The Artida is reportedly the first ultrasound system with the ability to track and display myocardial motion and 3D volumes in 3D images. Two and 3D wall motion tracking features allow the user to obtain angle-independent, quantitative and regional information about myocardial contraction.
February 11, 2008 - Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, GA, has become the first facility in the U.S. to install the MAGNETOM ESSENZA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Healthcare, designed to be an affordable 1.5 Tesla system.
Toshiba’s Cardio Prospective helps reduce patient radiation dose by up to 80 percent during coronary CTA exams by using a helical acquisition technique to provide one continuous image instead of multiple images produced by the current step-and-shoot technique.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
February 11, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology will hold its Annual Scientific Session from March 29-April 1 at ...
February 11, 2008 - Arobella Medical LLC today launched the Qoustic Wound Therapy System, which advances the use of low ...
GE's Innova BiPlane cardiovascular imaging system is one of the first digital flat panel biplane systems with a full ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
A third round of software enhancements has been made to the iLab System 1.3, an ultrasound imaging system designed to strengthen physician confidence in the diagnosis and intervention of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increase workflow efficiency.
February 8, 2008 – Lincor Solutions Ltd. will showcase its MEDIVista digital patient entertainment and clinical access ...
February 5, 2008 – STERIS Corp. announced that Timothy L. Chapman has been promoted to senior vice president and group ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
February 8, 2008 - ProHEALTH Care Associates LLP recently selected GE Healthcare’s Centricity Electronic Medical Record ...
February 8, 2008 – Medi-Products recently made available the SILENT SENTRY Back-Up Power System, a wall-mounted, battery ...
February 8, 2008 – IDC was awarded a contract for its 1600 X-Series digital radiography system for installation in the ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
February 8, 2008 - Emageon received first place in the “Best in KLAS” Top 20 Report for the Cardiology PACS nomination ...
February 8, 2008 - The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) will present key issues facing the industry in ...
February 7, 2008 - Volcano Corp. said the FDA cleared the s5-Revo and s5-FFR (fractional flow reserve) options, enabling ...
February 8, 2008 – Using a Philips CT scanner, the company diagnosed Petra, a 13-year old koala from Sydney Wildlife ...
February 8, 2008 - Medical Records Institute (MRI) announces the launch of its newly designed HIT ConsultantCompare ...
February 7, 2008 - ECRI Institute will serve as an unbiased expert, offering equipment-purchasing clients updated ...
February 7, 2008 - A new internally dynamized anterior cervical plating system, the Kinetic-SL, by Life Spine received ...
There were notable advances last year in diagnosing and treating breast cancer due in part to the widespread adoption of effective diagnostic tools such as digital mammography, ultrasound, breast MR and PET/CT. Innovation in technology, however, also stirred up controversy in 2007, in particular over the efficacy of computer-aided detection (CAD) as a second read for digital mammography.
February 10, 2008 