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Rise in CT use linked to drop in hospital admissions
By Eric Barnes
CT use in emergency departments has risen sharply in the past decade, and it's not hard to find opposition to the kinds of growth numbers that some find alarming. But there has been little opposition to an ongoing drop in hospital admissions, and now a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has linked the two trends.
August 10, 2011
Atlantis opens Miami office
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Used and refurbished radiology equipment supplier Atlantis Worldwide has opened an office in Miami to market its imaging offerings to the Latin American market.
July 18, 2011
PACS integration boosts decision support use
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists' use of online decision-support tools increases significantly if they can access them from within their PACS environment, but it's critical that they receive this integrated access upon system deployment, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 30, 2011
Carestream nets Israeli contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for its Carestream Vue PACS and Vue Archive from health maintenance organization Clalit Health Services in Israel.
June 28, 2011
SIIM: 'Meaningful use' can be mastered
By Cynthia E. Keen
WASHINGTON, DC - From a radiology perspective, federal requirements to implement healthcare IT are unnecessary at best and ridiculous at worst. But they're here to stay. At the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting, the "Dwyer Lecture" provided a synopsis of achieving meaningful use, government style.
June 3, 2011
Using the cloud for secure, simple medical image storage
By David Finn
Healthcare institutions today face a giant tug-of-war between providing adequate storage of medical images and ensuring their security. But cloud computing can help keep them ahead of the game, according to health IT expert David Finn of data storage and security firm Symantec.
May 26, 2011
VC ready for universal use, meta-analysis shows
By Eric Barnes
In a meta-analysis of more than 10,000 patients scanned on five continents, virtual colonoscopy detected almost 95% of colorectal cancers -- and 100% when proper tagging and cleansing methods were used, according to a study published in the May edition of Radiology.
April 26, 2011
CT use for ER pediatric visits on rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Use of CT for children who visit the emergency department has increased fivefold, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and published online April 5 in Radiology.
April 7, 2011
Aloka robotic ultrasound probe in use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Henry Ford Hospital is using a new, robotically controlled ultrasound probe from Aloka to help remove a cancerous tumor from a kidney.
April 5, 2011
Block joins forces with VFG Healthcare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Refurbished equipment supplier Block Imaging International has formed a joint alliance with financing firm VFG Healthcare.
March 31, 2011
Building a Better PACS: Part 7 -- Radiology and meaningful use
By Michael J. Cannavo
The $27 billion U.S. healthcare IT stimulus plan has generated significant buzz in radiology over the past year, as the specialty eyes its share of funds for meaningful use of IT. For the vast majority of radiology practices, however, this goal may prove elusive or yield a negative return on investment.
March 30, 2011
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Mirada inks distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has signed a distribution agreement with M5 Medical.
March 27, 2011
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