Brian Casey[email protected]ISSCAR presenter offers advice on evaluating voice recognitionSALT LAKE CITY - Radiology departments need to evaluate voice recognition systems carefully in order to choose the one that best fits the way they operate, according to a presenter from the University of Utah Medical Center.May 3, 2001RSNAWisconsin hospital saves big with software-only PACS installationSALT LAKE CITY - If you’re willing to put in a little sweat equity, you can save big on a PACS installation by buying hardware off the shelf rather than from a PACS vendor. That’s the lesson learned by radiologists from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where the radiology department is completing a software-only PACS network.May 2, 2001Advanced VisualizationTeraRecon launches AquariusNet 3-D technologySALT LAKE CITY - Image reconstruction developer TeraRecon is using this week’s SCAR meeting to launch its AquariusNet server for streaming 2-D/3-D image processing and review.May 2, 2001Advanced VisualizationHInnovation adds Internet wrinkle to 3-D imagingSALT LAKE CITY - A group of former GE Medical Systems scientists are using this week's Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology meeting to launch a new company with a unique Internet-based approach to 3-D.May 2, 2001BreastU.S. senators introduce bill to raise screening mammography payments 30%Saying they want to head off a crisis in women's access to mammograms, two U.S. senators have introduced legislation to raise the reimbursement rate Medicare pays for screening mammography. The bill would boost payments from $69 to $90, an increase of 30%.March 18, 2001Industry NewsThomson Tubes takes on new corporate identity as ThalesVIENNA - French x-ray component supplier Thomson Tubes Electroniques has a new corporate identity -- Thales Electron Devices.March 5, 2001Digital X-RayPhilips launches new x-ray products at ECR showVIENNA - Dutch multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems took advantage of this week’s ECR meeting to launch a new line of surgical C-arms, as well as a new desktop computed radiography system.March 5, 2001PACS/VNAAgfa launches electronic patient record at ECR showVIENNA - Film and PACS vendor Agfa of Mortsel, Belgium, is launching a new electronic patient record (EPR) at this week’s European Congress of Radiology meeting.March 5, 2001PACS/VNAKodak highlights integrated PACS/RIS at ECRVIENNA - Film and PACS vendor Eastman Kodak is highlighting its integrated PACS/RIS at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.March 4, 2001PACS/VNAItalian film company Ferrania announces rebirth at ECR showVIENNA - An old face with a new look returned to the European radiology scene at this week’s European Congress of Radiology. Italian vendor Ferrania Imaging Technologies is relaunching its corporate brand with a line of x-ray film, printers, and PACS software.March 4, 2001Previous PagePage 184 of 190Next PageTop StoriesAIU.S. FDA may need to clarify SaMD validation standardsIn a video interview, a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute expert describes what the "rigor spectrum" is in validation study designs.Molecular ImagingPSMA-PET/CT may replace NaF-PET/CT in advanced prostate cancerWomens ImagingPreop breast MRI improves surgical planning, but use disparities remainWomens ImagingFIGO classification from MRI leads to moderate agreement among radsSponsor ContentRegister Now: Breaking Barriers in Breast Imaging Webinar