Houston Methodist Hospital and Siemens Healthineers have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring cutting-edge technology to Houston Methodist that is not currently available in the Texas Medical Center. This agreement will provide innovative, world-class medical technology to Houston Methodist Hospital and all of its community hospital facilities.
ScImage Inc. was recently awarded a new DIN-PACS IV (Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communications System) contract by the U.S. government. The contract is potentially valued up to $400 million, and the terms include one five-year base period and one five-year option period.
Carestream Health recently introduced new MR (magnetic resonance) Brain Perfusion and MR Brain Diffusion modules that enable radiologists to read these imaging studies from a Carestream Vue PACS (picture archiving and communication system) diagnostic viewer. The company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for use in the United States, and these new tools also have been approved for use in Europe and other countries across the globe.
August 16, 2017 — Mach7 Technologies Inc. welcomed Michael Jackman as their new chief executive officer (CEO) to help accelerate Mach7’s vision for the future of enterprise imaging. Mr. Jackman is an accomplished executive with nearly 30 years’ experience of energizing teams, building brands and creating value in highly successful global healthcare IT businesses, according to Mach7.
In the featured translational article in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers at the University of Michigan demonstrate the potential of a new positron emission tomography (PET) tracer, Carbon-11 labeled sarcosine (11C-sarcosine), for imaging prostate cancer. The article also sets the stage for its possible use in monitoring other cancers.
