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Criticism aimed at radiation-estimate Web site
By Lin Muschlitz
The need to eliminate misunderstandings about the radiation dose of advanced imaging exams persists, especially as the number of studies rises. But when is information useful, and when is it confusing? American Imaging Management of Chicago is tackling the issue with its patient exposure Web tool, but has drawn criticism for what some imaging experts see as questionable comparisons.
April 17, 2008
Carestream signs with VirtuRad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VirtuRad of Phoenix has become a reseller of Carestream Health's digital imaging and healthcare IT systems in the U.S.
April 13, 2008
Vidar names Hart to succeed Fennell
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Film digitizer vendor Vidar Systems of Herndon, VA, has named John E. Hart as president and CEO, succeeding Trevor Fennell, who is retiring.
April 10, 2008
X-ray firms Sedecal and Suinsa to merge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two OEM radiographic equipment suppliers, Sedecal and Suinsa Medical Systems, have reached an agreement to merge, according to the Madrid, Spain-based firms.
April 10, 2008
St. Jude Medical to buy EP MedSystems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a union of cardiac device firms, St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, has agreed to purchase EP MedSystems of West Berlin, NJ, for $92.1 million.
April 10, 2008
Quantum, Agfa launch laptop CR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging of Ronkonkoma, NY, has launched a new laptop computed radiography (CR) system in partnership with Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium.
April 10, 2008
Echoserve buys DALSA assets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and x-ray equipment developer Echoserve has purchased certain assets and intellectual property licenses from digital imaging firm DALSA of Waterloo, Ontario.
April 7, 2008
IDC nets multisystem order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography (DR) developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) has received an order for three DR systems from Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, NY.
April 7, 2008
First 320-slice coronary CTA study shows high image quality
By Eric Barnes
Image quality was excellent and radiation doses generally low in the first peer-reviewed study of coronary CT angiography (CTA) performed on a 320-slice scanner, which can image the heart in a single beat for most patients, according to researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. They retrospectively studied 40 patients who underwent coronary CTA on a 320-detector-row scanner.
April 6, 2008
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Imaging3 gets FDA IDE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3D imaging device developer Imaging3 has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to distribute its Dominion volumetric imaging scanner under the FDA's investigational device exemption (IDE) regulations.
April 1, 2008
IDC adds Texas order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography (DR) developer Imaging Dynamics has received an order from Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville, TX.
April 1, 2008
U.S. DOJ joins 'kickback' case against Ohio heart centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against a group of heart testing facilities in Ohio that charges the firms with allegedly providing kickbacks to cardiologists in exchange for patient referrals.
April 1, 2008
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