Imaging Informatics: Page 1171

JPEG 2000 compression artifacts more prevalent in thin-section CT images
By Erik L. Ridley
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) 2000 compression produces more artifacts in thin-section lung CT images than in thick-section images, according to research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 12, 2008
Merge sales dip in 2008 Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Merge Healthcare posted slightly lower net sales for the second quarter compared to the same period the previous year.
August 11, 2008
CAD steals show from U.S. research database
By Eric Barnes
A painstakingly compiled database of CT lung scans was no match for a university's computer-aided detection (CAD) system. The CAD system found more lung nodules in more patients than the original expert reader panel, which had reviewed each scan twice.
August 11, 2008
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Empiric adds client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Empiric Systems has received an order for its Encompass.Net offering.
August 10, 2008
QuadraMed posts increased Q2 revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm QuadraMed of Reston, VA, has announced increased second quarter revenues.
August 10, 2008
MedQuist revenues dip in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist saw a decrease in revenues for its second quarter.
August 10, 2008
Intrusion-detection testing finds network vulnerabilities
By Cynthia E. Keen
Many healthcare facilities don't recognize how easily minor changes can make their network vulnerable to intrusions, and facilities that outsource IT services have no guarantee of the quality of protection being provided. Penetration testing, as intrusion-detection audits are also called, identifies crucial vulnerabilities.
August 10, 2008
Nuance reaches Dragon mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition firm Nuance Communications has reached a milestone with its Dragon Medical speech recognition offering.
August 7, 2008
GE reaches InSiteExC milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has reached a milestone with its InSiteExC remote connection package.
August 7, 2008
CT databases aimed at lung imaging research
By Eric Barnes
The lack of quality controlled imaging databases has complicated lung cancer research, but help is on the way. A multiyear, multicenter project funded by the National Cancer Institute is delivering new lung imaging databases on which computer-aided detection (CAD) systems can be tested.
August 7, 2008
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Merge inks Oklahoma PACS mammo deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Merge Healthcare has won a contract with an Oklahoma hospital for its Merge Fusion PACS MX 3.0 system.
August 6, 2008
GE wins Canadian EHR contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked an agreement with Canada Health Infoway for its Centricity PACS and diagnostic imaging repository.
August 6, 2008
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