Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Over the past year, headlines across industry and consumer media have highlighted FDA warnings on the dangers of gadolinium-based contrast agents. To date, it has become common knowledge and a FDA black box warning that gadolinium-based agents run the risk of causing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD).

Time October 02, 2008
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Case Study | Suhny Abbara, M.D., assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, director, Cardiovascular Imaging, M

This case is a routine coronary CTA with the focus on the coronary arteries. The patient was a middle-aged male with a family history of coronary artery disease, moderate risk profile and atypical chest pain. The EKG did not indicate myocardial ischemia and there was no enzyme leak.

Time October 02, 2008
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October 3, 2008 - Zotec Partners said Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) has licensed the company’s Electronic Billing ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Feature | Amy Ballard, MEd, director of research,

Advances in molecular imaging, specifically through the discovery of new molecular imaging agents and developments in the technologies that enable their visualization have opened up new possibilities for the early detection of disease as well as personalized medicine.

Time October 02, 2008
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Case Study | W. Dennis Foley, M.D., professor of radi

In this retrospectively gated full thoracic CT study, the examination was performed using the LightSpeed VCT 64 system with 0.625 mm detector collimation, retrospective cardiac gating and mono-sector reconstruction. The patient received three 5 mg injections of Metoprolol intravenously for cardiac rate control. Heart rate during acquisition was 64 to 65 BPM.

Time October 02, 2008
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October 3, 2008 – 23andMe Inc. is embarking on a worldwide effort to assemble the largest cohort of women whose lives ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Feature | Herman Oosterwijk

The definition of core requirements for the different PACS system administrator (SA) jobs, ranging from associates to interface analyst, administrator and manager, and corresponding exams has definitely encouraged many professionals to start enhancing their skills and filling in the gaps, whether in the IT or clinical domain or both.

Time October 01, 2008
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Barco has released a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization software suite that is integrated in Agfa’s ...

Time October 01, 2008
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peerVue's Web-based solution, qiVue, is designed for quality and communication challenges including critical results, peer review, discrepancy management (ER physician, resident and teleradiology), technologist performance and more. PeerVue’s Magnetic Integration reportedly enables integration to any PACS, RIS or dictation application.

Time October 01, 2008
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Software version 3.1 of DeJarnette Research Systems Inc.'s xDL - Cross-enterprise Document Librarian sees application in regional archive settings requiring sophisticated document sharing capabilities. xDL also sees application in MTF “vendor neutral” archive solutions and offsite storage gateway applications.

Time October 01, 2008
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October 1, 2008 – TomoTherapy Inc. maker of the Hi·Art treatment system for advanced radiation therapy, today announced ...

Time October 01, 2008
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TomoTherapy reported that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its radiation therapy technology, TomoDirect, designed to complement helical tomotherapy and faster treatment planning.

Time October 01, 2008
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Intelerad Medical Systems is partnering with Three Palm Software to offer WorkstationOne to IntelPACS customers to ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Exclusive to the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System, SpiralRODEO EDGEtechnology aims to improve image resolution and reduce common breast MRI artifacts, resulting in the production of clear images of both breasts, axillae, chest wall and mediastinum in a single bilateral scan.

Time October 01, 2008
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October 2, 2008 - Canica Design Inc., said its new SutureSafe is now available. SutureSafe is a noninvasive, adhesive- ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Feature | Mike Arani, MS

Since its clinical adoption in the early 1990s, anesthesia agent monitoring has evolved significantly from standalone units to modules that are used in multiparameter monitoring systems. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), over 40 million anesthetics are delivered each year in the United States, irrespective of the care setting.

Time October 01, 2008
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Sage Software will feature its RIS and PACS solution at RSNA 2008. Designed for radiology practices of all sizes, Sage Intergy RIS features patient flow tracking and sophisticated appointment scheduling to split billing.

Time October 01, 2008
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The Modalixx G202MP, GC8 and GC212HB will now add to the range of products Ampronix encompasses. The solution features a ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Vitrea software is Vital Images’ advanced visualization solution that creates 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT and MR image data, allowing physicians to navigate within these images to better understand disease conditions. Vitrea addresses specialists’ needs through various software options for cardiac, colon, vessel probe and other applications.

Time October 01, 2008
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October 2, 2008 – The American College of Radiology is offering a radiology education program – the “Classroom of the ...

Time October 01, 2008
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