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. 

FireBridge™ from Dicom Systems Makes FHIR Integration Easy

Dicom Systems (www.dcmsys.com) a Silicon Valley-based healthcare IT company and Teleradiology interoperability expert, introduces its newest product FireBridge™.

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Providing Imaging Stability and Efficiency Through a VNA

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

Dax Ewbank, Enterprise Solutions Architect discusses how INTEGRIS Health partnered with the TeraMedica Division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. to rearchitect the entire enterprise imaging infrastructure with the VNA as a foundation

Learning more about dyslexia through MRI

A recent article from The Boston Globe examined how doctors are using MRIs to learn more about dyslexia. 

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To maximize benefits of social media, radiologists must know their #hashtags

The healthcare industry has embraced social media in recent years—there’s a good chance you first encountered this very article on either Facebook or Twitter—but according to a recent article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology, radiologists could be doing more to get the most out of this unprecedented resource. 

La. outpatient practice installs 1st Hitachi Supria CT Scanner in U.S.

Diagnostic Imaging Services (DIS) in Metairie, La., announced this week that it has installed the first Hitachi Medical Systems America (HMSA) Supria CT Scanner in the U.S. This new scanner has modern radiation dose-saving technologies built in and can accommodate patients of all sizes. 

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Cheers! Retired developer of MRI scanners enters whiskey business

Dave Molyneaux retired after a long, fruitful career as a developer of MRI accessories, but he quickly grew bored with the quiet life. That’s when he decided to enter a new industry altogether: the whiskey business. 

Vascular ultrasound utilization has nearly doubled since 1998, but down since 2009

Vascular ultrasound (VUS) utilization in the Medicare population peaked in 2009 and has been in decline ever since, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Siemens Healthcare launches new PET/CT system to address a broad range of clinical indications

Siemens Healthcare has launched the new versatile and cost-effective Biograph Horizon™ PET/CT system, which offers premium performance at an attractive total cost of ownership.

Around the web

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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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