Digital X-Ray: Page 305

Swissray scores Illinois DR sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital radiography developer Swissray International has installed one of its DR systems at an orthopedic practice in Illinois.

September 13, 2005

Radiologists nab share of Medicare bone scan market

By Shalmali Pal

Radiology may still be struggling in the turf wars, but there's one metaphorical battlefield where it's gaining ground -- bone densitometry. Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia reported that, over a six-year period, radiologists edged out other specialists in meeting the growing demand for DEXA services.

September 11, 2005

GE gets Innova CT clearance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for Innova CT, a new technique that enables the creation of 3D images on the company's Innova 3100 and 4100 angiography systems.

September 6, 2005

Contrast delivery key in coronary CTA

By Eric Barnes

Iodine concentration and flow rate have important effects on diagnosing CT angiography data, including better assessment of mixed plaques and stenoses, according to Dr. Christoph Becker and colleagues from the University of Munich. The group's experiments with different delivery parameters in 64-slice CTA have led to new protocols that deliver contrast media more reliably.

September 6, 2005

Kodak lists rad onco orders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak Health Group of Rochester, NY, has recently scored several installations of its digital image acquisition and management technology at radiation oncology sites in the U.S.

August 31, 2005

Philips launches neuro angio system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has launched the newest member of its Allura Xper angiography line: Allura Xper FD20/10, a neurovascular angiography system.

August 30, 2005