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.
Technology from Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Imaging Group will be used during next month's Olympic Games in Athens to send digital images and accompanying reports to Attiko University Hospital in Athens, which will assist in serving Olympic athletes and of
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has named Martin P. Sandler, MD, chairman of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn., as vice president-elect through June 2005, then as presid
Agfa Healthcare and Initiate Systems Inc., provider of enterprise master person index (EMPI) software and services, this week inked a reseller agreement allowing Agfa to offer Initiate's MPI software as an integrated component of its IMPAX Enterprise Imag
Zonare Medical Systems Inc. this week announced that the company has closed a round of funding, adding approximately $34 million in additional equity funding.
Fonar Corp. has sold 43 Stand-Up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners over the 12-month period ending June 2004, representing an 87 percent increase in sales when compared to the 23 units sold in the year ago period.
Siemens Medical Solutions has acquired CADVision Medical Technologies of Jerusalem, Israel, strengthening its competitive position in the area of computer-aided detection and diagnosis (CAD) and enhancing its oncology product portfolio.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) this week extended a freeze until the end of 2005 on licensing high-powered private land mobile radio service users in the 460-470 Megahertz (MHz) band.
