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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Imaging economics may ultimately drive U.S. CCTA policy

PHOENIXAlthough recent technological advances in multi-detector CT have refined the capabilities of the modality to perform cardiac CT angiography (CCTA), larger economic issues surrounding the utilization of diagnostic imaging may yet impact reimbursement approval for the exam, according to a presentation this weekend at the 2008 North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) annual meeting.

Aurora Imaging nets Philadelphia 1.5T MR install

Breast MRI of the Main Line in Philadelphia has installed Aurora Imaging Technology’s 1.5Tesla breast MRI system.

FPGA imaging equipment market to reach $917M

The increasing requirement of high-end processors andfield-programmable gate array (FPGA) in imaging equipment for highperformance computing capabilities drives global demand for FPGAs,digital signal processors and application-specific integratedcircuits, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.

Boston Scientific upgrades iLab ultrasound imaging system

Boston Scientific has released a third software enhancement to its iLabultrasound imaging system, which was launched in May 2006.

Metabolic SPECT imaging may predict cardiac mortality

A resting radionuclide scan that can identify metabolically impairedmyocardium may be able to stratify patients with end-stage renaldisease but no apparent heart disease, according to risk ofdeath from cardiac causes, suggests a study in the Jan.15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Imaging techs part of the nationwide healthcare staff shortage

Speaking during an AHIMA convention breakout session, a panel of presenters discussed methods for addressing the alarming shortage of HIT workers.

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