To help reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, the nation's leading killer, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College have created the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging. Raymond T. Dalio, a life trustee of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, has made a gift of $20 million through his Dalio Foundation in support of the institute.
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) vendor DR Systems will exhibit new capabilities designed to increase the quality and efficiency of patient services at the Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting (RSNA) 2013.
The Eurozone economic slowdown has made it difficult for hospitals, particularly in Southern Europe, to procure new imaging modalities. With streamlined budgets and escalating number of medical procedures, the need to spend less on technologies while gaining the maximum benefit from them has sustained demand for high-quality refurbished imaging equipment.
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Radcal Corp. will launch its new models of diagnostic X-ray meters and sensors, Accu-Gold+ and Rapid-Gold+ with improved stacked sensor multisensors including a dual rad/fluoro and mammo all-in-one multisensor, at the Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
Indianapolis-based Modular Devices Inc. reported it expanded its fleet of interim labs to include more computed tomography (CT) scanner options. The turnkey labs are available to medical centers around the country for short and long-term leases.
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A University of Colorado Cancer Center study, published in the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, shows that endorectal balloons commonly used during precise radiation treatment for prostate cancer can deform the prostate in a way that could make radiation miss its mark.
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Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents, announced preliminary results from the first of two planned Phase 3 trials to assess the diagnostic efficacy of flurpiridaz F 18, an imaging agent used in positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD).
No law prevents doctors from freely prescribing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs and devices for off-label uses, yet regulators continue to aggressively pursue civil and criminal enforcement of perceived violations, warns Patrick J. Hurd, senior counsel with LeClairRyan in Washington, D.C. and Norfolk, Va. in the November 2013 edition of Westlaw Journal Pharmaceutical.
Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a radiology practice, announced the release of its radiology patient care (RPC) Indices, the first set of findings-based national and peer group radiology benchmarking metrics.
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Intelerad Medical Systems announced the launch of InteleConnect Patterns, an optional service built into the InteleConnect Referring Physician Portal that provides radiology groups with key analytics regarding their base of referring physicians.
Agfa HealthCare announced that it is launching the next generation of its MUSICA (Multi-Scale Image Contrast Amplification) image processing software with new technology improvements that enhance both image quality and workflow for radiographers and radiologists at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) in Chicago.
Aycan will feature its mobile iPad application, which is designed to quickly, easily and securely transfer DICOM images from hospitals and imaging centers to on-call and other radiologists and referring physicians with an iPad, at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) in Chicago.
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NEC Display Solutions will be offering additional insight and demonstrations of its latest products including the MultiSync MD210C2 medical-grade monitor, built for the displaying and viewing of digital images for diagnosis by physicians, at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Conference (RSNA 2013) in Chicago.
Personnel of Wyle, a provider of engineering, scientific and technical service to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), at the Johnson Space Center have selected Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. to implement Synapse Radiology and Synapse Cardiovascular to support NASA’s in-flight as well as ground-based clinical care operations.
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The Technology House (TTH), a single-source provider of custom plastic and metal prototypes and production parts, has used a rapid prototyping process to help recreate the face of a 2,000-year-old mummy, allowing the Ohio Historical Society to learn as much as possible about the mummy’s past.
National Imaging Associates (NIA), a subsidiary of Magellan Health Services, announced a clinical decision support application designed to provide emergency department physicians with objective, educational guidance related to advanced imaging.
Carestream’s newest version of Image Suite Software offers a flexible image acquisition, processing and storage platform that now supports Carestream wireless digital and computed radiography (DR and CR) imaging systems and an optional mini-PACS (picture archiving and communication system).
Fujifilm SonoSite Inc., specialists in designing ultrasound tools and education for access to point-of-care visualization, announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its newest generation of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound, the X-Porte Ultrasound Kiosk.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three new pediatric fluoroscopy educational modules developed by an Image Gently, Society for Pediatric Radiology/Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging workgroup for distribution.
Zevacor Molecular, a healthcare firm that manufactures and distributes positron emissions tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radiopharmaceuticals, has purchased the first 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use in the United States from Ion Beam Applications, S.A. (IBA).