TeraRecon aims to reinforce its emphasis on enterprise workflow and diagnostic tools in its Aquarius line of diagnostic workstations and enterprise-wide 3D servers. The Aquarius Workstation version 3.5 offers protocol-based workflow tools that automatically render 3D images based on the selected study type.

With Liftem Mark IV Portable Lift , moving a patient is as easy as pushing a button. Its patented lift design is capable of lifting and moving patients weighing up to 700 pounds without physically moving the lift. The Liftem device is portable, comes with an optional scale for weighing patients and has an integrated safety-control system that prevents misuse.

The latest enhancements to Kodak’s film-based mammography CAD System include: new options for viewing CAD results in portrait or landscape mode that allows radiologists to configure the system to specific hanging preferences; the ability to save scanned mammograms as DICOM files so as films are digitized for CAD, they can also be sent to an archive or any vendor’s PACS system; and the ability to save log files from the system and report the number of markers per film and per case.

The first FDA-cleared chest X-ray CAD system to assist in detecting early-stage lung cancer, RapidScreen is designed to quickly identify solitary pulmonary nodules between 9 and 30 mm and other suspicious nodules on the original standard AP/PA chest X-ray, providing a virtual second pair of eyes for the radiologist. The system offers film and filmless solutions as well as an upgrade path for those seeking to evolve to filmless in the future.

The next-generation Vitrea solution features the seamless integration of ImageChecker CT Lung CAD software, which improves the detection of solid lung nodules during review of MSCT exams. The integrated solution improves lung analysis workflow efficiency on the Vitrea workstation that creates 2-D, 3-D and 4-D images of human anatomy from CT and MR image data.
The CT Lung CAD solution includes automatic detection of pulmonary nodules, AutoPoint — automatic temporal comparison of pulmonary nodules, pulmonary artery patency examination (PE) detection software and more.

The path to a filmless radiology department might be paved by implementing PACS, but it is the archive solution that provides a solid foundation to support the workflow volume. At Naples Community Hospital (NCH) in Naples, FL, Radiology director Jim Bates understood that a solid archive infrastructure enables future growth of imaging services.


The prevalence of radiographic imaging within the oncologic department, or more specifically, within the radiation treatment room, is the end result of advancements in cancer treatment and to some degree, new knowledge of how cancer reacts to treatment.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., primarily striking individuals 50 and older. Because the disease can be present without any physical symptoms in its initial stages, regular screening — through a fecal-occult blood test every year plus a sigmoidoscopy every five years, or a colonoscopy once every ten years — is advocated for this age group.

You surely have heard the hype from the neighbors and the local media about whole-body MRI or CT screening for individuals with no symptoms of disease. CT screening became all the rage a few years ago as healthy people bet on the powers of medical imaging to detect occult cancers and diseases or write them a clean bill of health.

Hologic Inc. has received clearance from the FDA to use information from the Hologic Discovery Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) system as a predictor of coronary heart disease, stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The new indication, visualization of Abdominal Aortic Calcification (AAC), targets the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in older women and men — heart disease and stroke.

Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now