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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.

Artificial Medical Intelligence releases enhanced EMscribe CAC software

Artificial Medical Intelligence (AMI) today announced its newly enhanced EMscribe™ Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) software, version 4.0.

2 Nov 2009

New Aplio MX ultrasound system from Toshiba

Hospitals use ultrasound as a first-line diagnostic exam, requiring them to have cutting-edge ultrasound technology available to quickly and efficiently perform a range of patient exams. To meet these demanding clinical needs, while also considering the financial challenges facing many hospitals today, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the AplioTM MX ultrasound system, a compact system that offers premium clinical performance and high-end features at an affordable price point.

2 Nov 2009

Curato invests in Sectra’s digital mammography system

The Norwegian company Curato, the Nordic region’s largest provider of radiology examinations, is making a major investment in its mammography operations by investing in Sectra’s digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography. Curato will thus be able to offer Norwegian women the opportunity to choose mammography with the lowest dose of radiation in the market. The order comprises three mammography stands.

2 Nov 2009

Molecular imaging pinpoints inflammation in the brains of schizophrenics and migraine sufferers

Inflammatory response of brain cells-as indicated by a molecular imaging technique-could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two studies published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

31 Oct 2009

Total ankle arthroplasty can improve quality of life but impact sports may increase risk

Total ankle arthroplasty (ankle replacement) significantly improves quality of life making a return to light recreational activity and non-impact sports possible, according to a recent study published in the October issue of Foot & Ankle International (FAI), the official scientific journal of The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS).

31 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems offers free guide to Personal Health Records

MMR Information Systems, Inc. announced today that it is offering a free guide to Personal Health Records ("PHRs") by Dr. Arnold W. Klein, a world-renowned Beverly Hills Dermatologist, through its MyMedicalRecords PHR website www.mymedicalrecords.com. The Company made the announcement in response to the White House declaring the H1N1 "Swine Flu" virus a National Emergency.

31 Oct 2009

Hyperthermia therapy delivered through BSD Medical's system improves survival rate for bladder cancer patients

BSD Medical Corporation today announced that published study results demonstrated improvement in overall survival, tumor response rates, and local tumor control from the addition of hyperthermia therapy, delivered using the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System, to the standard treatment regimen for 45 patients with high-risk bladder cancer.

30 Oct 2009

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

The government is weighing whether to cut Medicare payments to physicians who use medical-imaging machines to screen patients for diseases like cancer and heart problems. The decision could come as early as Friday. Lawmakers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services see the cuts as a way to prevent overuse of the technology, which drives up health care costs.

30 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare and MEDRAD announce an expansion of their EU Distribution Agreement for CADstream

Merge Healthcare, a health IT solutions leader, and MEDRAD, a leading provider of medical devices and services for diagnostic imaging, today announced an expansion of their European Union Distribution Agreement for CADstream, a dedicated CAD system for MRI.

30 Oct 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Magellan Health Services

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today reported net income of $31.0 million, or $.88 per diluted common share, and segment profit of $64.5 million for the third quarter of 2009. The Company also increased guidance for the full year to the upper half of its previously disclosed range.

30 Oct 2009

Researchers report preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to detect malignant breast tumors

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, supported in part by NuView Life Sciences, have published an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reporting preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to selectively detect malignant breast tumors.

30 Oct 2009

Thrombolytic therapy can reduce stroke disability if given within the first few hours

Routing stroke patients directly to designated stroke centres - instead of taking them to the nearest hospital - dramatically increased access to a key clot-busting drug that can reduce stroke disability if given within the first few hours of symptoms, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

30 Oct 2009

New center to provide variety of medical services for people in and around Skid Row opened

The Weingart Center Association, JWCH Institute and the County of Los Angeles announced today the opening of the Center for Community Health Downtown Los Angeles, a state-of-the-art medical facility that provides integrated care to the more than 18,000 homeless and low-income people in and around Skid Row.

30 Oct 2009

WaveMark CIMS implemented at St. Joseph’s Hospital

WaveMark, Inc., a leading provider of real-time inventory management (RTIM) solutions for high value medical products, and St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, GA today announced the use of WaveMark’s hospital inventory management solution, WaveMark CIMS™, by St. Joseph’s Hospital to manage its high value, specialty inventory. St. Joseph’s will use WaveMark’s point of use RTIM technology to track physician preference items in its Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology (EP) labs.

29 Oct 2009

Residents can serve a vital role in promoting CT colonography awareness

Residents can serve a vital role in educating Congress, the medical community, and the general public regarding the efficacy of cutting-edge technologies like CT colonography (CTC) as well as the importance of radiologists' training and education and the role that radiologists serve in the provision of quality health care, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

29 Oct 2009

Inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates, shows study

Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes in more than 100 hospitals nationwide published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

29 Oct 2009

NeuroVasx cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System: first procedure in Spain performed

NeuroVasx, Inc., a medical device company that develops technologies for the treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, announced today that the first procedure in Spain utilizing its cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System was performed in Madrid. cPAX received CE Mark earlier this year.

28 Oct 2009

NMHIC appointed as New Mexico's official health information exchange

Maggie Gunter, PhD, president of the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), announced today that the organization has been appointed as the state's official health information exchange (HIE) by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

28 Oct 2009

Catheter-directed therapy safe and effective for treating acute pulmonary embolism

William Kuo, MD, was the on-call interventional radiologist one Friday night three years ago when he received a call from the intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He was asked to attend to a 62-year-old woman who had collapsed at home and was rushed to the emergency room with massive blood clots in her lungs.

28 Oct 2009

Debilitating muscle weakness can linger long after hospital discharge

After decades of focusing on the management of respiratory failure, circulatory shock and severe infections that lead to extended stays in hospital intensive care units, critical care researchers are increasingly turning attention to what they believe is a treatable complication developed by many who spend days or weeks confined to an ICU bed: debilitating muscle weakness that can linger long after hospital discharge.

28 Oct 2009

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Artificial Medical Intelligence releases enhanced EMscribe CAC software

New Aplio MX ultrasound system from Toshiba

Curato invests in Sectra’s digital mammography system

Molecular imaging pinpoints inflammation in the brains of schizophrenics and migraine sufferers

Total ankle arthroplasty can improve quality of life but impact sports may increase risk

MMR Information Systems offers free guide to Personal Health Records

Hyperthermia therapy delivered through BSD Medical's system improves survival rate for bladder cancer patients

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

Merge Healthcare and MEDRAD announce an expansion of their EU Distribution Agreement for CADstream

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Magellan Health Services

Researchers report preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to detect malignant breast tumors

Thrombolytic therapy can reduce stroke disability if given within the first few hours

New center to provide variety of medical services for people in and around Skid Row opened

WaveMark CIMS implemented at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Residents can serve a vital role in promoting CT colonography awareness

Inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates, shows study

NeuroVasx cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System: first procedure in Spain performed

NMHIC appointed as New Mexico's official health information exchange

Catheter-directed therapy safe and effective for treating acute pulmonary embolism

Debilitating muscle weakness can linger long after hospital discharge

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