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Eizo Display Technologies has launched the RadiForce GX1030, a widescreen 10 megapixel (MP) monochrome monitor for digital mammography applications.
Medical imaging systems distributor Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest has signed a partnership with Fujifilm Medical Systems for the distribution of its line of Aspire digital mammography equipment and services.
GE Healthcare has introduced its SenoBright contrast-enhanced spectral mammography technology, which uses x-rays at multiple energies to create two separate exposures.
Fujifilm Medical Systems is offering updated purchasing incentives on its line of Fujifilm Computed Radiography (FCR) products to members of the Premier alliance, a healthcare group purchasing organization.
MRI screening for women considered to be at high or moderate risk for breast cancer is more effective in the detection of the disease in the early stages than either half-yearly digital ultrasound and/or annual mammography, according to a recent prospective study published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Barco Medical has released a new graphics display controller for 3D imaging and digital mammography in radiology departments, the MXRT-7300.
The radiation dose associated with digital mammography is significantly lower (averaging 22 percent lower) than that of conventional film mammography and the reduction could be greater in women with larger and denser breasts, according to an American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) trial in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Minneapolis-based outpatient radiology imaging services, Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) has opened its newest outpatient imaging center in Waukesha, Wis. at the Westbrook Health Center.
Research and development organization Raytheon BBN Technologies has licensed its stereo digital mammography technology to Fujifilm Medical Systems.
Agfa HealthCare (Booth #8324) is presenting a series of solutions for both computed radiography and direct radiography, as well as for imaging informatics and mammography at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
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Written by Gina Narcisi
According to the 2010 Top 20 Medical Equipment Best in KLAS Awards, Toshiba America Medical Systems continues to stand out in terms of service and support for its customers, holding on to its number one medical equipment vendor ranking for the third consecutive year and holding the ranking in five different categories, Ben Brown, general manager of medical equipment and imaging informatics at KLAS, said in an interview.
Diagnostic imaging technologies provider Intelerad Medical Systems will install its IntelePACS breast imaging digital mammography at Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers, part of the NCH Healthcare system based in Naples, Fla.
Written by Gina Narcisi
Practice reporting has had a tumultuous history. Specifically in the U.S., mammography reporting has suffered from a lack of uniformity and standardization, which changed with the implementation of the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Breast Imaging and Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS). While limitations still remain for breast imaging, emerging technologies and software applications are finessing the mammography reporting technique, and paving the way for further homogeny and an overall improved patient experience.
Norwegian public health services partner and radiology services provider Curato in Oslo, Norway, has implemented Sectra’s digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography.
iCAD has reported steady profits for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, but it wasn’t enough to put the company into the black for the year, which ended Dec. 31.
GE Healthcare has expanded its portfolio of ecomagination products aimed at helping healthcare companies and hospitals reduce cost and waste.
Wednesday, January 20 2010
Radiology Regional Breast Center in Fort Myers, Fla., has signed on to participate in the Somo-Insight Clinical Study by ultrasound system developer U-Systems.
Siemens Healthcare highlighted its women’s health portfolio, featuring its integrated mammography workstation, digital biopsy system, ultrasound and digital mammography at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference last week.
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula’s Breast Care Center in Monterey, Calif., has become the first provider in California to participate in the SOMO-INSIGHT clinical study.
Sectra Imtec (Booth #9124) is highlighting products that strengthen its cross-enterprise capabilities in radiology and mammography at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting.
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SNM, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology and a coalition of medical and national security organizations have urged Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., to lift a "hold" on the American Medical Isotope Production Act (H.R. 3276), and permit a vote by the U.S. Senate, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 400-17. Several radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists spoke to their concerns if the U.S. continues to rely on foreign sources for medical isotopes.
“We’re beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system,” said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.
Single mammography reading with computer-aided detection (CAD) and double reading yielded similar cancer detection rates; however, each reading regimen helped radiologists detect cancers missed by the other, according to the CADET II study published in the August issue of Radiology.
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
The framework for meaningful use is “something that had to be done and has been started intelligently,” John P. Glaser, PhD, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare System told CMIO. However, the challenges of becoming meaningful users and optimizing health information exchange will require unprecedented levels of communication within organizations and among healthcare systems, he said.
