Over the past decade the medical imaging industry has slowly but surely moved toward the all-digital era. Storage rooms for film archives near the radiology department are giving way to temperature-controlled IT rooms with servers and storage hardware running on a fast data network. Having been trained to read on films hung from light boxes, radiologists have had to adapt to softcopy viewing, reading off of medical-grade display monitors instead.
Cross-training physicians would close the gap between reading complex cardiac CT exams and a standard chest CT exam. Photo courtesy of Toshiba America Medical Systems.
Cross-training physicians would close the gap between reading complex cardiac CT exams and a standard chest CT exam. Photo courtesy of Toshiba America Medical Systems.

The volatile debate over who should control cardiac imaging technologies — radiologists or cardiologists — has created a rift between the two fields. However, three physicians representing both fields are calling a truce on the turf wars by embracing the notion of greater collaboration. They believe this approach will optimize the potential of cardiac imaging.
Who is in Control?

The more knowledge a physician has about a disease, the better equipped he or she is to care for the patient. That is the idea behind leveraging clinical information for decision support. The future of knowledge-driven clinical decision support is about being able to analyze all available information from patient records and make inferences based on this information.

November 15, 2007 – Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. today introduced a fourth generation contrast-free imaging technique, Time and Space Angiography (TSA), which creates images that show dynamic blood flow without using contrast agents.

November 15, 2007 - TomoTherapy Inc. announced that Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, England has begun treating cancer patients with the TomoTherapy Hi-Art system, reportedly the first National Health Service (NHS)-affiliated institution to install the system.

November 15, 2007 - RamSoft, a developer of healthcare information technology, and Aris Teleradiology, a fast-growing radiology solutions company, have announced that Aris will implement RamSoft's PowerServer PACS technology by the end of 2007.

Aris anticipates significant growth during the coming years, and the RamSoft PACS product will reportedly provide the technology to meet its goals.

Offered in multiple configurations, RamSoft's PowerServer provides a web-based approach to PACS, accommodating unlimited users and workstations.

Philips' new MammoDiagnost DR digital solution for mammography is designed for efficient high volume screening. The systems boasts perfect image quality thanks to its’ high DQE and the proven excellence of UNIQUE image processing software, according to the company.

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The Philips XIRIS radiology information system facilitates collaboration across the medical enterprise reportedly allowing the user to structure organization for communication across several departments. XIRIS automates the healthcare professionals’ tasks, including scheduling, organizing, reporting, tracking, dictating, transcribing and distributing detailed patient information into reports containing exam images. XIRIS is said to be the first enterprise radiology information system designed to support the medical industry and management methodologies.

November 14, 2007 - IBM and Beacon Equity Partners today joined Medweb, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the government of Tristan da Cunha in announcing the successful implementation of “Project Tristan,” a telemetry solution, allowing clinicians to access remote assistance with diagnoses and emergency support.

The world’s reportedly most remote inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, can now access advanced telemedical care through to pro-bono services and support from a high-technology team led by IBM and Beacon Equity Partners.

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