Enterprise Imaging: Page 1159

Philips sponsors PACS seminars

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems North America is co-sponsoring a medical imaging and information management seminar for radiologists and medical imaging professionals.

May 31, 2001

PACS/RIS integration saves time and money

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

To assess the impact of RIS on PACS, researchers from the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Germany measured their installation's effect on the bottom line. They outlined a methodology for quantifying the savings at the 2001 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

May 31, 2001

PointDx streamlines radiology reporting

By Erik L. Ridley

The inherent inefficiency of report production has long been a source of criticism for imaging departments. A radiologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, is hoping to solve that problem, however.

May 30, 2001

PACS quality control ensures that exams get read

The expected benefits of a PACS include more efficient image retrieval, distribution, and archiving processes, and a reduction in expenses related to maintaining a film library. However, even in a digital environment, it's still relatively easy for cases to go unread or become lost in the system.

May 29, 2001

U.S. PACS, teleradiology markets may top $1 billion by 2007

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS and teleradiology markets in the U.S. generated $421 million in 2000, and are poised to reach the $1 billion mark in 2007, according to a report from San Jose, CA-based healthcare analysts Frost & Sullivan.

May 28, 2001

Analogic releases estimated Q3 financials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging component and connectivity supplier Analogic expects revenues for its third quarter of fiscal 2001 (-end April 30) to be approximately $91 million.

May 27, 2001