After contamination problem at VA hospitals, FDA issues alert on sterilization recommendations for reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for biopsy procedures.
GE Healthcare is investigating a rare disease after the administration of its Omniscan MRI contrast agent, used in cases of severe renal impairment.
William G. Plested III, MD to head association.
Manufacturer is increasing mammography unit sales.
Dwayne Bledsoe explains the keys to success for the company and its customers.
Technology developed at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
New AMICAS InsightTM Dashboards are Web-based products designed to empower customers with real time analytical data for management of the increasingly complex business of radiology.
Reports says strong action is needed to bolster the nation's emergency care system; lack of funds, bad coordination leading to severe overcrowding and ambulance diversions.
GE Lunar Prodigy enables clinicians to precisely detect, diagnose and monitor osteoporosis.
First quarter awards include grant to support launch of AmeriCares; program to enhance healthcare services in Africa and Asia.
State-of-the-art Euro 12 million facility for advanced medical diagnostics equipment training is first of its kind in the Singapore region.
Dynamic VUE, capable of performing dynamic cardiac analysis, now available on Discovery STE and Discovery VCT consoles and the AW workstation.
Radiology department goes filmless at Rotterdam's St Franciscus Hospital.
Offline technology improves workflow while making ultrasound available anytime, anywhere.
By looking at an MR spectroscopy image, a radiologist can differentiate the chemical make-up of a malignant versus a benign breast tumor; study appears in Radiology.
First hospitals in the US to install Toshiba's new INFINIX DP-i/FD2 vascular imaging system.
Agreement offers Agfa HealthCare access to the 30 percent of the market that utilizes billing services and providers.
Teleradiology the focus of policy notice.
Legislation aimed at training healthcare workers in IT.
Experts from the United States and China presented on NOMOS products.
Deal involves Quantitative Radiology of Verona, Italy, a dental imaging company.
First sale completed to a major hospital chain.
Advanced technology and equipment will enhance patient care and keep Health First number one in cardiac care.
Enhanced workflow strengthens suite of technologies for nuclear medicine.
New program created by the American Heart Association and Laerdal Medical increases access to CPR/AED training to broaden the number of trained responders.
New equipment intended to further quality of instruction at University of North Carolina.
Strategic agreement with Professor Klaus Engelke aimed at introducing 3D hip measures into QDR.
As David Denholtz explains, the company's name was chosen for good reason.
Three-year, multi-source agreement makes Kodak's systems available to 3,000 members and facilities.
Company seeks to accelerate diagnosis of cancer and track effectiveness of therapies.
First installations of the breakthrough molecular imaging technology open era of rapid, less invasive cardiology.
Indications are that the full-field system is approvable.
Arl Van Moore, Jr, MD, expressed need to ensure patient safety in international teleradiology.
Balloon brachytherapy system after lumpectomy for breast cancer can develop result in fluid buildup, reports the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
HIMSS and AFEHCT are one.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society fetes leaders in the field.
Low income women to have access to prenatal care.
Important step toward transparency in health care costs and quality.
DOTmed 100 JD Imaging Corp. blends the print and digital worlds to perfection.
First beneficiary is Seoul City General Hospital in South Korea.
Agreement extends VHA pact.
Agreement brings together real-time imaging technologies to help physicians combat disease.
Treasurer Robert Davis succeeds Greisch as CFO.
An acknowledgment of corporate leadership and responsibility in global climate policies.
Soarian Health Information Solution and Workflow Innovation Center to be implemented at Illinois health system.
Leading healthcare resource manager and GPO selects Canon DR for its US healthcare facilities.
Novation now holds CR, DR, Film and PACS contracts with Fuji.
New draft guidelines for use of Bayesian statistics in clinical trials issued as part of initiative.
Goal is to determine whether genetics can be used to inform treatment decisions.
The FDA is significantly cutting back on the scope of their annual Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) inspections by eliminating tests that are already performed annually by a facility's medical physicist.