Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

Given Imaging Announces New Data Confirming SmartPill(R) Improves Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Patients With Motility Issues

Given Imaging Ltd, (Nasdaq:GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced several studies confirming an expanded role for SmartPill in diagnosing gastrointestinal motility disorders. All data were presented at Digestive Disease Week(R) (DDW) taking place May 18 - 21, 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL where Given Imaging is exhibiting at booth #1059 throughout the conference.

May 20, 2013

Olympus Endoscopes Now Powered by Next-Generation Ultrasound Processor

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that the Company’s ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor.

May 17, 2013

Springfield Clinic Purchases Four CARESTREAM DRX Systems to Streamline Imaging Workflow in Nine Multi-Specialty Clinics

As part of its plan to convert nine of its facilities to a digital imaging workflow, Springfield Clinic (Springfield, Ill.) has purchased four CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution DR Rooms, a CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend System, and has retrofitted two fluoroscopy rooms and a portable imaging system with DRX-1 detectors.

May 15, 2013

Public hospital in France joins the fight against osteoporosis: French women to benefit from combined mammography and osteoporosis examinations

Argenteuil, outside Paris in France, a prominent public hospital is now initiating a pilot project offering women to combine their mammography examination with osteoporosis screening in a single examination. The combined assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen.

May 14, 2013

Toshiba Infinix-i system displays radiation dose exposure to improve patient safety

Providing clinicians real time data to optimize radiation dose management during cardiac procedures, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. introduces the FDA-cleared Dose Tracking System for InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray.

May 9, 2013

Two researchers awarded Agfa HealthCare/RSNA grants to conduct scientific investigation and develop competence in specific research techniques

Agfa HealthCare announces today it has renewed its commitment to support the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation and its bright researchers with a $500,000 commitment to be awarded over five years.

May 8, 2013

Siemens Offers New MR Breath-holding Software

Siemens Healthcare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the company’s CAIPIRINHA (Controlled Aliasing in Volumetric Parallel Imaging Results IN Higher Acceleration) software as part of Siemens’ syngo MR D13A software package for parallel magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.

May 6, 2013

Analogic Ultrasound Showcases Full Range of Leading-Edge Imaging Solutions for Hospitals and Private Clinics at Annual AUA Meeting

Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that it will showcase its full suite of ultrasound imaging solutions, which offer clinicians a potentially faster and easier way to maximize ultrasound performance in urology and renal imaging, at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May 4-8, in San Diego.

May 2, 2013

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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