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Radlink nets East Coast distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CR developer Radlink has inked an agreement with X-Ray Visions to serve as its master distributor for Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

October 9, 2006

Top cardiac imaging choices to change

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Echocardiography, SPECT, and cardiac cath are the top three imaging modalities currently used by cardiologists for diagnosing key cardiac conditions, but that lineup may change over the next three years, according to a report recently issued by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.

October 9, 2006

How to win the coronary CTA turf war

Conventional cardiac imaging by echocardiography, SPECT stress tests, and catheter angiography has almost universally slipped away to cardiologists. But coronary CT angiography (CTA) is changing the battleground, and radiologists have recognized the tremendous opportunity in regaining turf in cardiac imaging. Dr. David Dowe, a radiologist with Atlantic Medical Imaging in Galloway, NJ, discusses three critical elements for success in coronary CTA.

October 8, 2006

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #44: Percentage of U.S. hospitals with DR or CR technology

As of IMV's 2005/06 census of general x-ray departments in U.S. hospitals, 30% of the departments have at least one digital radiography (DR) unit, and 56% have at least one computed radiography (CR) unit.

October 8, 2006

Consorta extends Kodak contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Group purchasing organization Consorta has extended through 2009 two contracts with Eastman Kodak Health Group for the Rochester, NY, company's digital imaging products.

October 4, 2006

Flat-panel detectors, workflow fuel European C-arm market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Replacement of older image intensifier-based C-arm systems with flat-panel detector technology and the transition into a digital radiology environment to enhance workflow are two factors driving the European C-arm market.

October 3, 2006

Swissray gets Brigham and Women's install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital x-ray developer Swissray International reported that it has placed one of its digital radiography systems at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

October 2, 2006

Radlink expands European sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CR developer Radlink has inked an agreement to extend its partnership with Polish distributor Ado-Med.

October 1, 2006

IDC, Toshiba Canada team up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian digital radiography firm Imaging Dynamics has signed a national distribution agreement with Toshiba Canada.

September 27, 2006

New contrast injectors go with the digital flow

By Eric Barnes

Today's CT contrast injectors are joining the connectivity revolution. The most advanced power injectors can link contrast information to radiology reports, scanners, and PACS. They are improving image data by micromanaging contrast flow rates to lengthen peak enhancement periods, while making scans safer by detecting contrast extravasation.

September 27, 2006

Timing is everything in contrast-enhanced CT

By Wayne Forrest

When imaging the abdominal aorta and the lower extremity arterial tree in patients with peripheral arterial occlusion disease (PAOD), matching the contrast injection to when CT scanning begins in those regions is key. Researchers at Stanford University have developed protocols for optimal wait times between contrast injection and the start of CT imaging based on the time it takes the bolus to reach the abdominal aorta or arterial tree.

September 27, 2006

Radlink signs Arizona distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CR developer Radlink of Redondo Beach, CA, has signed an agreement with Comp-Ray to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro device to healthcare organizations in Arizona.

September 25, 2006

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