Brian Casey[email protected]Industry NewsPhilips touts 40-slice CT, new MRI familyThe next generation of multislice CT scanners is grabbing headlines at this year's RSNA meeting. Not to be left behind, Philips Medical Systems is entering a 40-slice scanner into the CT race. The vendor also launched a new family of MRI scanners and a flat-panel digital interventional x-ray system.December 3, 2003Industry NewsNew CT, MR scanners lead Siemens RSNA introductionsCHICAGO - A 1.5-tesla MRI scanner and a 64-slice CT system are spearheading the list of new product introductions at the RSNA conference this week for Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA. The company is also launching a new mid-range PACS offering targeted at large radiology practices and community hospitals.December 2, 2003Industry NewsGE highlights MRI advances, expanded mammography product lineCHICAGO - GE Medical Systems is touting new technologies that take advantage of its Excite MRI platform at this year's RSNA conference, such as applications that reduce motion artifacts and support bilateral breast imaging. The Waukesha, WI, company is also demonstrating mammography products acquired through its recent purchase of Finnish medical device vendor Instrumentarium.December 1, 2003Industry NewsToshiba launches new 32-slice CT scannerCHICAGO - A new 32-slice CT scanner, a short-bore MRI magnet, and a flat-panel digital x-ray unit top the list of new RSNA product introductions for Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA.December 1, 2003Industry NewsRSNA 2003: CT lung screening can be cost-effectiveCHICAGO - CT lung screening stands up well against traditional measures of cost-effectiveness, according to research presented on Monday at the 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago.November 30, 2003Clinical NewsYour guide to the Super Bowl of radiologyIf radiology were a sport, the annual RSNA conference would surely be the Super Bowl. It’s big, loud, and at times overwhelming. Without a good playbook, it can be easy to be thrown for a loss.November 25, 2003MRIToshiba America Medical SystemsVantage is Toshiba’s newest MRI offering. The system, first shown as a work-in-progress at last year’s RSNA meeting, is a 1.5-tesla short-bore magnet that incorporates Toshiba’s gradient noise-suppression technology and parallel-acquisition protocol. Excelart Vantage began shipping in September 2003.November 20, 2003MRISiemens Medical SolutionsUltra-high-field MRI will be at the top of this German vendor’s agenda, with the company showcasing its Magnetom Trio whole-body 3-tesla system.November 20, 2003MRIHitachi Medical Systems AmericaHitachi plans to use this year’s RSNA meeting to launch Airis Elite, the newest addition to the company’s line of MRI scanners. The scanner is a 0.3-tesla permanent-magnet unit designed to provide high-end imaging techniques in the mid-field MRI segment.November 20, 2003MRIGE Medical SystemsLook for the Waukesha, WI, vendor to emphasize its Signa Excite 3.0T ultra-high-field scanner. GE plans to emphasize the whole-body clinical capabilities of the scanner, with applications ranging from functional imaging to multinuclear spectroscopy to angiographic imaging.November 20, 2003Previous PagePage 165 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDA machine-learning model based on chest CT images accurately predicts lung function, which can help clinicians diagnose and assess COPD.UltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgeryMRIHigher ventricular and atrial heart volumes boost cardiac disease risk
