Radiology is faced with a market paradox. Even as the radiologist shortage continues, the U.S.

Kootenai Outpatient Imaging certainly gives a new meaning to the term “community hospital.” In addition to providing patients with the latest imaging technology, Kootenai’s efforts to improve women’s health extend far beyond the hospital doors.

As the first freestanding non-university PET center in the nation, Northern California PET Imaging (NCPIC) is accustomed to leading the path for new discoveries through technology.


With an entire new wing added on to this year’s RSNA annual conference, finding seminars, courses and workshops, key vendors or even wireless zones will be a bit more challenging this time around.

October 30, 2008 - The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) welcomed 12,487 people to its 50th Annual Meeting held September 21- 25, 2008, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, marking an all-time high for an ASTRO Annual Meeting.

October 31, 2008 – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), today praised the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for reconsidering its proposed physician fee schedule for 2009, which would have drastically limited patient access to diagnostic medical testing, including life-saving medical imaging technologies.

October 30, 2008 – Definiens is developing computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for the 3D and 4D medical imaging field, Definiens LymphExpertT, designed to help radiologists rapidly and accurately identify and track lesions of interest, facilitating earlier detection and personalized treatments.

Definiens is developing computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for the 3D and 4D medical imaging field, Definiens LymphExpertT, designed to help radiologists rapidly and accurately identify and track lesions of interest, facilitating earlier detection and personalized treatments.

The new application is designed to help radiologists analyze lymph nodes, providing volumetric insight and time modeling functions.

Siemens now has a works-in progress research portal for clinical research and hypothesis validation, enabling collaborative research in knowledge discovery. The system connects to multiple information systems, extracts data, supports querying of cohorts, implements guidelines, and allows for data mining and algorithm development, including third party application integration. The portal allows researchers to:
- Manage and store research data, including images, genomics, proteomics, and clinical data

Siemens offers an integration of CAD into its advanced 3D applications, as well as the use of CAD in the PACS workflow.

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