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Diagnostic Imaging


Siemens installs SPECT/CT at UK hospital

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, September 02 2010
A hybrid SPECT/CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare, the Symbia T TruePoint, has been installed in the muclear medicine department at Southend Hospital, part of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Essex, U.K.
 

DMS to distribute Philips' nuke med equipment

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, September 01 2010
DMS Health Technologies, an operating company of Otter Tail and a distributor of Philips Healthcare's diagnostic imaging equipment for the upper Midwest, has expanded its nuclear medicine equipment sales in the Midwest.
 

Cardinal Health to operate second cyclotron facility in Tennessee

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, August 12 2010
Cardinal Health has entered an agreement with ProVision Healthcare to manage and operate its cyclotron facility in Knoxville, Tenn.
 

JNM: Hybrid PET/MRI of intracranial tumors comparable to PET/CT

Clinical Studies | Thursday, August 05 2010
Structural, functional and molecular imaging in patients with brain tumors is feasible with diagnostic imaging quality using simultaneous hybrid PET/MRI acquisition, according to a study published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
 

AAPM: Video game processors help reduce CT rad dose

Conference News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
A reconstruction algorithm based on graphic processing unit platforms originally designed for 3D video games could yield a 10-fold reduction in the amount of radiation patients receive during cone beam CT scans, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) on July 21.
 

PACSGear nets first Latin American install

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, July 14 2010
PACSGear, a distributor of imaging connectivity for EHRs, has signed the Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagem in São Paulo, Brazil, as its first site in Latin America.
 

SNM past president calls for more aggressive solutions to moly shortage

Top Stories | Wednesday, June 09 2010
Written by Mary Tierney
Some progress is being made to avert the widespread molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) shortage in the U.S., but it’s not enough in the short term and especially not in the long term, according to Robert Atcher, PhD, MBA, immediate past president of SNM and University of New Mexico/LANL professor of pharmacy, bioscience division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, White Rock, N.M. Atcher spoke to members of the press Monday at the 57th annual meeting of SNM.
 

JDI: Imaging informatics pros develop certification exam

Portal Exclusives | Wednesday, June 09 2010
The journey to create a certification exam to evaluate imaging informatics professionals has taken several years and hundreds of volunteer hours. The process, both “slow and deliberate,” involved practicing informaticists closely scrutinizing the results of each test to ensure the societies are providing a “useful instrument” for professionals to improve their careers, according to a review in this month’s issue of the Journal of Digital Imaging.
 

Toshiba lands West Coast install

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, May 26 2010
Diagnostic imaging systems provider Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Vantage Titan open-bore MR system at Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Hospital.
 

AJR: Pediatric body size should be assessed before radiation-emitting exams

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, May 26 2010
While fitted average patient sizes are age dependent, predicted individual patient size does not correlate well with age on CT images, said the results of a study published in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology, aimed at modeling optimal x-ray exposure factors in children.
 

West Physics to provide consulting services to Digirad

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, May 24 2010
West Physics Consulting has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Digirad to provide radiation safety oversight and technical consulting services for Digirad's diagnostic imaging leasing services division, Digirad Imaging Solutions.
 

ImaginAb, Glaxo collaborate on therapeutic antibody

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, May 20 2010
ImaginAb and the GlaxoSmithKline’s Clinical Imaging Centre have concluded two research collaboration agreements around a clinical therapeutic antibody asset currently under development by GlaxoSmithKline in the field of oncology.
 

Agfa lands multi-install contract in Brazil

Association News | Wednesday, May 19 2010
Diagnostic imaging and Healthcare IT solutions provider Agfa healthcare has signed an agreement with the Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagen (FIDI) for the delivery and installation of its solutions across the facility's 25 sites.
 

InSight selects health information exchange services from MobileMD

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, May 14 2010
Diagnostic imaging service provider InSight Imaging has partnered with health information management provider MobileMD to provide its imaging centers and physicians with rapid access to clinical information, improved physician alignment and enhanced patient care.
 

Report: Shared service agreements and remote links helping to slash hospital costs

Industry News | Wednesday, May 05 2010
According to a report released on May 5 from healthcare market research consulting firm IMV, remote links to equipment service providers are helping hospitals address imaging equipment service costs.
 

Agfa debuts new DR technology in Canada

New Products | Tuesday, May 04 2010
Diagnostic imaging and health IT technologies provider Agfa HealthCare has announced the availability of its DX-D 500 direct radiography system in Canada.
 

Siemens Healthcare reports Q1 income increase, restructures units

Top Stories | Monday, May 03 2010
For the 2010 second quarter, Siemens AG recorded a revenue of €18.23 billion ($24.1 billion), down 4 percent compared to the prior-year period, on single-digit declines in energy and industry and stable revenue in the healthcare unit. Simultaneously, Siemens announced the restructuring of its healthcare unit.
 

Two Chicago rads win 2010 ARRS education grants

Industry News | Wednesday, April 28 2010
Diagnostic imaging and medical IT manufacturer Fujifilm Medical Systems has announced the recipients of the 2010 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) educational grants.
 

RadNet scoops up three imaging facilities out of bankruptcy

Tuesday, April 27 2010
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.
 

JAMA: Imaging costs rise for cancer patients, but still comparatively small

Top Stories | Monday, April 26 2010
Based on a study in the April 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the use of diagnostic imaging studies in cancer patients covered by Medicare is growing--with the use of PET imaging most significantly increasing--and costs for this patient population are growing at twice the rate of the overall costs of cancer care. However, while imaging costs are increasing, as of 2006 these costs still made up less than 6 percent of the overall healthcare costs for cancer patients, the study's lead author Michaela A. Dinan, BS, said in an interview.
 
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Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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