Subspecialties: Page 1302

GE brings imaging units to Torino, celebrates Myoview milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is providing ultrasound and MR units for use at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
February 13, 2006
Multiple reconstructions needed for accurate MDCT calcium scoring
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to assessing coronary calcium scores on MDCT, scores vary can widely based on the reconstruction interval. In a small study, German researchers found that the "true" individual volume and Agatston scores were, in fact, distributed widely over the range of reconstruction intervals.
February 13, 2006
2006 02 13 16 13 50 706
AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Radiology Insider
By Brian Casey
February 12, 2006
Standards, interoperability drive cardiac PACS, IS implementation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - A cardiology image and information management system (CIIMS), a combination of a cardiology information system and cardiology PACS, has data objects and processes that are unique to the specialty. As such, although many of the precepts gleaned from radiology RIS/PACS integrations and installations are valuable for facilities implementing CIIMS, there are modality elements and data types that make these systems unique.
February 12, 2006
ONI hires Pellerito
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, has hired Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
February 12, 2006
Medicare to pay for AAA screenings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 wasn't a complete disaster for radiology. Tucked into the legislation is a provision that establishes Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound screening of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
February 12, 2006
Sectra adds orthopedic PACS client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS vendor Sectra has brought its orthopedic PACS network to the Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana and its subsidiary, the Spine Institute of Louisiana.
February 9, 2006
Witt and GEMMS to partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiology image and information management firm Witt Biomedical of Melbourne, FL, and cardiology clinical information system developer GEMMS of Indianapolis have created a marketing and technology partnership.
February 9, 2006
Radiologists eye VC practice post-ACRIN
By Eric Barnes
Screening for the largest virtual colonoscopy trial to date won't be finished for months, but researchers are already pondering how the National CT Colonography Trial results might alter the colon cancer screening landscape in the U.S.
February 9, 2006
RTS revenues climb in 2005
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $64.4 million, up 41.1% compared with the $45.6 million posted in the fourth quarter of 2004.
February 8, 2006
Digirad partners with Ultrascan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has signed a personal services and management agreement with mobile ultrasound services provider Ultrascan of Suwanee, GA.
February 8, 2006
SPECT/CT helps clarify ambiguous bone foci
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Bone scintigraphy with SPECT has a good track record for detecting metastatic areas with a high lesion-to-background contrast. But a drawback of SPECT has been that anatomic details can be lacking. Researchers from Germany, however, have found that SPECT/CT can increase specificity in cases when SPECT alone is equivocal.
February 8, 2006
Previous Page
Page 1302 of 1583
Next Page