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AuntMinnie's Business & Industry Radiology Insider
By Brian Casey
There are several criteria that any imaging-based screening test must have in order to get traction in today's cost-conscious healthcare environment: The test should be cheap, reimbursable by Medicare, and clinically necessary for a fairly broad segment of the population. If providers can offer the new test without having to buy new equipment, well, that's just icing on the cake.
February 13, 2005
Insight Management Systems
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Insight Management Systems, formerly Insight Healthcare Information Systems, will be arriving at this year's RSNA conference with a cluster of informatics applications for the women's imaging market, including the debut of its OmniTrack - Women's Center Manager. The modular system is fully customizable and can adapt to varying work environments, according to the Encino, CA-based firm.
November 9, 2004
Sectra
By Kate Madden Yee
Sectra of Linköping, Sweden, will present its Sectra MicroDose Mammography full-field digital system, designed for high-volume screening environments. The system's detector absorbs almost 100% of the x-ray photons that strike it, which results in much lower radiation dose, according to the company.
November 9, 2004
Sectra
Varian adds VARiS features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has added new clinical management tools to its VARiS Vision radiation oncology management software. The updates include new Clinical Assessment and Dynamic Documents modules for paperless and filmless environments involved in treating cancer, Varian said.
October 4, 2004
Agfa posts small HealthCare dip, divests consumer imaging unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare reported second-quarter net sales of 356 million euros ($439.3 million U.S.), down 2.2% compared with the 364 million euros ($449.1 million U.S.) booked in the second quarter a year ago.
August 18, 2004
Xtria inks deal with Lahey Clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consulting firm Xtria of Richardson, TX, has signed a three-year contract to provide managed services for a PACS environment at Lahey Clinic and its three facilities in Massachusetts.
August 11, 2004
Anthro, AO Medical roll out Carl's Table
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Modular furniture provider Anthro is teaming up with Swedish image viewing technology firm AO Medical Products for the U.S. and Canadian launch of Carl's Table, an integrated radiology reading environment.
August 11, 2004
Green light for Agfa mammo workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Impax mammography diagnostic workstation, according to the Greenville, SC-based company.
July 28, 2004
Xograph, Canon develop portable DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. imaging supplier Xograph Imaging Systems and Canon Medical Systems of Japan have developed a portable x-ray system for use in examining patients outside of the traditional hospital environment, according Gloucestershire-based Xograph.
May 11, 2004
Imaging in the Amazon
The Amazon is a beautiful but challenging environment, with temperatures reaching 36° C (96.8° F).
May 5, 2004
Speech recognition shows strength in teaching hospital
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
According to consultant Rania Omar, the use of a speech recognition system in an academic environment is a "win-win" situation. She reviewed the implementation of SR systems versus conventional dictation at Massachusetts General Hospital.
April 22, 2004
Large-scale PACS initiatives require on-site DICOM testing
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Preparing imaging modalities to operate in a PACS environment can consume significant human and financial resources. And that task is complicated by the use of imaging systems of varying age and DICOM conformance, according to researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM).
December 3, 2003
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