Feature | Dave Fornell
Trends and new technology for cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) were highlighted during the 2012 Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) annual scientific meeting in July in Baltimore, Md. Major topics included the development of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-CT imaging, perfusion imaging, imaging for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and analysis software advancements.
July 30, 2012 
Technology
July 30, 2012 — Emerge Clinical Solutions, a creator of clinical decision support software, announced nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) appropriateness update 3.1 that allows for diagnosis of both symptomatic and asymptomatic conditions.
July 30, 2012 
Feature | Dave Fornell
Computed tomography (CT) vendors highlighted several recent imporvements to their imaging systems during the 2012 Society of Cardiovascular CT annual scientific meeting.
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July 30, 2012 — Novarad Corp. has installed its NovaPro RIS/PACS (radiology information system/picture archiving and communications system) Web-based teleradiology system as part of Emory Teleradiology, a service of Emory Healthcare that serves 15 non-Emory facilities.
July 30, 2012 
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July 30, 2012 — Radcal announced that it has entered into an agreement with Europe-based company Leeds Test Objects (LTO) and will be the exclusive distributor of LTO products within the United States.
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July 30, 2012 — A study (Lee and Levy) published in the August issue of Health Affairs reconfirms results of previous studies that imaging use in Medicare is down significantly over the last several years (Moran Report) and that imaging is among the slowest growing of all physician services among privately insured Americans (Health Care Cost Institute). However, the list of factors cited for this decline is incomplete and the drop in imaging use is not without adverse consequences.
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July 30, 2012 — A buildup of sodium in the brain detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a biomarker for the degeneration of nerve cells that occurs in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
July 30, 2012 
Technology
July 27, 2012 — Today, Brainlab officially unveils the new ExacTrac 6.0 patient positioning system, delivering key improvements for both frameless radiosurgery and radiotherapy treatments. This new system aims to further increase clinical value, deliver intuitive workflows and enable refined integration with peripheral systems.
July 27, 2012 Technology
July 27, 2012 — Compressus, an interoperability and workflow solutions company, and Calgary Scientific Inc. today announced an integration agreement designed to improve physician productivity, reduce enterprise costs and increase patient safety. The agreement covers the integration of Compresses' MEDxConnect System v4.0 interoperability and workflow platform and the ResolutionMD software solution from Calgary Scientific.
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July 27, 2012 — Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack, and which patients can be safely discharged, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
July 27, 2012 News
July 27, 2012 — Virginia Hospital Center is among the few hospitals along the east coast to offer the new Calypso System featuring GPS for the Body technology and Beacon electromagnetic transponders for patients with certain types of cancer. This new technology provides accurate, precise and real-time tracking to keep radiation focused on the tumor resulting in fewer side effects and a better quality of life for the patient.
July 27, 2012 
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When I was a kid, living in a mid-size Wisconsin town, my family would drive the mile or so from our home to the Lake Michigan shore to escape the occasional oppressive heat of summer. The deep lake waters cooled the air. The hour or two we spent at its shore on hot July and August days gave us the break we needed to face the rest of the day in our house.
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July 27, 2012 — With a great deal of practical, clinical feedback from a broad demographic of facilities with differing processes and needs, ScImage has comprehensively improved the workflow and the consequent efficiency of its PicomSRI structured reporting platform.
July 27, 2012 
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July 27, 2012 — Healthcare imaging specialist Barco announces the release of a new version of its MediCal QAWeb Mobile software for viewing digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM)-quality medical images on the iPad. The new release features a more intuitive user interface and is compatible with Apple’s third-generation iPad.
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July 27, 2012 — MedidaMetrics Inc. announced a multifaceted agreement with Mayo Clinic, making Mayo’s radiology CareMaps available to other medical providers and conducting an ExactCost pilot in the radiology department. The agreement includes equity in MedidaMetrics for Mayo Clinic.
July 27, 2012 
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July 27, 2012 — To support research exploring childhood cancers, Elekta has given a €32,000 ($40,000) grant to Madrid Hospital Foundation’s pediatric oncology program at the Madrid Montepríncipe Hospital's pediatric oncology and hematology unit.
July 27, 2012 News
July 27, 2012 — International medical technology company Sectra will demonstrate its web-based, multi-modality breast imaging picture archive and communications system (PACS), featuring the ability to read breast tomosynthesis, at booth 221 at the 40th Annual Association for Medical Imaging Management held August 12 to 15 in Orlando, Fla.
July 27, 2012 
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The current Medicare payment system is irreparably flawed and a new, more permanent solution must be reached, American College of Cardiology (ACC) President William Zoghbi, M.D., FACC, told the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations Hearing on Health Care Realignment and Regulation.
July 27, 2012 
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July 27, 2012 — The Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine has published a pilot study conducted at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, with funding provided by Toshiba, that explores the effectiveness of Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s MicroPure image processing technique in visualizing breast microcalcifications compared with grayscale ultrasound imaging.
July 27, 2012 News
July 27, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare (booth 707) will be at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), July 29 through Aug. 2 at the Charlotte, N.C. Convention Center.
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