Market Analysis: Page 63

Price breaks fuel European ultrasound market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Although prices of small, portable ultrasound units have remained fairly static, larger units have experienced more dramatic price declines of up to 25% in Europe since the mid-1990s, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.

April 11, 2005

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #35: MRI sites having at least one power injector

Overall, 45% of the 7,030 identified MRI sites (including those using fixed MRI systems or mobile MRI services) indicate that they have at least one power injector for use with MRI contrast, and 55% do not have a power injector.

April 10, 2005

As cardiac CT interest heats up, so does EBCT, MDCT debate

By Kate Madden Yee

Cardiac imaging with multislice CT scanners is threatening to eclipse electron beam computed tomography, the technology that pioneered CT heart imaging. Although many believe that EBCT retains technical advantages over MDCT, practices are increasingly opting for the cheaper and more clinically versatile MDCT scanners -- raising questions about EBCT's future, according to this Technology Review article.

March 30, 2005

Legacy vendors dominate fragmented European HIS market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The healthcare industry in Europe is fragmented with hospital information systems (HIS) vendors that implemented legacy systems, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.

March 28, 2005

CompuMed integrates osteoporosis testing with digital mammography

By Kate Madden Yee

Every year osteoporosis affects millions of Americans, and costs the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars to treat. Postmenopausal women, who are most at risk, are often inconsistently tested for the disease. But bone densitometry and medical informatics firm CompuMed is working to address this issue by linking its osteoporosis detection software system to digital radiography equipment.

February 17, 2005

CT procedure volume surges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An estimated 50.1 million CT procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2003, up 10% from the 45.4 million procedures performed in 2002, according to a study recently released by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.

February 3, 2005

Payor changes aid brachytherapy in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lower reimbursement payments for external-beam and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are likely to compel U.S. physicians to consider brachytherapy treatment options because of its higher reimbursement, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.

January 31, 2005

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #34: Mix of CT scanners by detector type

As of IMV's 2004 CT census, 51% of all installed CTs had multislice detectors, 42% had single-slice spiral detectors, 4% had traditional detectors (nonspiral), and 3% had spiral detectors in which the single versus multislice status was unknown.

January 30, 2005

FFDM, screening programs to grow in Europe

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast cancer screening programs and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in the European market are set to experience growth due to breast cancer being identified as one of the leading causes of death among European women, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.

January 17, 2005

Healthcare IT regulations to drive European IS market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information technology (IT) regulations in the European market are becoming more significant due to the need to mandate the use of universal standards in the information systems (IS) industry, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.

January 10, 2005

Riverain brings Deus lung CAD to market

By Brian Casey

While most of the attention on computer-aided detection technology has been concentrated on mammography or lung CT, CAD firm Riverain Medical is focusing on chest radiographs. Originally developed by Deus Technologies, the RapidScreen system can help radiologists detect more lung cancers, as well as identify precancerous nodules.

December 19, 2004

Part V: Exploring PACS secrets -- Buyers and sellers

By Michael J. Cannavo

In the latest installment of our series on PACS, consultant Michael J. Cannavo reflects on some of the issues facing PACS today, from creating a workable system to the games vendors and clients play.

December 15, 2004

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