February 7, 2012 — GE Capital and GE Healthcare announced an investment in Check-Cap Ltd., developer of an ingestible imaging capsule that may help detect colorectal cancer.
February 6, 2012 — A developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems for automatic analysis of medical imagery, VuCOMP Inc. announced premarket approval (PMA) of M-Vu, a cutting-edge CAD system for film mammography.
February 6, 2012 — Diagnostic Imaging Northwest (DINW) in Tacoma, Wash., announced the new extremity 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that offers new comfort for patients.
February 6, 2012 — Adirondack Radiology Associates will use the MedInformatix radiology information system (RIS) to effectively manage imaging for its four freestanding diagnostic centers — North Country Imaging Center, Saratoga Imaging Center, Advanced Imaging at Baybrook and MRI at the Pruyn Pavilion.
February 6, 2012 — Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.