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SmartMetric plans launch of EMR key-ring device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biometric fingerprint scanning firm SmartMetric announced that it will release MedicalKeyring, a small device that stores radiology images and electronic medical records (EMRs), to the U.S. consumer market.

December 16, 2012

MMRGlobal offers new PHR service

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Personal health record (PHR) provider MMRGlobal announced it is offering a new service to subscribers of its MyMedicalRecords PHR.

December 16, 2012

Radcal expands to India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

X-ray radiation-measurement firm Radcal said it is partnering with Mumbai, India-based Rosalina Instruments to sell Radcal's x-ray products throughout India

December 16, 2012

Elekta gets FDA OK for monitoring software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Clarity 4D monitoring software, which monitors motion in the prostate and surrounding tissues and organs during radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

December 16, 2012

Low-dose CT raises coronary calcium scores; IR corrects them

By Eric Barnes

Low-dose coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are reliable if iterative reconstruction (IR) is applied to the CT data, according to research presented at RSNA 2012. Dutch researchers found that the technology ensures the accuracy of CAC scores that would otherwise be higher and less predictable than the results of higher-dose CT scans.

December 16, 2012

CMS proposal could ease payment path for oncology PET tracers

By Wayne Forrest

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed a new policy that could make it easier for new oncology PET tracers to win reimbursement. PET advocates are disappointed, however, that the change won't apply to tracers used for neurology and cardiology applications.

December 13, 2012

Breast density notification bill introduced in Ohio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Legislation that would require healthcare providers to notify women of their breast density status has been introduced in Ohio.

December 13, 2012

Hackers hold medical records for ransom in Australia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Seven years of patients' electronic medical records at a medical clinic in Miami, Queensland, are being held for ransom by hackers, according to Australian television channel ABC News.

December 13, 2012

CAD helps detect smaller lesions on CT colonography

By Erik L. Ridley

At a cost of just a minute or two of extra interpretation time, computer-aided detection (CAD) software can significantly improve the performance of experienced readers in finding polyps 6 to 9 mm in size on CT colonography studies, according to a large prospective study published online in Radiology.

December 13, 2012

Competition intensifies in the VNA market

By Theo Ahadome

Vendor-neutral archives (VNAs) have finally moved to the forefront of healthcare IT spending, after years of debate on the value of keeping archiving separate from PACS. As demand for VNAs grows, the market is attracting a host of suppliers with a range of product types and strategies.

December 13, 2012

Barco lands large display order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image display firm Barco has installed more than 350 new medical display systems at Continuum Health Partners' two flagship hospitals in New York City.

December 12, 2012

Merge adds partnerships

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare said that it will connect its imaging network with the Surescripts Network for Clinical Interoperability.

December 12, 2012

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