Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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JAMA: Advanced imaging use surged since mid-'90s, even in HMOs

A study of six large integrated healthcare systems has shown a substantial increase in the use of advanced diagnostic imaging since the mid-1990s, not just among the fee-for-service insured populations but even in HMOs, according to research published June 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Insight Imaging, Center for Diagnostic Imaging to merge

Insight Imaging, based in Lake Forest, Calif., and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, based in Minneapolis, two of the largest imaging providers in the U.S., are planning to merge. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.

Canadian program to use imaging for joint cardiac, cancer treatments

Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto has launched a public-private program to develop and commercialize four new types of image-guided treatment and monitoring systems to provide minimally invasive treatments for patients with cardiac diseases and cancer. The technologies include a hybrid catheter, two MRI-based technologies and a system to monitor therapies.

Philips partners with Dutch researchers to establish imaging institute

Philips Healthcare and three Dutch academic healthcare research institutionsUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technologyhave signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a public-private consortium focused on developing new methods for disease diagnosis and treatment based on medical imaging.

Vegas imaging center installs Toshiba 3T MR

Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center in Las Vegas has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems Vantage Titan 3T.

MedPAC verifies drop in imaging spending, utilization

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) acknowledged the recent downward trend in Medicare spending and utilization on medical imaging procedures in its annual March Report to Congress, a move applauded by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.

Stage 2 MU includes imaging

The recent announcement of the proposed rule for meaningful use (MU) Stage 2 finally came last month after much speculation about both the latest meaningful use regulations and when the new rule would emerge.

Health Affairs: Diagnostic imaging orders increase with health IT capabilities

Widespread belief that modern technology will drive cost-saving efforts has rationalized recent federal investments to increase health IT adoption, but research published in the March issue of Health Affairs contradicts that belief, revealing that the ability to view imaging results electronically correlated with more orders for diagnostic imaging.

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