Even as medical isotope production ramps up, there is no way that the
Chalk River, Ontario-based nuclear reactor can meet the global demand,
according to the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
The most common modalities owned by private-practice radiologists were
MR and CT systems, according to a 2007 survey published in the
September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
While the number of radiation therapy or related visits continues at a
steady pace, the utilization of diagnostic imaging devices in providing
treatments has clearly increased in the United States, according to a
recent study published by IMV Medical Information Division.
Aetna has made its CareEngine-powered personal health record (PHR)
available to current Aetna Medicare members who purchased Medicare
plans individually.
3mensio Medical Imaging has appointed Paul Sysmans as CEO; Frank
Wessels, founding CEO, is taking on a new role as the company’s chief
technology officer. The new executive appointments are effective
immediately.
Aurora Imaging Technology’s 1.5-Tesla dedicated breast MRI system is
now available to patients in northern Massachusetts and southern New
Hampshire at Aurora Breast MRI of Beverly Hospital in Danvers, Mass.
John DelliSanti joined Carestream Health Thursday as president of its
molecular imaging business and as a member of the company’s senior
leadership team.
DMS Health Group has appointed Steven Richter as the new executive vice
president of sales for DMS Imaging, DMS Health Technologies and Topline
Medical.
ART Advanced Research Technologies, a Canadian medical device company,
has closed its previously announced private placement of preferred
shares for total proceeds of $6 million to OppenheimerFunds and other
long-time shareholders of ART.
Medical imaging equipment manufacturers have agreed to work with the
Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging to create
standardized radiation dose estimates and vendor-sponsored technologist
education opportunities.
Point BioMedical of San Carlos, Calif., has withdrawn the new drug
application for its molecular imaging agent CardioSphere and is
liquidating its assets to avoid a formal bankruptcy proceeding.
The Drug Information Association (DIA), in collaboration with FDA and
the Medical Imaging Contrast Agent Association (MICAA), will host a
workshop from Oct. 2-3 in Bethesda, Md., that will focus on
standardizing the use of medical imaging in clinical trials.
A consortium led by the Colorado Hospital Association will
develop the Colorado Telehealth Network with an award from the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to enable the expansion of
broadband communication to rural areas of the state.
In chest pain patients without known coronary artery disease,
64-multidetector coronary CT angiography (CCTA) possesses higher
diagnostic accuracy for detection of obstructive coronary stenosis than
invasive coronary angiography, according to research published
online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
One of the primary cost justifications for implementing a PACS is the
expectation that its deployment will result in a productivity increase
for the clinical specialty. A five-year retrospective analysis
conducted at one of the largest academic hospitals in the United
Kingdom and published in the July issue of Clinical Radiology, delivers hard data affirming this contention.
Confirma, an application-specific, MRI computer-aided detection (CAD)
company, has signed an agreement with Medrad, a provider of medical
devices and services for diagnostic imaging, enabling Medrad to sell
its CADstream version 5.0 in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.
