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Bracco argues for PET as preferred cardiac choiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bracco Diagnostics sees opportunity in the latest decision by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to reimburse more for PET procedures in 2010. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Ziosoft taps new VPEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On Nov. 16, Rob Royea joined Ziosoft as vice president of sales and marketing. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Study finds heart attack patients exposed to radiation equal to 725 chest x-raysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In addition to possible death and myocardial damage, acute heart attack patients routinely accept the additional risk of cardiovascular imaging exposing them to ionizing radiation, according to research presented Nov. 16 at the 2009 American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, FL. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Mach 7 signs distributor, upgrades softwareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data Distributing will market software developed by Mach 7 Technologies to manage the flow of medical images. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

DR Systems lands cloud computing clientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thirty Montana healthcare facilities plan to share radiology images and reports using a new cloud-based technology, called eMix (Electronic Medical Information Exchange). (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Coronary CTA triages ER chest pain patients safely, inexpensivelyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiac CTA has matched the clinical safety of a standard emergency room protocol while cutting costs by more than a third in a multicenter randomized clinical trial involving more than 700 patients. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Federal panel says screening mammography should begin at 50; experts outragedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a recommendation against routine breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49 and suggests the screening interval should be changed from every year to every two years beginning at age 50. The new recommendations will result in “many needless deaths,” said a joint statement from the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Alliance plans financial restructuringEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Outpatient imaging provider Alliance HealthCare Services plans to restructure its debts, offering $200 million aggregate principal amount of seven-year senior notes in a private offering and negotiating and a new senior secured credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Ziosoft slates thin-client upgrade for RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thin-client visualization specialist Ziosoft will unveil workflow enhancements and work-in-progress clinical functionality for its Ziostation system at RSNA 2009. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

IDC reports drop in DR demandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gross revenues fell 16.6% for digital radiography vendor IDC in the third quarter compared to the year earlier period. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

RSNA musculoskeletal sessions showcase dual-energy CT applications, including goutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Musculoskeletal scientific sessions at the RSNA meeting will address the use of dual-energy CT in multiple settings, including the possibility of combined heart and bone density scans. Submitted papers also show the use of dual-energy CT for imaging other indications, such as gout. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Pro football player concussion study leads parade of physiological neurorad research at 2009 RSNA meetingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The evolution of neuroradiological research from anatomy to biochemistry can be seen in the frequency with which MRI techniques have led to research that will be presented at the 2009 RSNA meeting. Nearly all of the hottest papers this year employ some form of physiological or metabolic imaging. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Health services RSNA sessions will focus on quality, patient care processEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
RSNA meeting attendees can expect health services scientific sessions to focus on quality, according to the committee chair. The sessions will define quality and how radiologists can work on the entire care experience. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

CT colonography papers flood the gates at McCormick PlaceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rather than retreating after the hard blow handed them by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which refused to grant reimbursement for the application in May, CT colonography researchers will arrive at the 2009 RSNA meeting with more of what CMS wants: hard data. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Cardiac scientific sessions examine outcomes, contrast media useEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiac imaging researchers are expanding the scope of topics considered at the 2009 RSNA meeting to include iodinated contrast media administration as a safety issue and clinical outcomes studies that weigh the relative merits of cost and clinical efficacy. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

MRI, CT fine tune genitourinary imaging applicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Genitourinary scientific papers to be released at the 2009 RSNA meeting underscore attempts to address diagnostic challenges as old as the subspecialty itself by taking advantage of recent technological developments. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Lung damage from gasoline siphoning assessed with chest CTEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using CT, Korean researchers have been able to accurately locate and diagnose damage produced in the lungs of patients who have accidentally swallowed fuel while siphoning it from car tanks. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 16, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

McKesson readies IT releases for RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
McKesson will showcase at RSNA 2009 its latest image management technology, VTRIP (Variable Thickness Regional Intensity Projection), a workflow enhancement that promises more efficient reading of CT and MR studies. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 16, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Carestream to debut vendor-neutral archive at RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Carestream Health will launch at RSNA 2009 an enhanced data archive that the company says will be vendor-neutral, providing data storage and management solution for any data type, regardless of vendor. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 16, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

DeJarnette readies “cloud” storage offering for RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DeJarnette Research Systems will showcase newly developed storage services at RSNA 2009. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 14, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

How the mighty have fallenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In 1999, when the National Academy of Engineering asked professional engineering societies to rank the top achievements of the 20th century, they ranked medical imaging techniques at number 14, one rung below the Internet and one above household appliances. A decade later the providers of imaging services and the companies that sell this equipment are scapegoats targeted for rate cutting and taxation. What happened? (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 13, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

EDDA earns CE mark for liver softwareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Software developer EDDA Technology has earned the CE mark for its IQQA-Liver product, which automates quantitative volumetric evaluation of liver, liver lobes and segments, hepatic lesions, and vasculature. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 13, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Team studies 3D filtering for MR, CTEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
OEM-software supplier ContextVision, its sister provider of end user products SharpView, and the Massachusetts General Hospital are investigating advanced 3D image filtering as a means to boost productivity and improve image quality for MRI, as well as cut dose in CT. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 13, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Radiology benefit management credited for slowing imaging growthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A radiologist, well known for research on diagnostic imaging utilization trends, has pointed to the growing prominence of radiology benefit management companies for slamming the brakes on rapidly growing high-tech imaging utilization. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Toshiba places Aquilion PremiumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A hospital run by Harrisburg, PA-based PinnacleHealth has become the first in the U.S. to install Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Aquilion Premium. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Shimadzu, EDDA strike CAD allianceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Digital radiography systems from Shimadzu will soon come with computer-aided detection software developed by EDDA Technology to find lung nodules. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Carestream to unveil mobile x-ray upgrade at RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A work-in-progress retrofit for mobile x-ray units will debut in the Carestream Health booth at RSNA 2009. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Medicare approves FDG-PET for cervical cancer stagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical imagers can now expect Medicare to routinely cover FDG-PET for initial staging of cervical cancer, thanks to a national coverage ruling announced Nov. 10. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Economics, not race, explains delay in mammography follow-upEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
African American women take longer to come in for follow-up care after a suspicious breast abnormality is found, according to a study from the University of South Carolina. The problem may have more to do with economics than race, according to a physician with extensive clinical experience with this unique patient population. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

