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New method corrects for hyperattenuation surrounding tagged VC data
By Eric Barnes
Fluid and fecal tagging is a proven method of distinguishing polyps from residual materials in virtual colonoscopy. But tagged, highly attenuated regions tend to "bleed" into adjacent structures on CT images. Researchers from Boston are addressing the problem with a method to electronically subtract the spillover attenuation without otherwise affecting the images.
August 7, 2006
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AuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
August 6, 2006
New Mexico Software adds order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer New Mexico Software has completed an installation of its XR-Express Web-based PACS network.
August 6, 2006
Canada Infoway announces preferred partners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canada Health Infoway project has signed preferred supplier agreements with four medical imaging companies.
August 6, 2006
A-Life Medical releases CoAudit software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and computerized coding vendor A-Life Medical has launched its CoAudit medical coding audit software, designed to simplify compliance and uncover lost revenue by discovering errors, omissions, fraud, and abuse.
August 6, 2006
RadInfo Systems to launch new image importer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics developer RadInfo Systems of Dulles VA, will introduce its new PowerPACS Image Importer at the 2006 Veterans Affairs E-Health University meeting this month.
August 6, 2006
Amicas sales slip in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image and information management firm Amicas reported a slight decline in revenues for the company's second quarter (end-June 30), but the Boston company swung into the black compared to the same period last year.
August 3, 2006
Array USA unveils Array 2908 MammoPro
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Array USA of Hampton, NH, is planning to release a new mammography digitizer in October.
August 3, 2006
3D brings opportunities to sonographers
By Erik L. Ridley
The impact of 3D sonography is far-reaching, decreasing operator dependence and reducing the time spent scanning -- and offering new possibilities and advantages for sonographers.
August 3, 2006
Report: State and local healthcare IT spending to grow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology spending by state and local governments in the U.S. is expected to grow from $7.6 billion in fiscal 2006 to $12.2 billion in fiscal 2011, according to a new research report.
August 2, 2006
Siemens signs IT deal with Texas hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has inked a multiyear agreement with Baptist St. Anthony's (BSA) Health System in Amarillo, TX.
August 2, 2006
Part II: Virtual autopsy promises better data on U.S. military casualties
By Eric Barnes
Our final installment on the growing use of CT in autopsy discusses its use in the U.S. military, which since 2005 has performed whole-body multislice CT as part of a comprehensive forensic and pathological assessment of every soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine killed in a theater of war. An officer from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology details the successes and the problems encountered in the high-volume scanning operation.
August 2, 2006
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