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Radiology is the medical specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of electromagnetic energy emitted by X-ray machines or other such radiation devices for the purpose of obtaining visual information as part of medical imaging.

MEDecision to demonstrate IHE image sharing documentation at RSNA 2009

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, will be an active participant at the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the world’s premier scientific and educational forum in radiology.

30 Nov 2009

Virtual Imaging to introduce latest imaging solutions and additions to its RadPRO product line

Virtual Imaging, Inc., a Canon U.S.A, Inc. company, will introduce the latest imaging solutions and additions to its RadPRO® product line at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2009) Annual Meeting in Chicago November 29 – December 3 (Hall B, booth # 8339).

29 Nov 2009

Sectra launches new breast imaging PACS workstation built on Sectra RapidConnect technology

At RSNA 2009, Sectra launches a new breast imaging PACS workstation built on Sectra RapidConnect™ technology. With this next-generation mammography workstation, Sectra focuses on customer productivity and wide area radiology.

28 Nov 2009

Philips Electronics to showcase its new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions at RSNA meeting

At the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting starting Sunday, Royal Philips Electronics will demonstrate a new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions designed to directly address the priorities of patients and care providers, by delivering meaningful imaging innovations that reflect a desire for value, modular price points and easy upgradability.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Nov 2009

Medipattern revenues declines to $2,119 in the first quarter of fiscal 2010

The Medipattern Corporation, a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, today announced its business highlights and unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended September 30, 2009.

27 Nov 2009

Sectra and Fundación García Muñoz sign a partnership agreement

Sectra has signed a partnership agreement with the Spanish company Fundación García Muñoz S.L. Founded in 1920, Fundación García Muñoz is a leading supplier of medical equipment and has an extensive customer base in both the private and public healthcare sectors in Spain.

27 Nov 2009

Medipattern and PenRad Technologies sign sales and distribution agreement

The Medipattern Corporation ("Medipattern") (TSX VENTURE:MKI), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, and PenRad Technologies, Inc. ("PenRad"), a leader in the development of mammography information systems (MIS) are pleased to announce the signing of a sales and distribution agreement for PenRad to incorporate Medipattern's B-CAD computer aided detection for breast ultrasound imaging product line.

27 Nov 2009

GE Healthcare, MTL partner to manufacture diagnostic imaging products in Russia

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, and a leading Russian medical imaging manufacturer Medical Technologies Limited (MTL), today announced a strategic partnership to manufacture diagnostic imaging products in Russia, starting with GE Healthcare’s CT BrightSpeed™ Elite system, in line with GE’s healthymagination strategy. The partnership will see Russia’s first locally manufactured advanced 16-slice computed tomography (CT).

26 Nov 2009

TomTec Imaging Systems to present new technology for radiologic ultrasound at upcoming RSNA conference

TomTec Imaging Systems, the leading innovator for cardiac image analysis and image management will present its new technology for radiologic ultrasound at the upcoming RSNA conference in Chicago.

26 Nov 2009

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and advanced visualization software launches a suite of new leading edge clinical applications on its Aegis(TM) medical imaging software platform at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2009 (Booth 5800, Hall A).

26 Nov 2009

TomTec Imaging Systems showcases its new cardiac multimodality workstation at the RSNA

TomTec, the leading innovator for cardiac image analysis and image management, shows its new cardiac multimodality workstation at the RSNA in Chicago!

25 Nov 2009

Merge Healthcare, Insite One expand their contract to provide a universal viewing solution for archiving services

Merge Healthcare, announced today that InSite One, a leading service provider of medical data archiving, storage, and disaster-recovery solutions, has expanded its contract with Merge to provide a universal viewing solution for their InDex® archiving services.

25 Nov 2009

A two-door clinic segregates patients based on how they pay

A radiology clinic in Manhattan's Upper East Side has two doors, an example of a new, two-tiered medical practice model favored by some doctors, MSNBC reports. One door opens to a crowded waiting room while the other opens into a small private room with four chairs and little or no waiting line.

25 Nov 2009

Study: On-call radiology residents accurately interpret most emergency neuroradiology CT scans

On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed at a level I trauma center published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

25 Nov 2009

Journal policies call for authors to disclose COIs for improved transparency

Nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review, according to a report in the November 25 issue of JAMA. But many journals do not require authors to sign disclosure statements, and there is variability in how COI is defined.

25 Nov 2009

JACR: Computerized support system provides solution to manage imaging utilization

Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, according to an article in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

25 Nov 2009

SBI urges Congress to exclude the USPSTF guidelines from health care legislation

Several sections of Senate health care reform legislation contain language stipulating that insurance entities such as private insurers, Medicare and Medicaid would only be required to cover services receiving a specific grade from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Presently, this would exclude mammography services for women 40-49, would only require coverage of biennial (every other year) coverage for women 50-74, and exclude coverage for those 74 and older.

25 Nov 2009

Study shows 95 percent of radiation oncologists use FDG-PET, MRI and 4DCT to locate cancer

A recent study shows that 95 percent of radiation oncologists use advanced imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) for target delineation (to locate the tumor and other areas at risk for having cancer), according to an article in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, (JACR, www.jacr.org).

25 Nov 2009

BK Medical, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems sign new product agreement

BK Medical, an innovative leader in medical ultrasound and a wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), has signed a new three-year product-line agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems.

25 Nov 2009

Guardian Technologies' novel imaging analysis technology platforms may help avoid mammography false positives

Guardian Technologies International, Inc. -- A recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report suggests that while mammograms save lives, they also lead to unnecessary additional procedures. Experts suggest that the problem with mammography is that improvements are needed to reduce false positives and increase accuracy.

24 Nov 2009

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MEDecision to demonstrate IHE image sharing documentation at RSNA 2009

Virtual Imaging to introduce latest imaging solutions and additions to its RadPRO product line

Sectra launches new breast imaging PACS workstation built on Sectra RapidConnect technology

Philips Electronics to showcase its new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions at RSNA meeting

Medipattern revenues declines to $2,119 in the first quarter of fiscal 2010

Sectra and Fundación García Muñoz sign a partnership agreement

Medipattern and PenRad Technologies sign sales and distribution agreement

GE Healthcare, MTL partner to manufacture diagnostic imaging products in Russia

TomTec Imaging Systems to present new technology for radiologic ultrasound at upcoming RSNA conference

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

TomTec Imaging Systems showcases its new cardiac multimodality workstation at the RSNA

Merge Healthcare, Insite One expand their contract to provide a universal viewing solution for archiving services

A two-door clinic segregates patients based on how they pay

Study: On-call radiology residents accurately interpret most emergency neuroradiology CT scans

Journal policies call for authors to disclose COIs for improved transparency

JACR: Computerized support system provides solution to manage imaging utilization

SBI urges Congress to exclude the USPSTF guidelines from health care legislation

Study shows 95 percent of radiation oncologists use FDG-PET, MRI and 4DCT to locate cancer

BK Medical, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems sign new product agreement

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