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Grundig launches new mobile dictation recorder
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German dictation technology provider Grundig Business Systems will introduce a new mobile dictation recorder at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting this month in Orlando, FL, the company reported.
February 13, 2008
Fischer Medical wins EPStim sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fischer Medical Technologies of Denver has brokered its first sale of EPStim, a computer interface system designed for the company's Bloom electrophysiology stimulator, according to Fischer.
February 13, 2008
Zotec secures Utah billing services contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners of Indianapolis has earned an exclusive agreement to provide medical billing services and licensed software for a Utah radiology practice, the company announced.
February 13, 2008
Eclipsys adds Asia-Pacific executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics firm Eclipsys has hired David van Eck as vice president and general manager of its Asia-Pacific operations.
February 13, 2008
NightHawk revenues surge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increases in scan volume helped drive teleradiology services provider NightHawk Radiology Services to a 77% increase in revenue in its fourth quarter.
February 13, 2008
Medicsight, Toshiba ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight said it has signed a preliminary agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo to resell its MedicRead Colon and ColonCAD software packages in Japan.
February 13, 2008
Study finds that CAD improves mammography's sensitivity
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study published online this week found that computer-aided detection (CAD) improves the sensitivity of mammography screening with only a small boost in the patient recall rate. The research offers a rebuttal to last year's New England Journal of Medicine study that found that CAD actually reduced the accuracy of breast screening centers that used it.
February 12, 2008
SoftLight to debut Telerad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SoftLight Development of Irving, TX, plans to unveil its new Web-based teleradiology study management service at the annual meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in Orlando, FL, later this month.
February 12, 2008
Nuance releases Enterprise Express
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuance Communications' Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions business unit has begun marketing its Enterprise Express speech system.
February 12, 2008
NovaRad upgrades NovaCardio PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer NovaRad has released the latest version of its NovaCardio PACS software.
February 12, 2008
Hybrid lung segmentation software boosts performance
By Erik L. Ridley
A lung segmentation algorithm that combines the advantages of standard and more sophisticated approaches yields fast and accurate results, according to researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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Concurrent CAD read yields greater VC efficiency, at a cost
By Eric Barnes
Incorporating computer-aided detection (CAD) results into the initial polyp search when reading virtual colonoscopy studies is more efficient than using CAD as a second reader, according to a multicenter study from London. At the same time, sensitivity was maximized when CAD was used in its traditional role as a second reader, although the sensitivity difference between the two reading approaches didn't quite reach statistical significance.
February 12, 2008
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