X-ray mammography is considered the “gold standard” for breast cancer screening in the breast imaging equipment market. The procedure is generally seen as the most effective option for women needing a diagnosis of any abnormalities in the breasts.
The rising tide of teleradiology services is being heralded by some as a breakthrough in radiology that will ultimately improve the quality of healthcare and provide new jobs for U.S. radiologists.
For data and operational redundancy, Voyager PACS servers can be configured for local storage at clinic/hospital site with a replicated copy located at another location (i.e another hospital site or a data center).
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
October 30, 2008 - Thinking Systems is debuting at RSNA 2008 its new release of the company’s unified Web-based ThinkingPACS/ThinkingRIS with comprehensive solutions for radiology, cardiology and molecular imaging.
Healthcare IT professionals from many countries are looking to the U.S. for examples on how to best deploy and implement imaging informatics technology. In addition, they want the professionals who administer and manage these critical systems in their countries to be highly qualified.
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is an application that has been recently bolstered by the development of quantitative tools that enhance the system’s clinical capabilities in the nuclear cardiology community.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
Thinking Systems has a unified Web-based ThinkingPACS/ThinkingRIS with comprehensive solutions for radiology, cardiology ...
October 28, 2008 – GE Healthcare has introduced a three-day “Essentials of DICOM” course for biomedical engineers, imaging technicians and hospital IT personnel, in response to customer demand for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) education.
Voyager PACS workstation product has been adapted for full Web-based PACS. Web streaming has been implemented to provide fast access to remote access specialists and users to quickly view images through low bandwidth connections. Fast display of an initial image compressed that builds up on demand, with the flexibility for users to see full diagnostic quality images where required.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
The gap between medical display quality and COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) is quickly coming down to just the ...
With the election of a new president and Congress, not to mention a tumultuous economy, medical imaging, just like many other medical sectors, faces uncertain times going in to 2009.
Imaging On Call, a U.S.-based, Joint Commission accredited, full service teleradiology provides service packages that are flexible, including preliminary or final reads, subspecialty reads, vacation coverage, post processing and interpretation for Coronary CTA, interpretation for Breast MRI and stroke protocol.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
October 29, 2008 – Technical University of Munich, Germany, recently welcomed 175 radiation oncology experts from 16 countries to the International Conference on the Clinical Use of TomoTherapy.
Some Web 2.0 tools are features commonly used among consumers to better communicate and gather information. Such tools are being adapted for and adopted by radiologists. Many radiologists already tap into instant messenger, digital reference libraries, access radiology chat rooms and more.
VIDAR’s SIERRA plus is designed to increase report turnaround and reduce courier costs, all while utilizing you current PACS infrastructure. The SIERRA plus as been upgraded to include easy USB connectivity, a new LED lighting system and RoHS compliance — all for a price tag of less than $11,000.
Naviscan PET Systems a privately held company that manufactures and develops high-resolution PET scanners launched its second generation of PEM devices, the PEM Flex Solo II.
Analogic’s PowerLink non-contact power transfer systems for CT and other modalities employ rotating gantries, enable ...
The HI VISION 5500 fully digital ultrasound system is designed to deliver the latest generation of signal processing ...
Nemoto Kyorindo's GE-Nemoto Dual Shot Alpha, which features Body Weight Protocol (BWP), Linear Decay Protocol (LDP) and ...
October 22, 2008 - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), a sponsoring organization of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), hosted the first-ever IHE referee training session at its headquarters in Leesburg, VA, on September 29, 2008.
October 29, 2008 