies Launches Precession Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Software
Precession from Heart Imaging Technologies is a cardiac magnetic resonance solution which allows viewing, analysis and reporting all within...
Barco Adds 5MP Model to Line of LED Diagnostic Displays
The Nio 5MP LED diagnostic display system from Barco Inc. is indicated for radiology and mammography and features a number of image-...
Latest Version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expands Clinical Indications
The newest version of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria updated 19 appropriateness criteria topics and added...
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Articles

Healthcare Imaging’s Essence and Transition
It’s no surprise to state that healthcare technology has been slow to mature. However, much of this perception has come from lack of a greater picture; the...
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Working in an Interventional Laboratory May Lead to Health...
Frequent use of lead aprons in the interventional lab and radiology departments to protect against radiation exposure is associated with increased...
Software to Help Manage Medical Imaging Radiation Dose
Cardiac imaging accounts for about one-third of the source of X-ray radiation dose for all medical imaging. Expanding use of computed tomography (CT) for...
Understanding Enterprise Imaging
Perhaps the biggest trend health information technology today is the movement away from traditional picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) and...

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Leveraging Technology to Change the U.S. Healthcare System
It’s been no secret that the American healthcare system needed to change to survive economically...
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The New Merchants of Death
In 1934, a Senate committee opened hearings its chairman said would show that America’s involvement...
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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? ITN Publisher Responds to Consumer Reports Article on CT Scanning
The silence is deafening. And since radiology associations, physician groups and vendors have yet...
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Webinar: Zero Footprint Viewer — EMR, VNA and Referring...
Healthcare organizations are demanding more capabilities for image viewers accessed by clinicians. Zero footprint (ZFP) viewers provide imaging tools from...
Webinar: State of the Art in MRI Pediatric Brain Perfusion...
The webinar "State of the Art in MRI Pediatric Brain Perfusion Imaging" educates participants about the state of the art clinical and emerging translational...
Webinar: Contemporary Adult Cardiac Interventions and Their...
This webinar discusses why contemporary adult cardiac interventions require significant ionizing radiation with potential health risks to both the patient and...

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