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AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #43: Fixed PET versus PET/CT installed base

As of this 2005/06 census, 57% of the fixed units installed are PET/CT scanners and 43% are dedicated PET scanners.

August 23, 2006

Study: Healthcare will spend $43 billion on telecomm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Over the next five years, hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance providers will spend nearly $43 billion on telecommunications services, with wireless services used by hospitals and physicians showing the fastest growth.

August 17, 2006

Part XII: Exploring PACS Secrets -- PACS and marriage

By Michael J. Cannavo

PACS is a lot like a marriage commitment, according to that cheeky PACSman Michael J. Cannavo. Find out what you need to know before you get hitched in his latest installment of Exploring PACS Secrets.

August 14, 2006

Report: Medical device firms overlook Europe's private sector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device manufacturers, including imaging companies, may be missing business opportunities in Europe's private healthcare markets.

August 7, 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

CardiArc gears up for launch of nuclear cardiology camera

By Brian Casey

Nuclear medicine start-up firm CardiArc is planning to hit the market with a dedicated cardiac SPECT camera featuring a novel new design that's a departure from traditional nuclear medicine instrumentation.

July 30, 2006

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #42: Nuclear medicine -- Camera installed base

As of this census, the total nuclear medicine camera installed base is estimated to be 12,860 stationary installations at 7,005 sites (excluding mobile units serving multiple sites). This includes 3,935 hospitals that have 8,850 stationary cameras and 3,070 nonhospitals that have 4,010 cameras.

July 27, 2006

Digital radiography slowly, but surely, makes its mark

By Wayne Forrest

When digital radiography (DR) systems hit the market in the late 1990s, their lofty price tags put the technology on more healthcare institutions' "wish" lists than "buy" sheets. The recent decline in prices and DR's proven productivity gains are prompting more interest among imaging facilities of all sizes, but patient volume is still an important factor when considering investing in DR, according to this Technology Review article.

July 24, 2006

IMV reports nuclear medicine growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. procedure volume in nuclear medicine (excluding PET studies) has been growing at an annualized rate of 5% since 2002, according to a new report published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division of Des Plaines, IL.

July 23, 2006

Health IT spending increase forecast for U.S. EHR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

According to a report published by healthcare research and advisory firm Health Industry Insights, the total information technology (IT) spending for the electronic health record (EHR) market in the U.S. will increase to $4.8 billion by 2015.

July 19, 2006

Fuji CR mammo approval offers new option for breast imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA announced today that the FDA has given final approval to its premarket approval (PMA) application for a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system based on computed radiography (CR) technology. The approval gives breast imaging facilities a new option for going digital that should prove to be more economical than FFDM systems currently on the market, according to this Technology Review article.

July 10, 2006

Part II: Building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility -- Essential physics steps

AuntMinnie.com presents the conclusion of a two-part white paper on the essential physics of building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility, contributed by W. Geoffrey West of West Physics Consulting.

July 5, 2006

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