Feb. 18, 2010 — Johns Hopkins Medicine has become the latest academic medical center to acquire the Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner. The device will be utilized by Richard Wahl, M.D., F.A.C.R, professor of radiology and nuclear medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in preclinical and translational research for the development of novel radiotracers.
February 16, 2010 — A diagnostic imaging solution provider has reached a major milestone with 130 Opal-CR units sales since introducing the product in September. Regional dealer, American X-Ray, helped Viztek reach this figure by closing five CR system sales during the past month.
February 18, 2010 — An image and information management solutions company today announced that it has signed 55 contracts for its radiology billing solution.
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February 19, 2010 – The use of medical technology in the United States increased dramatically between 1996 and 2006, according to “Health, United States, 2009,” the federal government’s 33rd annual report to the president and Congress on the health of all Americans.
February 19, 2010 - Needle guidance systems are used in imaging applications to shorten procedure time and increase accuracy.
February 19, 2010 - At Roseville Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) at Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS), a large private medical group, which treats 30-35 patients per day, mainly with prostate and breast lesions, doctors treated patients using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT).
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February 18, 2010 - Clinicians treating the citizens of Concepcion, Honduras and surrounding rural area will now have access to specialists in the United States, thanks to Medweb’s recent PACS donation to Shoulder to Shoulder Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating an integrated healthcare system in Honduras.
February 17, 2010 — An agreement has been reached to further augment and diversify a manufacturer's supply of molybdenum 99 (Mo 99) to produce the medical isotope technetium 99m (Tc 99m).
February 16, 2010 — To provide facilities with an in-depth look at a new DR (FDR) AcSelerate digital X-ray system, a manufacturer is hosting an interactive Web cast on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
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February 16, 2010 — The first in a series of free Virtual Healthcare IT Conferences kicks off next week.
Feb 16, 2010 — East Orange General Hospital, in East Orange, N.J., purchased a new hospital-based electronic medical record (EMR) offering in an effort to reduce cost and enhance patient care.
February 15, 2010 - New data released shows targeted radiotherapy, using real-time prostate tumor tracking during external beam radiation, enables the delivery of high doses of radiation, while reducing treatment-related side effects, including bowel urgency, rectal irritation and urinary irritation.
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February 15, 2010 – A small pocket-sized ultrasound system was released today to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point-of-care. GE Healthcare today announced the availability of its Vscan, which is roughly the size of a smart phone. It received FDA 510(k) clearance, CE mark in the European Union, and a medical device license from Health Canada.
February 12, 2010 - After the U.S. FDA announced it is launching a program designed to reduce unnecessary medical radiation exposure with a focus on computed tomography, nuclear medicine and fluoroscopy, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) gave its prescription for lowering radiation.
If you thought Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) was draconian, you may do a double-take at the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). While the 2010 schedule has not been finalized yet, every indication is reimbursement for imaging in outpatient centers will go down.
February 11, 2010 – former president Bill Clinton received two coronary stents today after being admitted to the hospital with chest pains.
You may have heard today’s 50 is the new 30. While you try to justify that one, we are taking this moment to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Imaging Technology News.
February 10, 2010 – At ACC 2010, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. will feature software upgrades for its Aquilion ONE CT system, which includes cardiac enhancements to ensure the highest cardiac image quality at lower radiation doses.
February 10, 2010 - A newly formed non-profit, the Radiosurgical Research Institute will initiate clinical studies and collect treatment data from radiosurgery centers throughout the United States to establish best practices, increase patient educational resources and provide radiosurgery centers with more clinical data to improve treatment recommendations.
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