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.
RTI Electronics has introduced the Piranha, a new x-ray multimeter designed as a self-contained, all-in-one, multi-function meter that fits in the palm of the hand.
Lots of smaller enterprises, imaging centers, and small physician practices just can’t afford the systems put out by large medical technology vendors, and RADinfo Systems is offering a more thrifty-minded alternative.
Misys provided attendees at this week’s annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta with a glimpse of soon-to-be released functionality as part of the Misys EMR version 8.0.
TeraRecon showcased recently added capabilities of its Aquarius Workstation and Aquarius Net Server at the American College of Cardiology meeting this week in Atlanta.
Agfa Heartlab has a lot of new cardiology tools in the pipeline, some of which are new components of the company’s core HeartLab cardiovascular information system (CVIS — also known as Encompass), and others are new developments in thin-client web applications and data gathering and analysis.
NovaRAD showcased new functionality of its NovaPACS Cardio Viewer, a dual-monitor clinical workstation that comes with cardio tools for both cardiologist and cath lab operators at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology this week in Atlanta.
Mike Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, this week asked the American Health Information Community to develop recommendations on how EHRs can be used in a disaster that leaves many people without their medical records and prescriptions for medication.
Belgian imaging technology company Agfa Gevaert reported a net loss last year of $23 million because of the bankruptcy of its AgfaPhoto unit, the company announced this week. However, the result marked an improvement from the loss of about $174 million posted for 2004.
