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. 

Ziehm, Pie Medical integrate CV imaging technologies

Mobile x-ray-based imaging technologies provider Ziehm Imaging and cardiology and Netherlands-based radiology software provider Pie Medical Imaging (PMI) have partnered for the integration and distribution of PMI's cardiovascular angiography analysis system with Ziehms mobile cardiovascular imaging technologies.

Philips, Electron collaborating on development of imaging products

Royal Philips Electronics has partnered with Moscow-based medical equipment manufacturer Electron for the development of CT products, with the hope of expansion into other healthcare products, said Amsterdam-based Royal Philips.

IMIX adds wireless DR cassette technology to imaging solutions line

Radiography system provider IMIX Americas has announced the availability of its new wireless detector technology, the IMIX wireless DR cassette.

RadNet scoops up three imaging facilities out of bankruptcy

RadNet, a provider of fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 185 outpatient imaging centers, has acquired three multi-modality facilities from the Sonix Medical Resources bankruptcy proceeding in New York.

biospace raises $18M to market musculoskeletal imaging system

biospace med has raised $18 million to expand the market for the EOS low-dose 2D/3D musculoskeletal imaging system in the U.S. and Europe.

JACR: Advanced medical imaging = reduced inpatient stays, costs

On the day before or on the day of hospital admission, patients who underwent imaging with CT, MRI or nuclear scintigraphy were associated with significantly shorter lengths of inpatient stays compared with patients who underwent advanced imaging later, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

FiatLux Imaging hires new CEO

Internet-based medical imaging and data storage company FiatLux Imaging has hired Max Lyon as its new CEO.

DR Systems updates PACS with breast imaging capabilities

Image and information management systems provider DR Systems will be highlighting its Unity Women's Health Imaging PACS at the annual conference of the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) from March 20-24 in Las Vegas.

Around the web

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