CT contrast policies added to electronic medical records boost safetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Partners Healthcare System in Boston has boosted CT contrast safety and saved money through a unique program that integrates contrast policies into the six-hospital system’s electronic medical records system, according to a new report. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

CT vendors cut dose, boost resolutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With years of slice wars behind them, vendors will argue that image quality and dose reduction are this year’s dominant issues in CT. Most of their arguments will be rooted in past developments. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Siemens set to launch iterative recon CT software at RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dose reduction will be among Siemens’ key messages at the RSNA meeting this year. Driving home this message will be IRIS (iterative reconstruction in image space), a proprietary algorithm that processes raw data acquired by its CTs, according to André Hartung, Siemens vice president, CT Marketing and Sales. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Program reduces medication errors during CT and MR proceduresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medication errors may arise less often in a busy hospital radiology department than in other inpatient services, but they can cause more serious damage when they do happen. Radiologists at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center came to these conclusions after evaluating 27 months of high-tech medical imaging experience. They used their data to identify the causes of errors and devise strategies to address them. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Outpatient radiology service expandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jefferson Radiology of Hartford, CT, has acquired two Connecticut-based medical imaging centers, one in Bloomfield and the other in Granby. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Toshiba launches CT refurbishing programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Refurbished Aquilion CTs are now available from Toshiba America Medical Systems under a new program announced Nov. 10. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

New contrast agents offer osteoarthritis insightsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Boston University-led research team has come up with a breed of contrast agents that might open the door to the use of CT to noninvasively diagnose osteoarthritis. These agents visualize the distribution of glycosaminoglycans, the anionic sugars that account for the strength of joint cartilage. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

MR blood pool agent approaches U.S. marketEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the coming months, Lantheus Medical Imaging plans to introduce an MR blood pool contrast agent to the U.S. market under the brand name Ablavar. From its booth on the RSNA exhibit floor, company staff will be available to discuss key points about the agent, which was originally developed by Epix Pharmaceuticals and branded under the name Vasovist. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Imaging experts caution against misuse of CT in swine flu diagnosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging experts are cautioning physicians not to rush to CT scanning for H1N1 flu patients, despite studies suggesting that chest CT is better than general radiography. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

CT contrast policies added to electronic medical records to boost safetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Partners Healthcare System in Boston has boosted CT contrast safety and saved money through a unique program that integrates contrast policies into the six-hospital system’s electronic medical records system, according to a new report. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Breast CT enters realm of diagnosis and therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developers of CT scanners have been trying to adapt their technology to breast imaging for decades. They have drawn a step closer, thanks to the efforts of researchers at the University of California, Davis, efforts that may even lead to the ability to not only visualize but treat breast cancer. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 11, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

House health reform bill cuts imaging payments but addresses self-referralEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Passing of the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the House of Representatives confirmed imaging proponents’ fears that the bill would impose steep cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates and new sale taxes on imaging equipment. But they were pleased to discover that, for the first time, the House has turned its gaze on physician self-referral. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 10, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Biospace med converts Virginia orthopedistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The developer of an ultra-low dose radiography system, Biospace med, has installed its 'EOS' x-ray imager at an orthopedic surgery practice in Virginia. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 10, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Intel chip cuts processing timeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data intensive imaging scans, such as 4D CT brain perfusion studies, are processed 34% faster, when Vital Images’ Vitrea fX software runs on Intel’s new Xeon 5500 processor series. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 10, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Claron releases OEM softwareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Software developer Claron Technology has formally launched a collection of components designed to help OEMs rapidly develop medical visualization products. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 10, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

SonoSite expands iPhoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hand-carried ultrasound vendor SonoSite expanded its SonoAccess iPhone application to include resource materials for musculoskeletal specialties. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 9, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

RadNet earnings slip, volume risesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Revenues edged up 2% for Radnet in the third quarter over the year earlier period, but the national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services recorded a loss in the quarter compared to positive earnings in 3Q 2008. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 9, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Mainstream manufacturers embrace hand-carried ultrasoundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Miniaturization gives portable units functions once available only in cart-based systems. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 8, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Computer-aided detection software backs up coronary CTA interpretationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Computer-aided detection software developed especially for coronary CT angiography could boost imagers’ ability to detect clinically relevant stenosis in patients at low to moderate risk of coronary artery disease, according to researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 7, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Vital Images revs drop, loss growsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Revenue at Vital Images dropped 19% in the third quarter compared to the year earlier period, but CEO Michael H. Carrel pointed to encouraging signs “in our marketplace.” (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 6, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Expanded MR protocol improves assessment of myocardial infarctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Combining T2-weighted MRI to detect microvascular obstructions with delayed-enhancement imaging to measure myocardial viability offers clinicians a better way to assess myocardial infarction, according to a new study from Japan. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 6, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info