ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 5 — SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis (Mo.) is one of the first hospitals in the United States to install a new CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus to enhance the imaging process for its emergency department patients. The hospital’s radiology team installed a wall stand on a rail with a fixed DRX detector while a DRX Plus 3543 Detector is used in the table and for tabletop exams.

A new hypothetical imaging instrument based on magnetic induction tomography technology could improve research and treatment for cardiac arrythmia. 

The FDA issued a safety alert on March 31 announcing that it had received a small number of adverse events that it believes are associated with CT imaging of insulin pumps, cardiac implantable electronic devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators) and neurostimulators.

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine today announced the launch of a new mobile stroke response facility designed to quickly and efficiently diagnose and treat victims of stroke using advanced imaging and CT angiography.

Using mammography to detect the presence of arterial calcification in the breast is effective in predicting coronary artery disease risk in female patients, according to results of a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging and scheduled to be presented at the upcoming ACC.16 conference in Chicago.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health–Crawfordsville (Crawfordsville, Ind.) installed two Carestream room-based X-ray imaging systems and upgraded an existing portable system to enhance the quality and productivity of its radiology services. The Indiana hospital is a member of Franciscan Alliance, one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the Midwest.

Carestream will show at SIIM (Booth #511, June 29 - July 1) its Vue Clinical Collaboration Platform (CCP), which represents next-generation enterprise clinical content management that helps medical professionals achieve higher productivity and enhanced patient care. 

Scientists have created a new type of nanoparticle capable of not only imaging harmful plague inside arteries using MRI but simultaneously treating it as well. The findings were announced at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.