Kodak makes evaluation chips available for vendors to assess using their own proprietary units

Stress echocardiography can accurately predict the onset of cardiovascular disease in patients waiting for kidney transplants.

Imagers face responsibility for ensuring appropriate use and safety of patients

Routine use of MPR images provides structured study that combines image economy and means for 3D representation

Part two of series asks if this marriage can be saved and tells how to prepare for future breakups with prenuptial agreement

Experts call for full, real-time integration of computer assistance programs with PACS

Role of second-generation systems expands from functioning merely as an element in workflow to overseeing the process, coordinating PACS and RIS

Whole-body FDG-PET can reveal the cause of fevers of unknown origin, according to Dutch researchers.

Disruptive technology takes radiologists out of their protective armor and forces them to become quick and nimble

High noon in the auditorium finds imagers grappling with challenging clinical cases as the clock ticks during fourth annual event

Multicenter studies offer new data that help define both limits and potential of technique in practice

Continuing hurricane fallout includes revenues lost, rising imaging volumes, and an influx of uninsured patients

In the June issue of Diagnostic Imaging, we noted with approval the decision by the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology to change its name to the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine.

CZT-based camera boosts preclinical imagingSiemens installs preclinical imagerMisys introduces IT systemPhilips joins consortium to fight heart diseaseSonoSite promotes VPDMS signs three-year deal with Amerinet

When it comes to interventional work, Toshiba wants to streamline procedures and capitalize on acquired data. One approach to realizing those goals is physical, the other is philosophical.

Researchers in the U.K. have found that an ultrasound-guided steroid and anesthetic injection can alleviate the pain and disability affecting soccer players with posterior ankle impingement. The minimally invasive treatment could help players recover pain-free mobility and return to the pitch sooner than conventional treatment would allow.

The June 2006 edition of the Health Devices journal by ECRI, an independent nonprofit health services research agency, contains an in-depth evaluation of 1.5T MR systems. The evaluation included GE’s Signa HD 1.5T, Siemens’ Magnetom Avanto, and Toshiba’s Vantage (the other major supplier of 1.5T systems, Philips, declined the invitation).

Advances in computing power will reshape medical imaging, allowing the merger of diagnostic and therapeutic methods, according to Diego Olego, chief technology officer for Philips Medical Systems. The result will be expanded diagnostic applications and increased precision in targeting pathology for therapy.

Body diffusion is the next frontier for Toshiba MR, according to John Zimmer, vice president of marketing for Toshiba America Medical Systems. The biggest issue is motion-related artifact, he said, but the company is coming up with techniques and software changes to address the problem.

One of the oldest U.S. manufacturers of x-ray equipment is no more. Fischer Imaging, a Denver-based maker of x-ray products for nearly a century, filed for bankruptcy Aug. 22, one day after signing an agreement to sell its remaining assets to neighboring Byers Peak, a contract manufacturer of medical equipment.