Imaging Informatics: Page 1209

Agfa lands European contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VIENNA - Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, has landed contracts to provide its PACS and archiving technology to hospitals in the U.K. and Spain, the company announced at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 9, 2008
Sectra installs new version of PACS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VIENNA - Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has completed the first installation of its new IDS7/dx software at a hospital in Sweden, the company announced at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 9, 2008
Barco nets Spanish display order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco has been awarded a contract from Spain worth an estimated 4 million euros ($6.1 million U.S.).
March 9, 2008
Part XVIII: Exploring PACS Secrets -- Hiding out in plain view: PACS at HIMSS
By Michael J. Cannavo
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting was once again in Orlando, FL, and this year PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo was there. He shares his thoughts on the show from a PACS point of view -- everything from cardiology PACS and peripherals to the lack of PACS educational sessions.
March 9, 2008
CAD nabs the flat polyps VC readers may miss
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In two studies presented Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology, investigators tested colon computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes for their ability to find flat lesions. In both, the sensitivity was reassuringly high, though questions remain about the effect of false-positive CAD detections on reader performance and variations in flat polyp morphology.
March 8, 2008
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Finland on track to complete national EMR archive
By Cynthia E. Keen
VIENNA - As Google and Microsoft compete to develop personal health record services in the U.S., Finland is on a fast track to complete a Web-based national electronic medical records (EMR) archive. Scheduled for completion in 2009, the archive will provide near-instant access to medical records by individuals and medical professionals.
March 7, 2008
CAD provides mixed benefits for DR lung exams
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - A pair of presentations on Saturday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology on computer-aided detection (CAD) for digital radiography (DR) reported mixed benefits for the software in detecting lung nodules in thoracic exams. The presenters discussed their experiences with a commercially available CAD product and its impact on radiologist performance in analyzing DR lung studies.
March 7, 2008
Acceleware releases image reconstruction software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image and data processing software developer Acceleware has launched its AxRecon image reconstruction software for the medical imaging, security, and nondestructive testing markets.
March 7, 2008
MIE partners with Google Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electronic medical record (EMR) and PACS provider Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) of Fort Wayne, IN, will integrate its Minimally Invasive WebChart EMR portfolio with Google Health technology.
March 6, 2008
Merge settles lawsuit
By Erik L. Ridley
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has forged an agreement with the plaintiff and other defendants in a derivative action complaint against the Milwaukee-based firm.
March 6, 2008
MedQuist earns Arizona contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist has won a contract from Radiology Ltd. of Tucson, AZ.
March 5, 2008
Carestream rolls out two new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health is debuting two new products this week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) conference in San Francisco.
March 5, 2008
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