Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.
Chest CT is routinely performed for things like lung cancer screening, coronary calcium assessment and pulmonary nodule surveillance, but the modality also can be used to extract additional information.
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
Advanced Image Enhancement Inc.’s (AIE), a provider of image-processing tools for medical imaging, has adapted a technology originally created for detecting undersea mines into one that can be used for breast cancer image enhancement.
New scientific data could lead to the development of novel diagnostic tests on blood samples that will allow for early detection of breast cancer. The research was performed by French company ExonHit Therapeutics, a drug and diagnostic discovery company, and vitro diagnostics company bioMérieux.
Yesterday was a big day for Dell Computers. The company released four new laptops. Two of these portable machines – called Latitude notebooks – are available with Cingular Wireless' BroadbandConnect service built into their systems.
The Ohio Supreme Court decided in a case last week in favor of the state’s public-records law as overriding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations that protect medical records.
Merge Technologies Inc. this week was sent a Nasdaq Staff Notification which states that the company is in jeopardy of being delisted from the Nasdaq National Market. The notice is just part of the normal process resulting from a failure to complete mandatory filing required.
Melbourne Internal Medical Associates (MIMA) Cancer Center in Florida announced that its doctors have treated a metastatic liver tumor using MIMA’s IGRT (with image-guided radiotherapy) system equipped with Varian's On-Board Imager device for positioning patients with sub-millimeter accuracy.
ChartOne Inc. has announced plans to help facilities using MEDITECH hospital information systems (HIS) migrate to a fully paperless healthcare environment. In order to do this, ChartOne has joined a new partnership to leverage Summit Healthcare's HL7 Adapter Suite to provide integration between ChartOne's eWebHealth Suite, a hosted electronic document management system, and MEDITECH's HIS.
French clinical application and CAD developer Median Technologies recently today the addition investment of approximately $12 million financing towards sales, research and development, and product management and services.
