September 2, 2010 - Varian Medical Systems has established its first education center in India to train medical physicists and technologists working on the company's advanced cancer treatment systems.
September 2, 2010 - Brit Systems Inc., announced an agreement with Amerinet Inc., a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for critical test results management.
September 2, 2010 - BRIT Systems, Inc., announced today an agreement with Amerinet, Inc., a national health care group purchasing organization, for critical test results management.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
September 1, 2010 - Two devices in one is one of the mega trends in imaging diagnostics. The spectrum ranges from a combination of positron emission tomography (PET) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computer tomography (CT) to a combination of ultrasound with endoscopy. At MEDICA 2010, World Forum for Medicine - International Trade Fair and Congress, to be held from Nov.
September 1, 2010 - Kosair Children’s Medical Center- Brownsboro, Ky., is the site of the 1,000th Vantage magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system installation. Toshiba America Medical Systems’ milestone installation is the newest addition to Kosair Children’s Hospital and the Norton Healthcare Network.
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September 1, 2010 - The world’s first zero footprint, client-free PACS, has received the highest performance score, 93.4 out of 100, in a recent survey conducted by KLAS, an independent monitor of the quality and customer acceptance of commercially-available healthcare information technology products.
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September 1, 2010 - The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) in Chicago and the Drummond Group Inc.
August 30, 2010 — Limited edition Bella Blankets protective coverlets for mammography feature a new ivy design to help impart a spa-like feeling and decrease patient anxiety about the exam. The ivy design was chosen based on studies that demonstrate images of nature and soft green hues have a calming, soothing effect on the human psyche.
August 30, 2010 - A private mammography clinic in Germany launched the first German mobile screening unit. By offering mobile screening, , Gemeinschaftspraxis für Diagnostische Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin can improve its participation rates as women need to spend less time and cost in transit when attending their screening examinations.
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August 30, 2010 – An enhanced version of the Philips iE33 xMatrix cardiac ultrasound system features a new ergonomic transducer for more efficient adult echocardiograms.
August 30, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance for a catheter guidance system.
August 30, 2010 – A portfolio of advanced quantification solutions for 2-D and 4-D ultrasound imaging were added to ScImage’s PicomEnterprise picture archiving and communications system (PACS). It now directly integrates TomTec’s portfolio of echo quantification solutions.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
August 30, 2010 – A strategic alliance has been launched to create New York Radiology Alliance. It will offer access to subspecialists, next-generation technology, clinical data benchmarking and the shared expertise of nearly 200 radiologists nationwide to enhance the quality and efficiency of imaging services for patients and providers in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.
August 23, 2010 — The Intego positron emission tomography (PET) infusion system is now listed with Novation LLC, one of the largest healthcare supply contracting companies in the United States. Novation is the first supply contracting company to list Intego and the first to list any automated infusion system for molecular imaging. Novation serves the purchasing needs of nearly 25,000 healthcar
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August 30, 2010 — In collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center and the Davis Heart and Lung Institute of The Ohio State University, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, was awarded $1 million for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and devices for the “Pediatrics Population” project.
For better or worse, healthcare reform has arrived, and with it comes a contentious debate about the certification of electronic medical records (EMR) systems for meaningful use. Managing large medical image files has long been a challenge even within radiology, yet diagnostic data would seem essential to a physician’s treatment of disease.
In scientific research, sometimes simply connecting two points with a line is enough to paint the big picture. When researchers first identified the biomarker amyloid beta-protein for Alzheimer’s disease by using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, they gained a new perspective on how to treat the disease.
Editor's Note: This article is an introduction to the ultrasound scanning systems comparison chart that ran in the September 2010 issue of Imaging Technology News. The chart can be found under the comparison chart tab at the top of the page.
The applications for ultrasound in medicine have been quite varied. Back in the 1940s, physical therapists used its thermal energy to reduce inflammation, and physicists used high-intensity ultrasound as a surgical tool to treat brain disorders.
Despite the continued attacks by policymakers regarding imaging and its impact on healthcare costs, the diagnostic imaging industry is positioned to take on these challenges to not only survive, but also to thrive in the healthcare reform implementation era.