Imaging Informatics: Page 1808

U.S. mammography procedures grow 6% in 2000
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography procedure volume in the U.S. climbed 6% in 2000, according to a report recently published by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.
March 8, 2001
NAI taps Boucher as national service manager
Imaging components supplier North American Imaging of Camarillo, CA, has appointed Michael Boucher as national service manager for NAI Technology Products, a NAI division focused on digital imaging technology. Boucher recently was employed at an independent service organization in California as well as Eastman Kodak.
March 7, 2001
Dynamic adds radiology sales executive
Healthcare information technology and PACS provider Dynamic Healthcare Technologies has hired Robert Herring as regional sales executive, radiology.
March 5, 2001
Merge lands 5-year service contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and connectivity firm Merge Technologies has signed a five-year, $250,000 service contract with Methodist Healthcare of Memphis, TN.
March 5, 2001
Filmless PACS rocks Taiwan
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - Turning off the film spigot is the goal of every PACS administrator, but achieving it without repercussions is difficult. Dr. Yu Ting Kuo shut down film in his institution on September 20, 1999. The very next day, an earthquake that damaged several nearby buildings rocked Taiwan.
March 5, 2001
Agfa launches electronic patient record at ECR show
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Film and PACS vendor Agfa of Mortsel, Belgium, is launching a new electronic patient record (EPR) at this week’s European Congress of Radiology meeting.
March 5, 2001
Tumor volume may help determine cervical cancer prognosis
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - Cervical cancer, along with ovarian cancer, is fast becoming one of the greatest killers of women on the European continent. Researchers here are working on a variety of diagnostic techniques and methodologies in order to improve the prognosis of women who develop these diseases.
March 5, 2001
eMed signs on Guardent to audit HIPAA compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
eMed Technologies has contracted with digital security/privacy provider Guardent to audit eMed's products and services for continuing compliance with the privacy and security standards put forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
March 4, 2001
Breast CAD system scores high sensitivity, lower specificity
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems are getting more attention as mammographers seek fast, reliable methods of characterizing masses and microcalcifications as malignant or benign with fewer biopsies.
March 4, 2001
Radiologist offers procedural tips, excellent results with multislice CTA
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In a study of 46 patients with peripheral vascular disease, multislice CT angiography (MSCTA) was found to be particularly well suited to identifying pathology, especially in the distal trifurcation vessels.
March 4, 2001
Kodak highlights integrated PACS/RIS at ECR
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Film and PACS vendor Eastman Kodak is highlighting its integrated PACS/RIS at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2001
Italian film company Ferrania announces rebirth at ECR show
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - An old face with a new look returned to the European radiology scene at this week’s European Congress of Radiology. Italian vendor Ferrania Imaging Technologies is relaunching its corporate brand with a line of x-ray film, printers, and PACS software.
March 4, 2001
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