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. 

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Sectra announces new interface to help pathologists work digitally

Medical IT and technology company Sectra announced the development of a new interface between the company’s digital pathology product and PALGA U-DPS, a nationwide registry located in the Netherlands. Sectra said pathologists can use this new technology to work 100 percent digitally when working with histology slides.

FDA clears 3 C-arms from Siemens Healthcare

Siemens Healthcare announced this week that three models from the company’s line of Cios C-arms—Cios Fusion, Cios Connect, and Cios Select—have been cleared by the FDA. 

Woman tells of how insurer balked at coverage of ultrasounds for Zika-imperiled pregnancy

Debra Gittler, the first Chicago-based high-risk pregnancy for exposure to the Zika virus, wrote about her experience in an editorial for the Chicago Tribune.

Hitachi, Redlen Technologies to collaborate on photon-counting CT tech

Hitachi Medical Corporation and Redlen Technologies have announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of a direct conversion semiconductor x-ray detector module to be used with photon-counting CT systems. 

iCAD Announces Breakthrough Technology For Use With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Exams At The European Congress Of Radiology

NASHUA, N.H. and VIENNA, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, announced today an industry first tomosynthesis Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solution and workflow tool.

Materialise unveils new 3D printing software suite

Materialise, a 3D printing company with headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, announced this week that it has officially launched the Materialise Mimics Care Suite, a new printing software suite for hospitals. 

AMRA announces new marketing agreement with GE Healthcare

AMRA, a global medical technology company based out of Linköping, Sweden, has entered into a new marketing agreement with GE Healthcare, the company announced at this week’s European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, Austria. 

Protocol-management software vendor climbs aboard GE Health Cloud

Iowa City-based Radiology Protocols has announced its collaboration with GE in expanding the utility of the GE Health Cloud platform.

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

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

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.