Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Fujifilm Launches 700 Series Endoscopes, Expands Eluxeo Platform

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of endoscopic imaging solutions, today announced the launch of its 700 Series Endoscopes. This newest product line features several enhancements in comfort, efficiency, and visualization.

Canon and Nuance Team Up to Tackle Vertical Markets with Content Connectors

Targeting the Legal and Healthcare Markets to Help Integrate MFPs with iManage and Epic Software

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Konica Minolta to host special ‘lunch and learn’ event at Annual Mammography meeting

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas announced Tuesday, July 31, that the company will be sponsoring a “lunch and learn” event during the 23rd Annual Mammography meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 9 at 12:30 p.m.

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Efficient imaging: How radiology departments can decrease unnecessary x-rays

Tracking repeat rates and providing additional education to technologists can help radiology departments produce fewer unnecessary x-rays, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

SNMMI-TS names 2018 award winners

This year, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) honored numerous technologists with awards for contributions to the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

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36% of MRI facilities fail to meet Joint Commission guidelines

More than one-third of MRI facilities fail to adhere to the 2015 Joint Commission’s Revised Requirements for Diagnostic Imaging Services, according to a survey conducted by global MRI safety firm Metrasens. 

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Patient at Massachusetts hospital breaks facial bone after ‘freak accident’ in MRI suite

An MRI patient in Lowell, Massachusetts, sustained a facial fracture last month after a technologist at Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus introduced a metal hamper to the room, causing the hamper to fly toward the MRI’s magnet and strike the man in his face, the Lowell Sun reported.

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Flexible x-ray detector could have implications for food safety, border security

Novel technology from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, could be changing the future of patient care with a flexible approach to x-ray detectors, according to research published this month in Nature Communications.

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.