November 26, 2012 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare is displaying for the first time its new X-ray tube and detector technology for the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography systems, designed to improve minimally invasive therapy of diseases such as coronary artery disease, stroke and cancer.

November 26, 2012 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare is introducing the Acuson Freestyle ultrasound system, a system featuring wireless transducers that eliminate the impediment of cables in ultrasound imaging.

November 25, 2012 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Sectra is launching a complete solution for radiation dose monitoring, Sectra DoseTrack.

November 25, 2012 — Civco Medical Solutions is debuting its omniTRAX active patient tracker, the next wave in navigation technology, at the 2012 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

omniTRAX active patient tracker

November 25, 2012 — Offering clinicians more flexibility in X-ray imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. is introducing the Radrex-i Wireless digital radiography (DR) X-ray system at the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.

November 21, 2012 — USARAD.com announced the release of a unique and universal application, currently in beta testing, that facilitates communication between any two physicians, including a radiologist and a referring physician.

From healthcare reforms to shrinking reimbursements to new payment models, challenges in the radiology industry are steadily increasing.  Add in new compliance requirements and the complexities of moving from ICD-9 to ICD-10, and radiology businesses realize it’s becoming imperative to operate at optimum levels at all times.

November 21, 2012 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) are combating claims in an article by Bleyer and Welch published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which suggests that screening mammography finds many cancers that would not advance to kill patients.

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