February 13, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems launched the Aquilion Premium CT system with the capability to cover up to 8 cm in a single rotation.
The Aquilion Premium rounds out the company’s CT portfolio and is also field-upgradeable to an Aquilion ONE.

February 13, 2009 - The first permanent installation of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori Giovanni Pascale Hospital in Naples, Italy.


When does the imaging clock start ticking? Is it when an image is taken in the scanning suite or when it reaches the PACS in the reading room?
According to a new study on imaging workflow, the imaging loop begins when the physician orders an imaging exam and only ends when the results of the test are communicated to the doctor.


As radiology workflow needs change, so too do PACS. From servers to software, PACS has moved from a thick-client solution with proprietary coding and dated software to a standards-based, open architecture system using off-the-shelf hardware.

Policy makers talk about improving the healthcare system by cutting costs. But all too often, as we have seen recently with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, this approach comprises patient access to care. However, cutting costs and improving quality do not have to be mutually exclusive.


Fewer topics in computed tomography (CT) are hotter today than lowering radiation dose. From mainstream media articles on radiation exposure to conference sessions on dose-lowering techniques to new ultra-fast systems designed to reduce exposure, healthcare has put a premium on this issue.

The number of new clinical applications for positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/CT are constantly unfolding in new disease areas, and, subsequently, PET procedure volumes are increasing at unprecedented rates.

While gated imaging has made significant strides in improving precision and accuracy in delivering radiation dose, the radiation oncologist’s bane still remains how to avoid radiating surrounding healthy tissue.

February 12, 2009 - The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided not to support federal reimbursement for CT colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) for colorectal cancer screening due to insufficient evidence.

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