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Imaging start-up to install conebeam CT breast imaging prototype

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast CT has long been dismissed as a breast imaging option due to its higher radiation doses relative to mammography. But if the dose issue could be resolved, CT might just have some potential, according to imaging start-up Koning. The Rochester, NY-based company has developed a new kind of CT, conebeam computed tomography (CBCT), with the hope of revolutionizing breast imaging by producing fast, efficient, and detailed scans, and alleviating the discomfort of breast compression.

April 30, 2006

European nuclear medicine market shows limited growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An estimated 5.4 million diagnostic nuclear medicine patient studies were performed in Western Europe in 2005, a negligible increase from 2004, according to a new study published by healthcare consultants Medical Options of London.

April 24, 2006

Part IX: Exploring PACS Secrets -- How to fix DICOM

By Michael J. Cannavo

In the latest installment of our ongoing series, PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo explains how changing the way the DICOM standard is implemented in PACS is the key to making broader fixes in the industry.

April 19, 2006

Part VIII: Exploring PACS Secrets -- It's broke, fix it

By Michael J. Cannavo

The PACS market is broken and needs some serious fixing, according PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo. He explains why the way PACS is bought and sold and the way the systems are being marketed just aren't keeping up with the times.

April 5, 2006

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #40: Lead time for scheduling a screening mammography appointment

As of this 2005 study of approximately 1,000 hospital and nonhospital sites performing mammography procedures in the U.S., 21% of the sites indicate that the typical lead time to schedule a screening mammography appointment is less than a day, 52% from one day to one week, 20% from one week to one month, and 7% have a typical lead time of over one month.

March 29, 2006

Mammography procedures show uptick

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Approximately 37.7 million mammography procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2005, up 2% from 37 million in 2004, according to a new report published by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.

March 21, 2006

Swedish start-up XCounter pursues 3D mammography

By Robert Bruce

A Swedish start-up company called XCounter is developing a new 3D digital detector technology that it hopes will push the limits of x-ray-based imaging in areas such as mammography. Headed by two space scientists, XCounter has developed a digital detector design that captures digital 3D images directly, rather than modifying a 2D system to take 3D images.

March 19, 2006

European imaging equipment services market grows

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The European medical imaging equipment services market produced revenues of $1.041 billion in 2004, and is expected to grow to reach $1.196 billion in 2011, according to market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

March 13, 2006

Workflow gains drive European PACS market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The desire for improved workflow in European radiology departments is driving increased demand for PACS networks, while the enhanced functionality and scope of PACS hardware and projects are yielding a rapid return on investment (ROI) for users, according to a report by market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

March 1, 2006

Asian digital x-ray market primed for growth

By Erik L. Ridley

The Asian digital x-ray market produced sales of $313.6 million in 2005, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4% to reach over $700 million in revenue by 2012, according to a study recently released by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

February 16, 2006

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #39: Mix of 2004 angiography catheter/stent budgets

As of this 2004/05 census of hospitals with 150+ beds performing angiography procedures at 1,630 sites, the hospitals with 400+ beds tend to have larger catheter/stent budgets than the other site types, with 63% of hospitals with 400+ beds having budgets over $600,000 for 2004, compared to 21% of hospitals with 200-399 beds and 0% of hospitals with 150-199 beds.

February 15, 2006

MR mammography: Screening tool or diagnostic adjunct?

Over the years, MR scanners have evolved to become faster and stronger. MRI has a valuable role in the diagnosis of breast cancer; however, it is not for patients of low or normal risk and should be reserved for patients at high risk. It is also important for problem-solving in patients with complex mammograms, for preoperative planning, and for monitoring therapy in patients with breast cancer.

February 8, 2006

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