1. Medtronic Announces Advisa DR MRI SureScan Pacemaker
(Company News/Medtronic)

... not available with x-ray, ultrasound, or CT scan, and is critical for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and conditions, such as cancer, neurological disorders and orthopedic injuries. ...

2. Women Under 50 Receives Breast Screening
(Modalities/Mammography)

Women aged 47 to 49 are invited to attend the Breast Screening Unit at St Mary’s Hospital, where routine tests include x-ray s and mammograms to detect breast cancer at an early stage. As part of the ...

3. Imaging Epicardial Adipose Tissue Predicts Heart Diseases
(Cardiology/Cardiology)

... size of the layer of fat around the heart can be measured by X-ray imaging techniques such as CT or MRI, according to research by cardiologist s at Emory University School of Medicine. "This information ...

4. Varian Showcases at Medical Events, March 2010
(Company News/Varian Medical Systems)

Varian Medical Systems will showcase Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery, and x-ray Imaging Technologies at two medical events in Asia during March, 2010 Varian Medical Systems , Inc., the world's ...

5. POWH Installs Siemens Next Generation Digital X-ray
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

Siemens Healthcare 's flexible Ysio wi-D increases x-ray capacity and reduces strain for radiographers The A&E department at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, part of the Abertwae Bro Morgannwg ...

6. MAGNET Group Adds Carestream Health’s Products
(Company News/Carestream Health, Inc.)

... a wireless network connection. It enables cost-effective conversion from film or CR imaging systems to highly productive DR technology—without replacing x-ray systems or renovating exam rooms. The CARESTREAM ...

7. NEC Display Solutions with Tips for Radiologists
(Company News/NEC Display Solutions)

... display an adequate range of shades of gray and produce a uniformly bright image. This is especially critical for imaging modalities such as digital x-rays and mammography, which require displays with ...

8. Radiation Boosts Doesn't Increase Side Effects
(Modalities/Radiology )

... doses for treatment of early-state prostate cancer. All participants received an equal dose of conventional X-ray therapy and a booster dose of proton therapy that brought the total dose to either the ...

9. Block Imaging International Announces Joint Venture
(Company News/Block Imaging International, Inc. )

... CT, MRI, PET / CT, x-ray, C-arm, Nuclear, Mammography, Bone Densitometry, Linear Accelerators and Lithotripsy equipment.  In 2009 Block established Block Imaging Parts and Service, Inc. which is now ...

10. GE Introduces Innova EPVision at ACC.10
(Company News/GE Healthcare)

... $17 billion medical technology division of General Electric Company introduced Innova EPVision, a new software application that effectively fuses real time 2D x-ray images and 3D cardiac models from multiple ...

11. DIIG's CTS Begins Contract With Hospital
(Company News/Diagnostic Imaging International Corp.)

... daily basis. The Hospital is sending a mixture of MR, US, x-ray and CT 's for reading. In addition to the regular workflow, the Hospital has already asked CTS to pick up additional work later this month ...

12. Toshiba Introduces New X-ray System at ACC.10
(Company News/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation)

Toshiba America Medical Systems introduces new x-ray System with 12'' x 12'' flat panels and hybrid catheterization table at ACC 2010 in Atlanta. When working on patients in a hybrid setting, it is critical ...

13. SIR10: GE's Innovations in Interventional Radiology
(Company News/GE Healthcare)

... installed family of all digital interventional x-ray imaging systems, GE Healthcare , a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company, continues the innovation from excellent image quality and industry-leading ...

14. UI Radiologist Wants Reduces Excessive Medical Imaging
(Modalities/Radiology )

... radiation dose of over 50 millisieverts, which is the equivalent of 2,500 chest X-rays. Juweid and Vose conclude that for this particular cancer, routine post-treatment imaging is not beneficial and should ...

15. ACC.10: Toshiba’s Infinix-i for Interventional Live Cases
(Company News/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation)

... cardiovascular x-ray systems, featuring the unique C-arm positioner, are specifically designed to excel in this setting. Highlighting this ability, Toshiba’s Infinix-i systems will be utilized during several ...

16. Doctors Order CT without Clinical Justification
(Communities/CT)

... feel pressured into ordering the scans. "The old fashioned clinical judgement is not to be ignored and doctors are trained to sort problems out without investigations and plain x-rays may be sufficient ...

17. Siemens Wireless DR Boosts Patient Capacity
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

Siemens Healthcare 's Ysio wi-D x-ray systems enhance patient care in Portsmouth area Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has installed a total of ten Ysio wi-D Digital Radiography (DR) systems from Siemens ...

18. Volcano Announces Activities at ACC 2010
(Company News/Volcano)

... x-ray image can be misleading, negatively impact hospital costs and deliver sub-optimal results to patients. It is inspiring to see that the agenda at ACC this year, which includes more than 50 symposium ...

19. Customer Returns for Second Viztek U-arm
(Company News/Viztek)

... A single U-Arm has often replaced multiple analog x-ray rooms, while meeting and even exceeding prior patient volume. The time required to complete each exam in turn frequently reduces the patient wait ...

20. DR Systems Debuts Unity CVIS: ACC
(Company News/DR Systems, Inc.)

... cardiologists and department staff. Among the capabilities of Unity CVIS are: Multi-modality support for cardiac and vascular ultrasound, x-ray angiography, Coronary CT & MR Angiography, Nuclear ...