As the global medical isotope shortage continues indefinitely following the plant leak in South Africa, Berks Cardiologists Ltd., a cardiovascular imaging center in central Pennsylvania, is continuing to operate at the same procedure volume and with their lower-dose cardiac nuclear medicine imaging protocols.

Imaging research from Western University, London, Canada, has demonstrated that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach called quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can be an important tool for diagnosing and tracking the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases.

Carestream Health has been awarded an extension of its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense that allows the federal government and federal agencies to spend up to $70.2 million for digital radiography (DR) and computed radiography (CR) medical imaging systems.


The American College of Radiology (ACR) supports the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation (Grade B) for low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening of adults 55 to 80 years old who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years.


Focal Therapeutics announced that its BioZorb 3-D tissue marker has been successfully used in over 100 patients.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc., offered the latest version of Synapse RIS (radiology information system), a complete electronic health record (EHR)-certified solution that can be adapted to meet Meaningful Use (MU) Stage II requirements for radiology professionals.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc., featured its newest women’s health products including the Aspire Comfort Paddle, a patented paddle designed to improve patient comfort, at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) in Chicago.

GE Healthcare and Konica Minolta Inc. have signed a global distribution agreement of Konica Minolta’s AeroDR cassette-size digital X-ray imaging retrofit. Having built a collaborative relationship for nearly ten years related to the sales of computed radiography in the United States, the two partners have now agreed to expand their strategic alliance, with GE Healthcare distributing AeroDR not just within the United States, but globally as well, using GE Healthcare sales channels.

Accelarad, a cloud-based medical image sharing solution, announced a product update at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) that includes image exchange analytics reporting and a new user interface (UI).

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