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.
Civco Medical Instruments is showcasing its new Assist Positioning Arm system designed for the interventional imaging environment at the annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiologists (SIR) starting today in New Orleans (March 31 - April 5).
Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Mass., this week performed the first chest pain evaluation using electrocardiogram-gated (ECG-gated) imaging using Toshiba America Medical Systems' Aquilion 64-slice CT scanner.
National group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners L.P. inked a multi-source two-year agreement to make McKesson's Horizon Medical Imaging PACS (picture archiving and communications system) service available to Premier's 1,500 member hospi
Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala., has begun treating patients once thought to have inoperable brain ailments with Varian Medical Systems' Trilogy stereotactic system.
Initiate Systems Inc., a provider of enterprise master person index (EMPI) software and services for managing patient and provider identities, has been selected by United Kingdom-based Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust to manage quality for a
