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Agfa signs Australia cardiac center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received an order for its Heartlab cardiovascular image and information system.
August 7, 2006
New method corrects for hyperattenuation surrounding tagged VC data
By Eric Barnes
Fluid and fecal tagging is a proven method of distinguishing polyps from residual materials in virtual colonoscopy. But tagged, highly attenuated regions tend to "bleed" into adjacent structures on CT images. Researchers from Boston are addressing the problem with a method to electronically subtract the spillover attenuation without otherwise affecting the images.
August 7, 2006
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Spatiotemporal image correlation, TUI show promise in fetal echocardiography
By Erik L. Ridley
The combination of spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) and tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI) may help simplify the fetal echocardiography exam, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
August 7, 2006
Cook to bring Zenith graft to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook has received approval to market its Zenith endovascular graft system in Japan.
August 6, 2006
MDCT, SPECT, and echo agree on LV function
By Eric Barnes
Sure, multidetector-row CT can do arteries, but how about global and regional left ventricular (LV) function? It can indeed assess them accurately, researchers from the Netherlands reported in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
August 6, 2006
Anexa lands Florida installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Anexa, a subsidiary of Analogic, has signed a contract to install its DR technology at two Florida orthopedic hospitals.
August 3, 2006
Spectrum Dynamics taps Gurewitz
Nuclear medicine vendor Spectrum Dynamics of Tirat Hacarmel, Israel, has named industry veteran Josh Gurewitz as its vice president of marketing.
August 3, 2006
Cardiac imaging: The battle for reimbursement
Cardiac imaging is becoming the next big thing in healthcare. But with many payors not currently reimbursing for procedures such as cardiac CT angiography or calcium scoring, providers are wondering who will pay for the exams.
August 3, 2006
Calcium CT scoring loss leader drives downstream benefit
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
LAS VEGAS - The implementation of a cardiac CT program can bolster the reputation of a practice, increase its volume and revenue, improve patient and referring physician satisfaction, and enhance interspecialty collaboration, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting.
August 2, 2006
Telzuit acquires PDS Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitoring firm Telzuit Medical Technologies of Orlando has purchased mobile ultrasound and cardiac imaging services provider PDS Imaging.
August 1, 2006
Medrad, GE release eCoil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medrad and GE Healthcare have introduced an endorectal coil for 3-tesla MR imaging.
August 1, 2006
Elekta signs London hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta has received an order from Cromwell Hospital in London.
August 1, 2006
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