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. 

William Beaumont Hospital and Elekta file patent lawsuit against Varian Medical Systems

On June 16, 2015, William Beaumont Hospital and Elekta Ltd. filed a patent infringement suit against Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

June 16, 2015

ImagineSoftware to exhibit at RBMA spring conference with focus on product enhancements and new financial suite

ImagineSoftware, a leading provider of billing and medical practice management software, will be exhibiting at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2015 Radiology Summit Conference.  The conference, held on June 7-10 at Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, brings together radiology business management professionals for three days of industry seminars, networking, and innovative business solutions. 

June 9, 2015

Cambia Health Solutions leads new round of investment in lifeIMAGE

lifeIMAGE announced today that it has closed a $17.5 million round of financing led by Cambia Health Solutions (Portland, Ore.), a nonprofit total health solutions company dedicated to transforming health care by creating a person-focused and economically sustainable system. 

June 9, 2015

FORE Support Services launches breakthrough automated prior authorization software for imaging centers at RBMA 2015 Summit

FORE Support Services, a premier developer of health care financial process automation, has announced the launch of its AuthPal automated prior authorization technology. The announcement was made today at the June Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2015 Radiology Summit Conference.

June 8, 2015

GE Healthcare announces next-generation small cyclotron and PET tracer production solution to enable increased access to PET imaging

Tracers for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging procedures play a critical role in medical care today. Yet the logistics of getting tracers onsite at healthcare providers’ facilities can sometimes prove difficult for sites outside of radiopharmacies’ distribution network, particularly in emerging markets. GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has created a solution to make PET tracers for diagnostic imaging more readily available.

June 8, 2015

Toshiba helps customers go beyond XR-29 compliance with Assurance 360

TUSTIN, Calif., June 1, 2015 – Toshiba’s new Assurance 360 program is making it easier for existing CT customers to lower radiation dose, improve their CT scanners’ performance and achieve compliance with the MITA Smart Dose standard, also known as XR-29. Assurance 360 not only updates a system to XR-29 compliant but takes patient safety a step further with dose reduction technology and the training and support needed to become dose efficient.

June 1, 2015

Nuance launches the industry’s first evidence-based computer-assisted reporting solution for radiologists

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the general availability of PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0, delivering the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists.

May 29, 2015

Nuance launches the industry’s first evidence-based computer-assisted reporting solution for radiologists

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the general availability of PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0, delivering the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists. 

May 28, 2015

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SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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