In this retrospectively gated full thoracic CT study, the examination was performed using the LightSpeed VCT 64 system with 0.625 mm detector collimation, retrospective cardiac gating and mono-sector reconstruction. The patient received three 5 mg injections of Metoprolol intravenously for cardiac rate control. Heart rate during acquisition was 64 to 65 BPM.
October 3, 2008 – 23andMe Inc. is embarking on a worldwide effort to assemble the largest cohort of women whose lives ...
Over the past year, headlines across industry and consumer media have highlighted FDA warnings on the dangers of gadolinium-based contrast agents. To date, it has become common knowledge and a FDA black box warning that gadolinium-based agents run the risk of causing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD).
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
This case is a routine coronary CTA with the focus on the coronary arteries. The patient was a middle-aged male with a family history of coronary artery disease, moderate risk profile and atypical chest pain. The EKG did not indicate myocardial ischemia and there was no enzyme leak.
Advances in molecular imaging, specifically through the discovery of new molecular imaging agents and developments in the technologies that enable their visualization have opened up new possibilities for the early detection of disease as well as personalized medicine.
October 3, 2008 - Zotec Partners said Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) has licensed the company’s Electronic Billing ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
October 1, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. has entered into a global licensing agreement with Royal Philips Electronics to ...
TomoTherapy reported that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its radiation therapy technology, TomoDirect, designed to complement helical tomotherapy and faster treatment planning.
Intelerad Medical Systems is partnering with Three Palm Software to offer WorkstationOne to IntelPACS customers to ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Exclusive to the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System, SpiralRODEO EDGEtechnology aims to improve image resolution and reduce common breast MRI artifacts, resulting in the production of clear images of both breasts, axillae, chest wall and mediastinum in a single bilateral scan.
October 2, 2008 - InSite One signed a multi-year agreement with VHA Inc., the national healthcare alliance, to provide ...
Sage Software will feature its RIS and PACS solution at RSNA 2008. Designed for radiology practices of all sizes, Sage Intergy RIS features patient flow tracking and sophisticated appointment scheduling to split billing.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
The Modalixx G202MP, GC8 and GC212HB will now add to the range of products Ampronix encompasses. The solution features a ...
Vitrea software is Vital Images’ advanced visualization solution that creates 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT and MR image data, allowing physicians to navigate within these images to better understand disease conditions. Vitrea addresses specialists’ needs through various software options for cardiac, colon, vessel probe and other applications.
Two new FUJIFILM Computed Radiography (FCR) systems – FCR XL-2 and FCR XC-2 – are customized to meet the imaging needs ...
INFINITT North America has developed a Tele-RIS module that enables radiology reading services to provide advanced ...
Anthro's Carl’s Table (Model CT08) is advanced radiology furniture for reading soft copy and for teleradiology applications.
ScImage provides a mammography workflow solution that features MQSA-compliant archiving, patient letter creation for various exam statuses and statistical reporting for various patient procedure statuses. It delivers the required tools to track all positive and incomplete mammography exams to completion.
October 2, 2008 - DNA Direct Inc. said it will offer ColoSure, a reportedly simple test to screen for colon cancer ...
The definition of core requirements for the different PACS system administrator (SA) jobs, ranging from associates to interface analyst, administrator and manager, and corresponding exams has definitely encouraged many professionals to start enhancing their skills and filling in the gaps, whether in the IT or clinical domain or both.
October 02, 2008 