News

November 3, 2008 - Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed.

Time November 02, 2008
Home
News

November 3, 2008 – PETNET Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, and Covidien have entered into a co-marketing agreement to offer a combined portfolio of high-energy and low-energy radioisotopes to the nuclear medicine community in the U.S.

Time November 02, 2008
Home
Technology

Medison’s new ACCUVIX V20 model offers 2D, 3D and 4D technologies for increased efficiency and enhanced diagnostic capabilities.

Time October 31, 2008
Home
Feature | Mary Beth Massat

Radiology is faced with a market paradox. Even as the radiologist shortage continues, the U.S.

Time October 31, 2008
Home
Case Study

Kootenai Outpatient Imaging certainly gives a new meaning to the term “community hospital.” In addition to providing patients with the latest imaging technology, Kootenai’s efforts to improve women’s health extend far beyond the hospital doors.

Time October 31, 2008
Home
Case Study

As the first freestanding non-university PET center in the nation, Northern California PET Imaging (NCPIC) is accustomed to leading the path for new discoveries through technology.

Time October 31, 2008
Home
Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

With an entire new wing added on to this year’s RSNA annual conference, finding seminars, courses and workshops, key vendors or even wireless zones will be a bit more challenging this time around.

Time October 31, 2008
Home
Technology

Three Palm Software’s WorkstationOne is a breast imaging workstation software that offers a distinctly different style ...

Time October 30, 2008
Home
News

October 31, 2008 – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), today praised the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for reconsidering its proposed physician fee schedule for 2009, which would have drastically limited patient access to diagnostic medical testing, including life-saving medical imaging technologies.

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Technology

Siemens offers an integration of CAD into its advanced 3D applications, as well as the use of CAD in the PACS workflow.

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Technology

CadOne is Three Palm Software’s mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) solution offered to original equipment ...

Time October 30, 2008
Home
News

October 30, 2008 - The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) welcomed 12,487 people to its 50th Annual Meeting held September 21- 25, 2008, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, marking an all-time high for an ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Technology

Siemens now has a works-in progress research portal for clinical research and hypothesis validation, enabling ...

Time October 30, 2008
Home
News

October 30, 2008 – Definiens is developing computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for the 3D and 4D medical imaging field, Definiens LymphExpertT, designed to help radiologists rapidly and accurately identify and track lesions of interest, facilitating earlier detection and personalized treatments.

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Technology

TyRx Inc. launched its AIGISRX ICD, an anti-bacterial envelope developed to help reduce surgical site infections and ...

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Technology

Definiens is developing computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for the 3D and 4D medical imaging field, Definiens ...

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Decision support for radiology is designed to benefit the radiologists, hospitals and the healthcare system in several ways - by improving patient outcomes, decreasing healthcare costs and urging providers to take part in pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives. However, decision support has not been readily embraced without some resistance.

Time October 30, 2008
Home
Feature | Sarah Chapdelaine, BBA, and Kamran Zaman

Despite the current decline triggered by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the U.S. medical imaging market is expected to recover by 2010. In 2008, the medical imaging market was valued at over $9.2 billion, growing at an associated CAGR of 4.2 percent by 2015.

Time October 29, 2008
Home
Technology

Dicom Systems offers Dicom Systems HL7 and the DCMSYS router, a configurable router that fully supports DICOM 3.0 standard TLS encryption. DCMSYS guarantees to encrypt all the outgoing traffic. It utilizes the latest technology enhancement of standard protocols such as SNMP, DICOM and HL7.

Time October 29, 2008
Home
Feature | Antonio Garcia, industry manager, Medical Imaging Group, Frost

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.

Time October 29, 2008
Home
Subscribe Now