Computed tomography (CT) offers a very important, noninvasive diagnostic tool, but the price of high image quality sometimes comes with a cost of high radiation dose. This is especially true of CT angiography (CTA), which may require imaging several cardiac cycles.

Featuring intervention-free DICOM compliance, luminance uniformity and ambient light compensation, the Coronis Fusion family now includes the new 10 MP Coronis display, introduced at RSNA 2010. In addition to providing all the features of its predecessors, the 10 MP Coronis display system features new, proprietary “SmoothGray” technology for high-resolution grayscale images.

February 18, 2011 – A zero-footprint mobile application that enables remote access to imaging tools from hand-held mobile devices, as well as Macintosh- or Windows-based PCs is on display at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2011 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

February 18, 2011 – Nearly 35 percent of all the imaging costs ordered for 2,068 orthopaedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive purposes, according to a new study. The study was presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

February 18, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared an ultrasound software tool to measure the thickness of the intima-media layers of the carotid artery to evaluate asymptomatic patients' risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Auto-IMT, from Toshiba, is now available on the Aplio XG, Aplio MX and Xario XG ultrasound systems.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) at Dartmouth College in Lebanon, New Hampshire, is one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country. With its focus on clinical excellence and high-quality patient care, DHMC recently installed the Hologic MultiCare Maximum Comfort Package to improve patient comfort during prone stereotactic biopsy procedures.

In the 10 or so years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its first approval to a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system, there have been numerous developments pushing it to the forefront over conventional film systems.

This article appeared as an introduction to the PACS comparison chart.

It’s no secret that the recent economic recession has hit the medical industry particularly hard. Unemployment and skyrocketing health insurance costs have meant that fewer patients are going to the doctor for routine or preventative care.

From Skype to Gmail to Facebook, more and more computing is moving to the cloud. Cloud-based computing refers to hosted services that provide applications, data storage and even processing power to subscribers. The subscriber’s sole information technology (IT) requirement: A computer connected to the Internet.
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