Siemens debuted technologies designed to enable fast body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for all patients at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
By Melinda Taschetta-Millane, editorial director The 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) drew more than 50,000 professionals together at McCormick Place in Chicago this past week. Around 5,000 scientific research presentations and education exhibits covered the latest research developments in radiology and related imaging technologies during the week-long meeting.
EIZO Inc. announced the release of the RadiForce RX850, a 31.1-inch color LCD monitor capable of displaying 8 megapixels for multi-modality applications. The RadiForce RX850 is the successor of the RadiForce RX840-MG released last year, which was the first 8-megapixel monitor for multi-modality use.
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Integrated Modular Systems Inc. (IMSI) introduced My Key to ImageWebGate (MKTI), based on patent-pending technology at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
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Compañía Mexicana de Radiología, CGR, S.A. de C.V. (CMR) acquired certain Naviscan Inc. assets, including intellectual property and the Naviscan trademark.
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Intelerad Medical Systems announced that Radisphere, has selected InteleViewer as its primary diagnostic viewer.
C4 Imaging LLC announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its first product, the Sirius MRI Marker.
The Radiation Therapy Alliance (RTA), a nonprofit organization representing 227 community-based radiation therapy centers, commended the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for withdrawing the proposal to cap certain freestanding radiation oncology reimbursements at the OPD/ASC rates in the CY 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, issued Nov. 27.
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Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a new way to generate synchrotron X-rays.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized updates to payment policies and payment rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2014.
Women with interruptions in health insurance coverage or with low income levels had a significantly increased likelihood of failing to receive breast cancer care that is in concordance with recommended treatment guidelines, according to results presented here at the Sixth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held Dec. 6-9.
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Previous evidence, including published National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) results, shows that computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening significantly reduces lung cancer deaths in high risk patients*, and is appropriate, with careful patient selection and follow-up. This benefit significantly outweighs the comparatively modest rate of overdiagnosis noted in an article published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The American College of Radiology (ACR) will continue guideline and appropriateness criteria creation to support CT lung cancer screening programs across the country.
TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its new TomTec-Arena software solution.
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GE Healthcare showcased several new offerings that enable low-dose imaging procedures and help clinicians track and measure dose at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced that its parent company, Konica Minolta, Inc., has signed a business transfer agreement with Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Healthcare) under which the ultrasonic diagnostic equipment business of Panasonic Healthcare is to be transferred to Konica Minolta. All Panasonic Healthcare's assets necessary for planning, development, manufacturing, sales, maintenance, etc., will be transferred, effective on January 1, 2014.
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OR Technology announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the combination of OR Technology dicomPACSDX-R acquisition and diagnostic software with different digital radiography (DR) detectors for X-ray images in the human medicine.
American Shared Hospital Services, a provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted its final Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment rates for calendar year 2014.
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. announced U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its Gadolinium and Cesium digital X-ray detectors for pediatric use.