Diagnostic Imaging

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.

FDA clears AI tool for pediatric bone age assessments
Bone age assessments are commonly used to evaluate whether a child's skeletal development is consistent with their chronological age.
Chest CT findings reveal link between vertebral bone density, brain aging
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.
$AI spots difficult-to-detect femoral neck fractures$
AI model bests radiologists at spotting difficult-to-detect hip fractures
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
A cautionary tale for radiologists who use AI to rule out suspicious findings
Experts involved in the investigation suggest their experience should be considered by others who have integrated AI into their clinical workflows.
Osteoporosis DXA scans have declined by more than 35%
DXA scans are considered the gold standard method to screen for osteoporosis but have been historically underutilized.

SmartPACS enhances workstation with Provox speech recognition technology

SmartPACS has integrated its diagnostic workstations with Provox Technologies Corp.'s Provox VoxReports radiology speech recognition software.

French x-ray company adopts Imaging Dynamics technology

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) has inked an OEM agreement with Stephanix S.A., a manufacturer of x-ray devices in France.

TeraRecon teams with more PACS vendors

TeraRecon Inc. has integrated of its AquariusNET image-processing server with several PACS vendors, including Agfa Healthcare, Amicas, Sectra, Delft Diagnostic Imaging (ROGAN-Delft), and Intelerad Medical Systems.

TeraMedica introduces Evercore

Medical informatics company TeraMedica this week launched a new enterprise imaging and information vehicle called Evercore.

Siemens to launch mobile x-ray unit at RSNA 2004

Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing the Mobilett XP Digital x-ray system with flat panel detector technology at the Radiological Society of North America meeting, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, in Chicago.

Network Appliance powers up the storage grid

Network Appliance Inc. has started shipping the latest version of its storage grid software called Data ONTAP 7G.

Wins up, losses down for Evolved in 3Q

Evolved Digital Systems Inc. reported revenue increase and loss decrease in the third quarter of FY04 ending September 30.

NetApp continues revenue growth in 2Q

Widespread need for electronic storage systems has helped fuel Network Appliance's revenue and income in the second quarter of FY04.