September 18, 2009 - A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia in a single examination, giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease, said a report appears in the September 15 issue of the Journa
September 19, 2009 - Particle beam radiation therapy (PBRT) is safe and may provide effective tumor control, but "there are not enough comparative studies to base an evaluation of the clinical or cost effectiveness of [the technology] compared with other treatments," concluded investigators at the Tufts Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center in Boston, which did the review for the Agency fo
September 18, 2009 - A new, free PQI program, Image Gently: Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) in Computed Tomography (CT) Scans in Children, authored by the Chair of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, Dr.
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September 18, 2009 - Continuing its technology leadership in image-enabling the healthcare enterprise, Merge Healthcare launched the release of FusionWeb, a zero-client software platform designed to enable secure Web access for the real-time exchange of patient information, procedure reports and digital images.
It began in 2006 with dramatic reductions in reimbursements for outpatient imaging procedures brought about by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA.) Some believed the end of outpatient facilities was at hand. Yet in working with imaging centers nationwide for more than 15 years, I’ve seen organizations that have not only survived, but actually thrived through changes brought about by the DRA.
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“Our profession faces one of the most significant crises in its history,” said Michael Graham, M.D., president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), regarding the shortage of nuclear medicine radioisotopes.
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Women worry about their own health, but are increasingly aware and educated about the health of their spouses, children and parents.
As breast MRI becomes a more widely accepted modality for breast cancer screening of women at high risk, hormone status and menstrual cycle are important imaging considerations.
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CAD), heart attacks and death in both men and women in the United States. However, advances in diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease treatment have concentrated on lowering mortality rates in men and less so in women.
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One of the biggest challenges that has plagued mammography radiologists is integrating the stand-alone mammography workstation with the multimodality workstation.
While the war on breast cancer wages on, there are signs that doctors and patients may be on the winning side. Over the past year, we have seen significant advances in diagnosing and treating breast cancer. On the front line, tomosynthesis is in development and has been hailed by the medical community as a promising innovation in the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
September 17, 2009 - Inflation rates for healthcare supplies are projected to remain unchanged through 2010, according to an analysis released by the Premier healthcare alliance.
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September 16, 2009 - iCAD Inc. will host a series of educational events designed for radiologists, urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, technologists and other referring physicians who diagnose and treat patients with prostate cancer.
September 16, 2009 – The Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) in Detroit, Mich., selected Apollo PACS Inc. (Apollo) as the vendor to implement its digital pathology informatics network.
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September 17, 2009 - The Senate Finance Committee reduced the imaging utilization assumption rate from 90 percent to 65 percent, in essence cutting the originally proposed utilization increase by nearly two-thirds.
September 17, 2009 - Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study to assess the safety, dosimetry and tolerability of LMI1195, a novel F-18 small molecule tracer for imaging cardiac neuronal function, in healthy subjects, undergoing positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
September 16, 2009 - Perceptive Informatics is offering medical imaging measurements for osteoarthritis clinical trials using Optasia's KneeAnalyzer software to supplement its existing medical imaging technology.
September 16, 2009 - BRIT Systems announced today the release of BRIT Vision Version 3.6, a multimodality workstation with a full-feature mammography module.
September 16, 2009 - Cancer patients in Australia have gained access to advanced RapidArc radiotherapy treatments from Varian Medical Systems with its introduction by the leading radiation oncology provider in Queensland.
September 15, 2009 - Citrus Orthopaedics and Joint Institute in Lecanto, Fla., has selected Viztek Opal-ORTHO PACS and U-ARM digital radiography (DR) solutions to implement a conversion to full digital workflow.