Company Spotlight: Page 4

U-Systems develops CAD tools for breast ultrasound
By Robert Bruce
Mammography remains the primary screening modality for breast cancer. For women with dense breasts, however, ultrasound is increasingly used as an adjunctive diagnostic tool. U-Systems out of San Jose, CA hopes to apply computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to breast ultrasound.
February 26, 2002
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TechniScan unveils breast-specific ultrasound
By Kate Madden Yee
Ultrasound has assumed an important role in breast imaging, as an adjunct to diagnostic mammography. A Salt Lake City company hopes to expand on this role by developing an ultrasound-based system optimized for breast imaging.
February 12, 2002
eDictation aims to make dictation faster, cheaper
By Erik L. Ridley
Traditional dictation and transcription of radiology reports has long been viewed as an inefficient and costly process. Hoping to solve that problem is eDictation, a Marlton, NJ-based provider of structured reporting and speech recognition software.
January 22, 2002
QSR eyes community hospital PACS niche
By Erik L. Ridley
As PACS proliferates to small and mid-size community hospitals, new companies are springing up to help meet the demands of this growing market. One new entrant is Quick Study Radiology, a systems integrator that debuted at the 2001 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
January 10, 2002
RadVault hopes to lock up imaging center PACS market
By Erik L. Ridley
Hayward, CA-based PACS firm RadVault formally launched its application service provider-based electronic delivery and storage (EDS) concept at the 2001 RSNA meeting in Chicago. RadVault's services are aimed at imaging centers and small hospitals.
December 18, 2001
Molecular manufacturing aims for digital x-ray market
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
A New York startup called Nanocrystal Imaging has discovered a process for creating phosphor-filled microchannel scintillator plates. The nanometer-sized luminescent material could lead to improved image quality and lower dose in digital radiography systems.
December 12, 2001
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New ultrasonic approach focuses on breast imaging
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A new company debuting at this week's RSNA meeting is taking ultrasound into a new direction by applying cross-sectional imaging techniques to the modality. Advanced Diagnostics (ADI) hopes to get the best of both worlds with Avera, a scanner that has the real-time dynamic imaging capabilities of ultrasound and the spatial and contrast resolution of x-ray.
November 26, 2001
Philips unifies brands, lays claim to radiology’s number two spot
By Brian Casey
Philips Medical Systems has been one of the most active vendors in medical imaging over the past few years, making four major acquisitions and moving the company's U.S. headquarters from one end of the U.S. to the other. In an exclusive AuntMinnie interview, the company's chief executive in North America, Jack Price, details the strategy behind the company's recent activity.
November 11, 2001
Biopharmaceutical firm Peregrine hawks new agents
By Kate Madden Yee
Tumor-targeting technology has become one of medicine's most exciting research and development fields, with potential for both diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals has begun developing monoclonal antibody technology for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
September 18, 2001
eRad/Image Medical targets Web-based PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
It's not easy to find a PACS vendor these days that doesn't make the Web a key component of its offerings. And eRad/Image Medical is no exception, offering Web-based enterprise-wide image management as well as overreading services.
August 14, 2001
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CZT supplier highlights small-FOV gamma camera
By Kate Madden Yee
Pennsylvania CZT supplier and device manufacturer eV Products is focusing on the market for small-field-of-view gamma cameras that use CZT detectors.
June 26, 2001
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