SEPTEMBER 

2010

Case Studies
  • Developments in 3D Echocardiography
    by Siemens Healthcare
    3D echocardiography (3DE) will gain increasing acceptance as a routine clinical tool as the technology evolves due to advances in technology and computer processing power. Images obtained from 3DE...
  • QE II Health Sciences Center
    by Philips Healthcare
    The first Philips CVIS installation in North America allows widespread efficiency improvements in connected cardiology workflow....
  • Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies
    by GE Healthcare
    The 21st century cardiology department is part clinical wonder, part IT marvel. Clinical leadership aside, at the heart of the business of cardiology today are physicians, administrators and IT…...
  • Inside the Transition to Next-Generation Image Management
    by Siemens Healthcare
    Radiology operates in a constantly and rapidly changing environment. Consequently, digital image management is an ongoing project. The common denominators at hospitals across the country include…...
  • Pediatric Cardiology Reporting Grows Up
    by Siemens Healthcare
    Find out how the arrival of syngo® Dynamics at two top children's hospitals in the Midwest has helped them quickly move to the cutting edge of cardiology image management and reporting technology.�...
  • Atlanta Medical Center
    by Vital Images, Inc.
    With over 400 physicians using Imaging Services, Atlantic Medical Center needed to find an integrated solution that provided access to advanced visualization in multiple locations throughout the…...
  • Strategic Growth: Deploying a Best Practices Approach
    by Hitachi Medical Systems America
    Hitachi\'s outpatient imaging expertise can help you operate a successful outpatient imaging center....
  • Defining Partnership to Foster Outpatient Imaging Success
    by Hitachi Medical Systems America
    Hitachi\'s proven outpatient imaging expertise helps you open a successful outpatient imaging center....
Computed Tomography (CT) CompanySpotlight
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GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, str...

Philips Healthcare

At Philips Healthcare, we’re committed to developing tools that deliver value throughout the complete cycle of care—from disease prevention to screening & diagnosis, to treatment, health management & monitoring—in key areas including cardiology, oncology, critical care and women’s health. By combining human insights and clinical expertise, we aim to develop innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes at lower overall costs....

Siemens Healthcare

Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company to bring together medical imaging and therapy, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare IT solutions, supported by consulting and services. As the Integrated Healthcare Company, our mission is to find answers to the toughest questions facing healthcare to help our customers deliver the highest quality of care at the lowest cost possible. And ultimately provide more personal care for more patients. ...

TeraRecon, Inc.

TeraRecon Inc., a leader in advanced image processing and 3D visualization techniques, provides advanced imaging systems for medical and other visualization applications based on its unique and patented image processing technologies. A four-time winner of Frost and Sullivan awards, the company has developed a leading portfolio of products that advance the performance, quality, functionality, and integration of image processing and 3D visualization systems. Founded in 1997, TeraRecon developed a ...

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Toshiba Medical Systems provides patient-focused imaging technology, including CT, Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound, MRI and information systems. Advanced service solutions range from single-room coverage to complete asset management programs. Toshiba Corporation is a major provider of electronics and energy systems and products....

Vital Images, Inc.

Vital Images, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists' time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. In addition, Vital Images' strength in strategic partnerships, including industry-leading PACS (picture archiving and communicat...
  • Radiology: Ultrasound then CTA cost-effective for stenotic stroke patients
    Patients with a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke and suspected carotid artery stenosis (CAS) should undergo duplex ultrasound (US) and then CT angiography (CTA) after positive US results as the most effective and cost-effective imaging protocol, according to a study published in this month's Radiology.
  • JNC: It's definitive: Stress-only SPECT imaging is safe and effective
    In the era of isotope shortages and heightened awareness of radiation dose exposure, it should come as good news that if low-risk patients have a normal stress myocardial perfusion imaging study, they need not undergo the conventional complementary rest study, according to a study in the May/June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
  • Circulation: Endo repair for aortic aneurysms holds promise, problems
    While endovascular approaches to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms may be promising for patients, there is still room for complications including endoleak and neurological problems, according to study results published online June 14 in Circulation.
  • JNM: Software packages for 82Rb-gated PET/CT differ on LVEF data
    The reference range of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and LV volumes from gated 82Rb PET/CT varies significantly among available software programs and therefore cannot be used interchangeably, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
  • IMV: Peripherals, upgrades dominate mature PACS market
    The PACS market has reached maturity with the lion's share of the market shifting from first-time PACS projects to upgrades,  according to a report issued last week by marketing research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division. For many facilities, investment plans through 2012 are focused on expansions in image storage capacity and network/bandwidth infrastructure, deployment of additional workstations and flat screen monitors and investments in wireless networking and advanced visualization software.

  • JDI: Chest x-ray CAD with CT correlation yields good lung nodule detection
    When used in conjunction with an experienced radiologist, the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) for lung nodule detection on chest radiograph with CT angiography (CTA) correlation presents very good sensitivity, specificity and accuracy, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.
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Medical Equipment
Computed Tomography (CT) Products

AMICAS PACS by AMICAS, Inc.
AMICAS PACS includes an enhanced viewing environment composed of the new Patient Record, which provides a comprehensive view into patients' imaging history, and the Halo Viewer™, a brand new image viewer — both of which complement the existing in...
Nio Cost-effective diagnostic grayscale displays by Barco
Nio Cost-effective diagnostic grayscale displays 5 MegaPixel diagnostic grayscale display system Nio 5MP 3 MegaPixel diagnostic grayscale display system Nio 3MP 2 MegaPixel diagnostic grayscale display system Nio 2MP ...
DiagnosticPRO® Advantage by VIDAR Systems Corporation
The DiagnosticPRO Advantage, with its high-resolution capabilities (44.5 microns), provides the ability to digitize mammography films, and offers larger spot size options for digitizing general radiographic, CT, MR, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine f...
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