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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Mass. audit reveals cash burden of unnecessary imaging

Massachusetts State Auditor Joe DeNucci has reported that the state's Medicaid program, MassHealth, may be losing millions of dollars due to unnecessary advanced imaging services, such as CT and MRI exams.

Center for Diagnostic Imaging opens new Indiana location

Center for Diagnostic Imaging, an outpatient radiology imaging service based in Minneapolis, has opened the Indy West Center, an outpatient medical imaging and image-guided procedure center in Avon, Ind.

RamSoft launches imaging software site

Healthcare IT and teleradiology provider RamSoft has launched ReadFromAnywhere.com, which features the companys web-based medical imaging software.

Diagnostic Imaging Specialists aligns with new distributor

Medical imaging equipment distributor Associated X-Ray Imaging, based in Haverhill, Mass., will represent radiological systems manufacturer Diagnostic Imaging Specialists as of Aug. 1.

RadNet completes purchase of three N.J. imaging facilites

Diagnostic imaging services provider RadNet has completed its acquisition of the N.J. operating subsidiary of Health Diagnostics, which is based in Melville, N.Y.

Study: 95% of high school sports-related fractures require imaging exams

Nintey-five percent of high school sports-related fractures required diagnostic imaging, including x-rays, MRIs and CT scans, and 16 percent required surgical repair, found a recent study published in the July issue of Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

FDA-FCC meeting: mHealth must consider imaging requirements

Enhanced coordination between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FDA for future mobile/wireless broadband (mHealth) medical devices and applications--including imaging requirements--were the topic during a roundtable discussion held during a public meeting last week.

Siemens gains FDA clearance for urinary tract imaging technology

Siemens Healthcare now is offering a new multi-functional workstation for urology, the Uroskop Omnia, which has just received FDA clearance.

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