Medical Imaging

Increased Patient Anxiety, Physician Overload Could Result from Patient Access to Imaging Results
Providing patients with direct access to their imaging test results could improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. However, physicians are worried that it could lead to increased patient anxiety and unrealistic demands on physician time. More...10 May 2010
Merge Healthcare Completes Acquisition of Amicas
An agreement between Merge Healthcare and Amicas creates a leading medical imaging software and healthcare IT solutions provider with strong customer relationships, innovative solutions, significant cross-selling capabilities, and a solid international presence. More...10 May 2010
Enhancements Developed to Medical Imaging Repository for Capture, Sharing of Imaging Data
New technology has been designed that will support the healthcare provider community in bringing the last major information category--imaging--into electronic medical records and electronic health records. More...10 May 2010
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Chest Imaging Software Offers Increased Clarity and Improved Nodule Detection
MRA Mapping Technology Shortens Brain Imaging Time
Collaboration for Greater Exchange of Patient Data at Point-of-Care
Registry Created for Coronary Optical Coherence Tomography
Fluorescence Imaging Agent Enables Real-Time Assessment of Gastric Motility
Brain Network Scans Help Predict Effects of Injury
FDG-PET May Help Patients with Heart Failure Survive
Cardiovascular Review Station Enables Access from Any Windows Device
Predicting Disease by Imaging Fat Layer Around Heart
CR/Mini-PACS Imaging Solution Designed to Meet Budgets of Medical Offices
Dual-Energy CT Accurately Diagnoses Gout in Acute, Emergency Settings
X-Rays Often Inconclusive in Diagnosing Hip, Pelvic Fractures
Radiotherapy Shown to Cause Lasting Vascular Disease
Chest X-Rays Can Help Predict Which H1N1 Patients are at Greatest Risk
Workstation Enables Real-Time Review of Large, Thin-Slice CT and MR Scans
Radiotherapy Workstation's Algorithms Optimized for IMRT, VMAT Applications
Echocardiography System Acquires Full-Volume Images in Single Heartbeat
Image-Guided System Offers "Moving-Target” Radiotherapy
Volumetric Image Analysis Promotes Accurate Assessment of Patient Response to Cancer Treatment
Brain Scans May Become Marketing Tool of the Future
Radiation Advance Gives Breast Cancer Patients Hope in Single Dose
The Medical Imaging channel of HospiMedica deals with Radiography, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and similar items.







