Imaging Informatics: Page 567

VuCOMP submits PMA for breast tomo CAD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer VuCOMP has submitted a premarket approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its CAD software for digital breast tomosynthesis.

April 22, 2015

Digisonics inks Okla. deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image management firm Digisonics will implement its cardiovascular information system at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, OK.

April 22, 2015

LevelCheck algorithm targets wrong-site spinal surgery

By Eric Barnes

A new algorithm called LevelCheck -- designed to prevent wrong-site spinal surgery -- boasted near-perfect accuracy in a trial by Johns Hopkins University researchers. By matching preoperative CT scans to intraoperative radiographs, LevelCheck confirms for surgeons that they are targeting the correct vertebral level.

April 22, 2015

The PACSman at HIMSS 2015: Getting a buzz from buzzwords

By Michael J. Cannavo

The PACSman, aka Michael J. Cannavo, gives his take on this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Chicago.

April 22, 2015

Clinical decision support can cut inappropriate imaging

By Erik L. Ridley

A meta-analysis published on Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that clinical decision-support (CDS) software can have a positive -- if moderate -- effect on appropriate ordering of imaging studies. The researchers stopped short of recommending the use of CDS, however.

April 21, 2015

Visage lands order from Fla. health system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization and PACS firm Visage Imaging has added University of Florida Health to its client list.

April 20, 2015