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.
RSNA is calling for companies seeking to participate in the Portable Data for Imaging (PDI) Demonstration at RSNA 2005 at McCormick Place, Chicago, Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
GE Healthcare and Intermountain Health Care (IHC) integrated healthcare system yesterday announced a collaboration to prevent adverse drug events and increase patient safety.
Eastman Kodak Co. said this week it received 510k clearance from the FDA for the KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 7500 System and will begin shipping the radiography system to customers in the fourth quarter of 2005.
MedImage Inc., creator of DELTAmanager and Syntermed, recently announced an agreement whereby the company will offer Syntermed Inc.'s NeuroQ as an integrated option for MedView for nuclear medicine and PET/CT image review.
The educational sessions at the SCAR annual meeting were a core interest of attendees, with topics ranging from managing a PACS divorce to reading room ergonomics to optimizing the EMR for radiology.
Hitachi Medical Systems America (HMSA) showcased new capabilities to its Sceptre P3 PET/CT imaging system as well as the new Emory Cardiac Toolbox PETtools, a new software package for AVIA, the company's multi-modality workstation at last week's 52nd Soci
Appendicitis can be difficult to diagnose especially for certain groups, and the costs of misdiagnosis are tremendous, yet new diagnostic tools could greatly alleviate this problem. Those are the general conclusions of an economic study Tyco International
