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Eckert & Ziegler to buy Bioscan unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma has reached an agreement to acquire Bioscan's radiopharmaceutical equipment business.
July 5, 2011
GE lands NASA order for portable ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that its Vivid q portable cardiovascular ultrasound system will be headed to the International Space Station.
July 5, 2011
Sectra broadens U.S. sales reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra said it will expand its sales coverage in the U.S.
July 5, 2011
Zotec nets Calif. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners has been awarded a services contract by Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, CA, to manage revenue cycle management for the facility's radiology department.
July 4, 2011
Tomophase nets OCT patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tomophase has received a patent for technology used to combine CT and optical coherence tomography (OCT) with technology for therapeutic treatment utilizing electromagnetic radiation, such as laser, radiofrequency, or microwave.
July 4, 2011
ACR critical of Medicare fee schedule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging cuts in the proposed Medicare Fee Schedule rule for 2012 will drive many imaging providers from practice, restrict access to care, and may increase Medicare costs for many of these services, according to a statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR).
July 4, 2011
Self-referral boosts imaging growth by 60%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Self-referral in medical imaging is a significant contributing factor in diagnostic imaging growth, boosting the use of imaging by 60% and increasing associated costs by more than $3 billion, according to a new study published in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 4, 2011
ImageIQ provides software for NASA mission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging contract research organization ImageIQ has received an order from the Midura Laboratory at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic.
July 4, 2011
Survey shows regional imaging cost disparity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Employee healthcare benefits advisory firm Change:Healthcare found significant regional disparity in the cost of imaging studies in the U.S. in its quarterly Healthcare Transparency Index.
July 3, 2011
DICOM Grid adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DICOM Grid has signed Memorial Hermann as a new user for its cloud-based radiology image management and sharing platform.
July 3, 2011
New phantoms ramp dose estimate accuracy for imaging exams
By Tami Freeman
Computational human phantoms are invaluable for calculating radiation dose, but the determined values are only strictly accurate for patients with exactly the same anatomy as the phantom. Researchers in Brazil have created a new diverse series of phantoms to improve the situation.
July 3, 2011
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Varian brings TrueBeam to China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its first TrueBeam image-guided radiation therapy system in China.
June 30, 2011
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