Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced that its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared SafeCT-29 will be at showcased at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Chicago.
Regional Health Systems are experiencing an unprecedented consolidation as they try to establish an Enterprise Imaging (EI) strategy to take advantage of their newfound scale in their local markets. Development of an EI strategy has proven to be very challenging due to segregated informatics systems and isolated imaging silos and the reality of incorporating the next acquisition hospital or imaging center around the corner. Workflow Manager/Engine (WFM) technology, whether procured as a single application or already available with an implemented platform, allows healthcare providers to leverage existing imaging technology and establish early stages of an EI environment without major systems replacements.
British medical device maker BTG PLC and its subsidiary, Biocompatibles Inc., have agreed to pay $36 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) allegations resulting from the off-label promotion of LC Bead, a medical device approved for use only for embolization of hypervascular tumors. $25 million of the settlement is to resolve the civil qui tam action, which alleged fraud, and $11 million of the settlement is a criminal fine against Biocompatibles.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
November 11, 2016 — A European health consortium is developing a set of low-radiation, low-cost, flat panel X-ray ...
November 11, 2016 — Siemens Healthineers announced that University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City ...
Barco recently announced that Nexxis, its IP-based OR imaging management platform, is now operating in over 1,000 operating rooms worldwide.
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
lifeIMAGE announced in mid-October the immediate availability of lifeIMAGE 5.0, the latest upgrade to its enterprise-grade electronic medical image sharing platform that connects thousands of hospitals across the country.
Siemens announced it intends to further develop its healthcare business, Siemens Healthineers, and give it even greater flexibility in implementing its growth plans. To this end, the company is planning to publicly list its healthcare business.
Carestream is accepting orders from healthcare providers across the globe and announced plans to begin shipping its OnSight 3D Extremity System in December.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Leveraging RESTful web services to unify communications between various health IT platforms the Unifier solves a wide ...
Telemis has launched the next generation of its picture archiving and communication system (PACS) software. Version 4.8 of the Telemis-Medical archiving software and image transmission platform features improved diagnostic mammography and comparison functionality alongside powerful visualization capabilities for users of mobile devices. The new version also further simplifies sharing of medical imaging data between medical practitioners and within and between medical facilities.
Augmenix Inc. announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has granted a Category I, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code specifically for periprostatic implantation of biodegradable material. AMA granted the code with the support of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA).
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. will sponsor two Lunch and Learn Sessions as well as hold a series of in-booth educational presentations at the 102nd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The Lunch and Learn sessions will focus on modalities solutions and medical informatics, respectively.
Dicom Systems announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted it a patent encompassing core aspects of its flagship Workflow Unifier platform.
Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced recently that the company has tripled its growth. Fueled by compliance regulations such as XR-29, low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung screening and CT dose reporting, demand for the company’s SafeCT suite of products is at an all-time high, it said.
November 10, 2016 — Visage Imaging Inc. announced the demonstration of new capabilities of the Visage 7 Enterprise ...
November 10, 2016 — The 2016 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2016) is fast approaching and you’re frantically gathering your list of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) vendors to visit during your limited time at the conference. With so many vendors out there how do you make the best use of your time to ensure it’s well spent? Simple, just consider the following when narrowing down your list to ensure manageable and productive meetings. Here are 11 things you should consider when purchasing a PACS.
November 10, 2016 — Each year around a million women in the Netherlands undergo mammograms for early detection of ...
Carestream will show its DRX-Revolution Nano Mobile X-ray System (currently investigational and not available for commercial sale) at the 2016 Radiological Society of North America conference (RSNA 2016), Nov. 27-Dec. 2 in Chicago. This fully integrated digital radiography (DR) portable imaging system will offer a compact design with an articulating arm and rotation column, small footprint, and carbon nanotube technology that significantly reduces weight.
The recall rate of screening mammography is reduced when radiologists compare with more than one prior mammogram, a study published in the October 2016 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology said.