The presence and extent of bronchiectasis has been effectively shown using high-resolution CT (HRCT). However, a study conducted by the Vancouver General Hospital’s department of Radiology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada that included 61 patients diagnosed with bronchiectasis has found that the used of helical high-resolution multidetector CT (MDCT) with one millimeter collimation proves to be better than HRCT. In the study, seven patients had positive MDCT scans with only two having positive HRCT scans with MDCT detecting bronchiectasis in 202 lobes compared to 162 lobes with HRCT.

Montefiore Medical Center has announced that it has dramatically improved the diagnosis and treatment of cancers using a new-generation PET/CT scanning device, the Gemini TF from Philips Medical Systems.
The combination PET/CT scanner enables visualization of elevated metabolism, so that normal physiological tissues with higher metabolic activity can be distinguished from tumor cells.

twentysix New York, a business solutions provider specializing in business intelligence, enterprise integration, custom applications and providing consulting services to clients that need strategic IT guidance, project management and business analysis, has announced that Anthony Mercaldi has joined their Enterprise Integration (EI) practice and will be responsible for delivering EI solutions to th

Medical imaging displays are in high-demand across Europe due to increased volumes of image transfer. Radiologists using medical images just for diagnosis is a thing of the past. Hospitals linked to a PACS can use images for referral, patient consultation and surgical planning. With the increased use of images, sufficient numbers of displays are needed to view them, leaving hospitals across Europe to take the clinical an long term benefits of adding additional medical displays into account.

Imaging Dynamics Co. (IDC) has announced the successful installation of the DR Xplorer in Turkey and South Africa, and has received orders in Pakistan, Qatar, Denmark, India and Slovakia.
In Turkey, the DR Xplorer was implemented at Kadikoy Vatan Hospital, which is part of the Universal Health Group including over 43 hospitals.

Philips Medical Systems has unveiled its integrated cardiovascular information system to the European market, and demonstrated the commercial release of Motiva, its interactive healthcare platform, for the first time in Europe.

The World Congress of Cardiology as its stage, the company introduced Xcelera R2.1, which now integrates exam results from all key cardiology subspecialties, including interventional cardiology, cardiovascular ultrasound, ECG, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, cardiac MR and electrophysiology.

IDEV Technologies, Inc. has received a 510(k) clearance from FDA for the first interwoven nitinol self-expanding stent available in the U.S for palliative treatment of malignant strictures in the biliary tree.

The newly approved SureSave Stent will be renamed SUPERA.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich and Siemens Medical Solutions have developed a method of electronically transferring clinical data gathered at the point of care for use in prospective clinical trials. Through this process, clinical trial research results can be documented more efficiently, saving both time and money.

A recent study done for the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) by the Moran Group found that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 will cause physician offices and independent imaging centers to be paid under the estimated cost to perform medical imaging procedures due to the act causing the Medicare reimbursement rates to drop.

GE Healthcare today announced that Partners in Practice, a management firm with over 100 practices that strives to help these practices improve organizational efficiency, has selected the company’s Centricity Group Management to enhance their ability to provide financial management and financial decision support services.

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