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Siemens now has a works-in progress research portal for clinical research and hypothesis validation, enabling ...

Time October 30, 2008
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Decision support for radiology is designed to benefit the radiologists, hospitals and the healthcare system in several ways - by improving patient outcomes, decreasing healthcare costs and urging providers to take part in pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives. However, decision support has not been readily embraced without some resistance.

Time October 30, 2008
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Voyager PACS workstation product has been adapted for full Web-based PACS. Web streaming has been implemented to provide fast access to remote access specialists and users to quickly view images through low bandwidth connections. Fast display of an initial image compressed that builds up on demand, with the flexibility for users to see full diagnostic quality images where required.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Ken Compton, Imaging Consultant

The gap between medical display quality and COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) is quickly coming down to just the ...

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Nick Obradovich

With the election of a new president and Congress, not to mention a tumultuous economy, medical imaging, just like many other medical sectors, faces uncertain times going in to 2009.

Time October 29, 2008
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Imaging On Call, a U.S.-based, Joint Commission accredited, full service teleradiology provides service packages that are flexible, including preliminary or final reads, subspecialty reads, vacation coverage, post processing and interpretation for Coronary CTA, interpretation for Breast MRI and stroke protocol.

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October 29, 2008 – Technical University of Munich, Germany, recently welcomed 175 radiation oncology experts from 16 countries to the International Conference on the Clinical Use of TomoTherapy.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Some Web 2.0 tools are features commonly used among consumers to better communicate and gather information. Such tools are being adapted for and adopted by radiologists. Many radiologists already tap into instant messenger, digital reference libraries, access radiology chat rooms and more.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Sarah Chapdelaine, BBA, and Kamran Zaman

Despite the current decline triggered by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the U.S. medical imaging market is expected to recover by 2010. In 2008, the medical imaging market was valued at over $9.2 billion, growing at an associated CAGR of 4.2 percent by 2015.

Time October 29, 2008
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Dicom Systems offers Dicom Systems HL7 and the DCMSYS router, a configurable router that fully supports DICOM 3.0 standard TLS encryption. DCMSYS guarantees to encrypt all the outgoing traffic. It utilizes the latest technology enhancement of standard protocols such as SNMP, DICOM and HL7.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Antonio Garcia, industry manager, Medical Imaging Group, Frost

X-ray mammography is considered the “gold standard” for breast cancer screening in the breast imaging equipment market. The procedure is generally seen as the most effective option for women needing a diagnosis of any abnormalities in the breasts.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

The rising tide of teleradiology services is being heralded by some as a breakthrough in radiology that will ultimately improve the quality of healthcare and provide new jobs for U.S. radiologists.

Time October 29, 2008
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For data and operational redundancy, Voyager PACS servers can be configured for local storage at clinic/hospital site with a replicated copy located at another location (i.e another hospital site or a data center).

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October 30, 2008 - Thinking Systems is debuting at RSNA 2008 its new release of the company’s unified Web-based ThinkingPACS/ThinkingRIS with comprehensive solutions for radiology, cardiology and molecular imaging.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Herman Oosterwijk

Healthcare IT professionals from many countries are looking to the U.S. for examples on how to best deploy and implement imaging informatics technology. In addition, they want the professionals who administer and manage these critical systems in their countries to be highly qualified.

Time October 29, 2008
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Feature | Amy Ballard, MEd, director of research,

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is an application that has been recently bolstered by the development of quantitative tools that enhance the system’s clinical capabilities in the nuclear cardiology community.

Time October 29, 2008
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Thinking Systems has a unified Web-based ThinkingPACS/ThinkingRIS with comprehensive solutions for radiology, cardiology ...

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October 28, 2008 – GE Healthcare has introduced a three-day “Essentials of DICOM” course for biomedical engineers, imaging technicians and hospital IT personnel, in response to customer demand for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) education.

Time October 29, 2008
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VIDAR’s DiagnosticPRO Advantage film digitizer for PACS and mammography in dual use/mixed file room imaging centers with a low volume of mammography patients (5-20 per day) and mixed mammography and general radiography file rooms. With software optimized to scan images in DICOM MG and SC, the DiagnosticPRO Advantage is reportedly an ideal solution for these facilities.

Time October 28, 2008
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MIMneuro is for radiology and nuclear medicine departments seeking to increase diagnostic confidence in PET and SPECT neuroimaging review. It is also suited for neuro research.

Time October 28, 2008
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