Industry News: Page 1300

eHealth wins Idaho contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Electronic health record firm eHealth Technologies said it has won a contract with the Idaho Health Data Exchange and St. Luke's Health System for its Image Exchange package.

May 29, 2013

iPad comes up just short for detecting cerebral infarction

By Erik L. Ridley

A first-generation iPad slightly underperformed medical-grade liquid crystal displays for spotting cerebral infarction on brain CT studies, but the effect is reduced when more experienced readers are using the iPad, according to research published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 29, 2013

Contrast use spikes CT radiation dose

By Eric Barnes

The use of contrast media during CT scans significantly increases how much radiation patients absorb in amounts that vary by organ, researchers report in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Radiologists should account for the expected dose increases when setting scanner protocols, they said.

May 29, 2013

Unisyn changes name to Consensys

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Unisyn Medical Technologies announced it has changed its name to Consensys Imaging Service.

May 28, 2013

GE buys Unisyn ultrasound probe repair business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has acquired the ultrasound probe repair operations of Unisyn Medical Technologies.

May 28, 2013

Global ultrasound market set to grow 27% in next 5 years

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The global ultrasound market is forecast to grow by 27% in the next five years, despite ongoing economic challenges, according to a new report from IMS Research.

May 28, 2013