The syngo Dynamic PET software with myocardial blood flow is a cardiac imaging application for the Biograph PET/CT scanners that may have significant impact on the diagnosis of patients with advanced coronary artery disease (CAD) and specifically, with those patients with multivessel disease, or those who are asymptomatic.
Offer fast speed at the lowest possible dose for cardiac applications, the SOMATOM Definition Flash dual source computed tomography (CT) scanner requires only a fraction of the radiation dose that systems previously required to scan even the tiniest anatomical details.
The 1.2 release of the ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system delivers nonstitched, real-time, full-volume imaging of the heart in one heart cycle. The system allows automatic extraction of reference planes from continuous cardiac volume imaging for measurement, analysis, and interpretation.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
February 25, 2010 - States have limited mammography services and other early detection programs for women younger than age 50 since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) release of new breast cancer screening guidelines late last year, according to a recent survey.
February 24, 2010 - Researchers found that when using standard 64-detector row helical scanning as a benchmark, the effective radiation dose was reduced by 91 percent from 35.4 millisieverts (mSv) to 4.4 mSv using optimized 320-detector row volume scanning.
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
February 24, 2010 - To better serve the rural and community healthcare markets, there is a growing trend amongst radiology groups and software providers to support rural health organizations, such as the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership on rural health issues.
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February 24, 2010 - The American College of Radiology Task Force on Radiation Dose in Medicine will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on February 26 that ACR accreditation programs can help prevent adverse events related to radiation oncology procedures and CT scans.
February 23, 2010 - Before opening the doors of a new medical clinic in a remote region of Honduras, Dr. Jeffrey E. Heck, founder of the sponsoring NGO Shoulder to Shoulder said, “It’s important to offer the same services here as if it were a clinic in the United States.”
February 23, 2010 - After Merge Healthcare announced its proposal to acquire AMICAS, Inc. for $6.05 cash per share, AMICAS expressed its doubt about Merge’s commitment and ability to close its proposed acquisition of AMICAS.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
February 23, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched an online nuclear medicine and positron emission tomography (PET) accreditation application program that streamlines the process and significantly reduces the time it takes for nuclear medicine and PET facilities to become accredited.
February 23, 2010 - Nearly 80 million baby boomers in the United States are approaching seniors status and will need treatment for chronic illnesses.
February 23, 2010 - Since specialized clinical applications and 3D imaging by PACS viewers puts a high demand on workstation display controllers, a new graphics processor is designed to perform faster when manipulating large datasets in mammography and accelerate OpenGL and DirectX functions, which are increasingly common in high-end PACS environments.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
February 22, 2010 – Since the introduction of the popular iPhone in 2007, numerous medical apps were introduced, however only a few are intended for radiology. iCRco recently introduce iClarity for the iPhone to help improve the physician and radiologist productivity.
February 22, 2010 – RIS/PACS maker Merge Healthcare Inc. said today it is making a bid to purchased the PACS company AMICAS. However, Amicas says it already entered into a merger deal with another company.
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Feb. 18, 2010 — Johns Hopkins Medicine has become the latest academic medical center to acquire the Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner. The device will be utilized by Richard Wahl, M.D., F.A.C.R, professor of radiology and nuclear medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in preclinical and translational research for the development of novel radiotracers.
February 16, 2010 — A diagnostic imaging solution provider has reached a major milestone with 130 Opal-CR units sales since introducing the product in September. Regional dealer, American X-Ray, helped Viztek reach this figure by closing five CR system sales during the past month.
February 18, 2010 — An image and information management solutions company today announced that it has signed 55 contracts for its radiology billing solution.
February 19, 2010 – The use of medical technology in the United States increased dramatically between 1996 and 2006, according to “Health, United States, 2009,” the federal government’s 33rd annual report to the president and Congress on the health of all Americans.
February 19, 2010 - Needle guidance systems are used in imaging applications to shorten procedure time and increase accuracy.
February 19, 2010 - At Roseville Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) at Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS), a large private medical group, which treats 30-35 patients per day, mainly with prostate and breast lesions, doctors treated patients using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT).