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Biotronik reports DX milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotronik said that the first U.S. patients have received full-body MRI scans while implanted with its DX implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system.
July 7, 2014
Philips Healthcare misses expectations, CEO leaves
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the wake of disappointing second-quarter results from its Philips Healthcare business, Royal Philips is implementing a new management model to secure more direct involvement in its operations. Philips Healthcare CEO Deborah DiSanzo has also left the company to pursue other opportunities.
July 7, 2014
GE teams with Tesla for 7T MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is collaborating with Tesla Engineering of West Sussex, U.K., on the production of 7-tesla MRI magnets.
July 7, 2014
Nephosity secures U.S. patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Nephosity has been issued a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
July 7, 2014
New CMS payment cuts skip imaging to focus on radiation therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released proposed payment rates for 2015. The agency's all-powerful gaze skipped over medical imaging to land once again on radiation oncology, which is being targeted for additional payment cuts.
July 7, 2014
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DIIG installs CT, x-ray systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic Imaging International (DIIG) has completed the purchase of a CT scanner and an x-ray system for its Schuylkill Medical Imaging location.
July 6, 2014
Toshiba rolls out new angio system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched a new x-ray angiography system for interventional cardiology.
July 6, 2014
CMS proposes x-ray, rad therapy policy changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included changes to some radiation therapy and x-ray services policies as part of its July 3 proposed rule for the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
July 6, 2014
Cash injection brings teleradiology progress in Turkey
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A network of 100 mobile mammography units is due to be deployed across Turkey within the next year as part of a 183 million euro teleradiology screening project. Dr. Utku Şenol, president of the Turkish Medical Informatics Association, speaks about this and other developments.
July 2, 2014
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Toshiba releases new MR software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has rolled out new software for its MRI systems.
July 1, 2014
MITA lauds CMS mandate on medical imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said patients and healthcare providers will benefit from a new mandate from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on medical imaging and radiation therapy.
July 1, 2014
Chinese x-ray market set to double by 2020
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The x-ray imaging market in China is set to almost double in revenue from $528 million in 2012 to $1 billion by 2020, according to market research firm GlobalData.
July 1, 2014
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