Market Analysis: Page 73

Practice analysis -- converting data to profits

This white paper shows how imaging facilities can use RIS data to improve practice management.

March 17, 2002

CAD technology begins to make good on its promise

By Kate Madden Yee

In an effort to catch cancers that are missed on mammography, companies are developing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology. Although radiologists have been skeptical about CAD technology in the past, clinical studies have begun to demonstrate that when trained doctors perform film readings in conjunction with a CAD device, they find more early cancers.

March 13, 2002

TeraMedica targets archiving infrastructure niche

By Erik L. Ridley

As integrated delivery networks eye implementation of enterprise-wide digital image management systems, they often face the considerable challenge of building a suitable infrastructure to handle hefty storage loads and thorny image-access requirements. Hoping to smooth that process is TeraMedica.

March 12, 2002

Dorsal and lateral decubitus patient positioning for abdominal x-ray exams

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

The dorsal decubitus (right or left) position is a good alternative to obtaining a lateral decubitus or erect abdominal x-ray image when a patient cannot stand or lie on their side. It can provide information regarding pneumoperitoneum and air fluid levels in cases of suspected acute abdominal trauma.

February 27, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #8: Angiography procedure volume

In the two-year period from 1998 to 2000, total angiography procedures grew 35% (or 16% per year), from 2.5 million to 3.4 million procedures, for hospitals with over 150 beds.

February 26, 2002

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

PACS: The best thing to happen to RIS?

By Frost & Sullivan

The RIS industry in the U.S. is currently plagued by market saturation and marginal revenue growth. But thanks to new strategies by PACS vendors, the outlook for the RIS sector may be improving, according to a Frost & Sullivan analysis.

February 17, 2002

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #7: Number of planned CR purchases

Overall, nearly half of the 1,825 sites in an IMV survey plan to acquire computed radiography (CR) units between 2001 and 2003.

February 14, 2002

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

AuntMinnie’s IMV MarketStat #6: Top planned PACS applications

Among hospitals with 200+ beds and high-volume imaging centers, the top five PACS-related planned applications, as of 2001, were computed radiography, shared archive technology, PACS workstations, laser image printers, and digital voice recognition systems.

January 27, 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

AP abdominal projection x-ray positioning techniques

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

The anteroposterior (AP) radiograph taken with the patient in a supine position is the basis of the majority of plain-film examinations of the abdomen. The abdominal film obtained with the patient in an erect position is ordered routinely, but rarely adds significant diagnostic information. Dr. Naveed Ahmad offers an alternative with an upright-position film that may be helpful in patients with suspected bowel obstruction.

January 15, 2002

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