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Study finds surge in emergency department use of CT
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The use of CT in hospital emergency departments has increased at a higher rate than in other settings, which is bad news for associated radiation exposure, according to a study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital presented at the RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
Siemens sets RSNA pace with PET/MRI, FFDM, CT dose reduction
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A new hybrid PET/MRI scanner, as well as a recently cleared full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system and new CT dose-reduction packages, are pacing the RSNA launches in the booth of Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA.
November 28, 2010
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Siemens launches scalable refurb program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA, said it had launched a scalable refurbished systems program.
November 18, 2010
GE donates Vscan US units for use in Africa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has donated 10 of its Vscan ultrasound pocket-sized visualization units to the Vatican's Good Samaritan Foundation for use in Africa.
November 17, 2010
Use of CT spikes in emergency department
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC07-09 | Room S102DThe use of CT in hospital emergency departments has increased at a higher rate than the technology's use in other settings, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
November 16, 2010
Report: iPad use surges in healthcare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The healthcare industry is among the leading adopters of Apple's iPad tablet computer for business use, according to an analysis of mobile technology firm Good Technology's user base.
November 15, 2010
HIMSS Analytics now tracks hospital meaningful use adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
Market research firm HIMSS Analytics is now monitoring how well U.S. hospitals are adopting the elements of "meaningful use" utilization of electronic health records as mandated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
November 15, 2010
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ContextVision joins forces with Neusoft
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has formed a strategic partnership with medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems of Shenyang, China.
November 9, 2010
Use of head CTA scans surges in Medicare patients
By Eric Barnes
The use of CT angiography (CTA) for head and neck indications has gone through the roof in the past few years -- rising by more than 800% between 2002 and 2007 in the Medicare population, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 8, 2010
Using a risk analysis matrix to secure RIS/PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 2 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | LL-INS-TH1B | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, a research team from Thailand will present a risk analysis matrix for analyzing and managing security risks to RIS/PACS.
November 7, 2010
PACS is used often and meaningfully
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, December 1 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM12-05 | Room S102DIn this paper presentation, a team from Harvard Medical School in Boston will present data showing why enterprise PACS should, indeed, be considered "meaningful use" of healthcare IT.
November 7, 2010
New cardiac CT guidelines expand use for low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
New guidelines published on the appropriate use of coronary CT angiography generally recommend broader use in low- and intermediate-risk patients, while discouraging use in high-risk patients or for multiple coronary calcium exams.
October 31, 2010
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