Market Analysis: Page 70

PACSGear aims to add documents to PACS

By Erik L. Ridley

PACS users often face the challenge of incorporating paper documents into the digital image management workflow. One company hoping to solve the puzzle is PACSGear, which is introducing a new document scanning application called PacsScan.

November 28, 2002

HIPAA-related courses and seminars: Worth the time, every time?

By Leslie Farnsworth

A multitude of HIPAA-related courses and seminars has cropped up in order to help administrators cope with all that needs to be done in the name of privacy and security. But choosing from the array of courses can be as daunting as figuring out the regulations themselves. Shopping around in the wide world of HIPAA classes would be wise, according to industry experts.

November 10, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #17: PACS shared image archiving

Percentage of sites sharing a digital image archive among modalities and/or imaging units, by site type, as of 2001.

November 7, 2002

F & S releases European contrast market analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The market for contrast media in Europe should see growth from its current levels of $684 million (U.S.) to $915 million by 2008, according to San Jose, CA international market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

October 7, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #16: Mobile MRI vs. fixed MRI sites

As of 2001, 5,550 sites performed MRI procedures, which includes 4,000 sites that have a fixed MRI system on site and 1,685 sites using an MRI that visits the site in a mobile van.

September 26, 2002

Radiology extenders -- the answer to the RT personnel shortage?

There are more than 220,000 registered radiologic technologists in the U.S. today, a number that’s not nearly large enough to fill the available positions. The creation of additional career options in radiology is one solution to the shortage.

September 18, 2002

Frost report says contrast media markets primed for growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. contrast media market generated revenues of $1.032 billion in 2001, and is expected to reach $1.427 billion with a compounded annual growth rate of 4.7% in 2008, according to Frost & Sullivan.

September 8, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #15: 2001 CT procedure mix

An estimated 39.6 million CT procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2001, at 6,790 hospital and nonhospital sites.

August 27, 2002

PACS in Latin America: Opportunities and challenges

By Frost & Sullivan

The Latin American market offers unique opportunities for PACS vendors looking to expand into international markets. There are some important caveats, however. Antonio García of Frost & Sullivan discusses which countries will have the financial and technological resources required for full-scale PACS implementation.

August 12, 2002

Addendum B -- Payment status by HCPCS code and related information calendar year 2003

CMS 2003 proposed rule APC reimbursement rates

August 11, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #14: PET procedures per site

In 2001, the estimated average annual volume of clinical PET procedures per site was 385. Fixed PET sites conducted an average of 860 procedures per site in 2001, while mobile PET sites logged an average of 190 per site, and sites with NM-CD performed 195 procedures per site.

August 5, 2002

Dose Efficiency Index (DEI): A conceptually new image quality index for comparison of x-ray CT systems

This white paper discusses the development and clinical application of a new method for optimizing the x-ray dose of CT scanners.

July 31, 2002

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