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.
Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) has signed an agreement with Premier Inc's Healthcare Informatics unit to utilize the group purchasing organization's Operations Advisor comparative database and services.
Buoyed by orders for its Selenia full-field digital mammography system, Hologic Inc. posted a profit in its first fiscal quarter, ending Dec. 27, 2003.
TeraRecon Inc. is reporting an 86 percent gain in sales bookings over the last 12 months, as the 3D visualization technology company markets its AquariusNet 3D enterprise server product worldwide.
Increasing the efficiency of accessing portable CR images - and introducing portable DR - is on the minds of many healthcare facilities wanting to maximize the all-too-tight time of their techs and take advantage of their PACS investment.
EMC Corp. this week rolled out a set of storage services designed to help customers plan, build and manage an integrated information technology infrastructure to more cost-effectively manage and protect information throughout its lifecycle.
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has taken delivery of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.'s Axiom Artis dFC to create a magnetic navigation system for enhanced accuracy during catheter procedures.
Thirty-three percent sales growth in its Oncology Systems business propelled Varian Medical Systems Inc. to what the company described as a "robust quarter" in its first fiscal quarter of FY04, ending Dec. 31, 2003.
