Equipment: Page 41

MRI used in heart valve operation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Surgeons at King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Center in London recently used MRI, rather than x-ray, to guide a procedure to widen a heart valve in a 6-year-old boy.

January 13, 2010

Survey: EMR use increased in 2008

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Physicians working in office-based practices in the U.S. increased their use of electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic health records (EHR) by 18.7% between 2007 and 2008, according to the results of a new survey.

January 10, 2010

Imaging widely used for RT planning

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced imaging technologies are widely used for target delineation in planning radiation therapy by both academic and private practice radiation oncologists in the U.S., according to the results of a national survey of published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

December 14, 2009

Platinum Medical Parts, Eclipse Medical Imaging combine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

After-market service providers Platinum Medical Parts and Eclipse Medical Imaging have merged to form Platinum Medical Imaging.

November 25, 2009

Study uses MRI to better detect Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a method to quantify subtle, subregional brain volume loss using MRI, which promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, according to the November 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

November 16, 2009

Philips SmartArc used for first time in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Pinnacle3 SmartArc technology from Philips Healthcare has been used for the first time in the U.S. on a gynecological patient at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL.

November 12, 2009

Toshiba begins refurb equipment program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has created the Toshiba Assurance Refurbishment Program for the purchase of previously owned, refurbished Toshiba systems.

November 9, 2009

Siemens nabs $135M service contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has won a $135 million contract from the University of Pennsylvania for its integrated service management package.

October 14, 2009

Misonix sells Sonora

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has sold its Sonora Medical Systems imaging equipment supplier subsidiary to Medical Imaging Holdings for $8 million in cash.

October 4, 2009

eRad inks reseller agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS firm eRad has signed a reseller contract with Delta Imaging Systems of Nashville, TN.

September 23, 2009

Equity firm acquires Barrington, Echoserve

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A holding company formed by healthcare equity firm Galen Partners has acquired refurbished imaging equipment supplier Barrington Medical Imaging and ultrasound/x-ray equipment firm Echoserve.

September 20, 2009

PQI pediatric program gets ABR nod

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) has qualified a new free program on quality improvement in pediatric CT as fulfilling the ABR's maintenance of certification requirements for diagnostic radiologists.

September 17, 2009

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