The Diagnostic Imaging CT modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of CT across the healthcare continuum, from various cancer screenings, such as lung and colon, to cardiothoracic imaging, to appendicitis, and more.
August 22nd 2025
Use of the AI-powered Salix Coronary Plaque module, which offers detection of high-risk plaque within 10 minutes based off of CCTA scans, will reportedly qualify for $950 in Category 1 CPT reimbursement in 2026.
Toshiba moves software unit to U.S.
July 6th 1995Japanese vendor Toshiba is banking on a change of scenery to helpit meet the software requirements of U.S. nuclear medicine customers.The company announced last month that it is moving its nuclearmedicine software development program from Japan to
Gamma camera vendors chasesolid-state future at SNM show
July 6th 1995GE and Digirad lay digital foundationVisitors to last month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting neededsharp eyes to see what could be one of the biggest developmentsin gamma camera instrumentation since the introduction of SPECT.It was easy to
SMV debuts at SNM show as product of merger between Sopha and Summit
June 21st 1995Company must build customer confidence to succeedSopha Medical and Summit Nuclear made it official at last week'sSociety of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Minneapolis. The mergedcompany debuted as SMV, with U.S. operations headquartered atSummit's
ADAC solidifies market positionwith new SNM product releases
June 21st 1995Two new dual-head cameras lead introductionsNuclear medicine market leader ADAC Laboratories served noticeat last week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting that it doesnot intend to rest on its laurels. The Milpitas, CA, company unveileda range
Molybdenum bottleneck resurfacesafter Canadian reactor shuts down
June 7th 1995Backup plan kicks in to ensure supplyThe nuclear medicine community in April received another reminderof the precarious nature of its supply of molybdenum-99, the rawmaterial for technetium-99m. The Canadian reactor that is themain source for
Picker's highlights at SNM conferenceto include single-head gamma camera
June 7th 1995Vendor will show dual-head artifact correctionPicker International will expand the versatility of its single-headgamma camera lineup by introducing Prism 1500XP at next week'sSociety of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Minneapolis. Picker alsoplans
Computer platform upgrade leadsToshiba advances at SNM meeting
June 7th 1995Vendor to show dual-head artifact correctionThe nuclear medicine group of Toshiba America Medical Systemsplans to highlight an upgrade in workstation processing speedat the upcoming Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. Visitorsto Toshiba's SNM
FDA clears Siemens artifact correction
March 29th 1995Siemens Medical Systems has become the second gamma camera vendor to win Food and DrugAdministration 510(k) clearance for a nonuniform attenuation correctionproduct. Siemens' Hoffman Estates, IL, nuclear medicine grouplast month got the FDA's imprimatur
Elscint reorganizes high-tech sales staffs
March 15th 1995Elscint has reinforced its reputation for ongoing structural change by again reorganizingits nuclear medicine and CT/MRI sales and marketing groups. Changes announced March 1 are intended to give the units clearlydefined lines of responsibility,
Toshiba develops gamma camera upgrades
March 1st 1995Toshiba's nuclear medicine division is adding enhancements to its line of gamma cameras.The Tustin, CA, vendor is planning to extend its transmission-emissionartifact-correction technique from its triple-head gamma camerasto its dual-head systems,
U.S.-Israel commission awards GE grant for nuclear medicine R&D
February 15th 1995Vendor to develop solid-state gamma cameraGE Medical Systems last week announced that it and two other companieshave been awarded grants sponsored by the U.S. and Israeli governmentsto develop a new type of nuclear medicine detector. The
Sopha Medical and Summit Nuclear renew past ties with plan to merge
December 28th 1994Nuclear medicine competitors Sopha Medical and Summit Nuclearserved notice last week that 1994's wild mergers and acquisitionsride didn't end with the Radiological Society of North Americameeting. The two firms closed the year with a bang by
Visiplex buys Nuclear Data camera
December 28th 1994Multiformat camera and PACS firmVisiplex Instruments last month acquired worldwide sales and marketingrights to Nuclear Data's IV 4600 film recorder, which recordsvideo images from modalities that use an ultra-high line videosignal. The acquisition is
Firm unveils digital detectors at RSNA show
December 28th 1994Nuclear medicine vendor Sopha Medical showed its hand in expandingthe functionality of its line of gamma cameras at this month'smeeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Sopha, ofColumbia, MD, displayed works-in-progress developments in
ADAC joins digital wave at RSNA show with Epic detectors
December 14th 1994Vendor also unveils MacroVision softwareThe trickle of nuclear medicine vendors with digital gamma cameradetectors became a flood at this month's Radiological Societyof North America meeting. Several vendors unveiled developmentsin digital
Summit debuts second-generation digital
November 23rd 1994While other nuclear medicinevendors play catch up by adding digital to their gamma cameras,digital pioneer Summit Nuclear will display its second-generationall-digital gamma cameras, FX-80 and FX-40. The cameras will make their RSNA debut after being
Siemens shows R&D depth with new releases
November 23rd 1994The market depth of Siemens Medical Systems is evidencedby the number of new systems the vendor will unveil in modalities from nuclear medicine to CT to ultrasound. In nuclear medicine, Siemens will soon implement a new modular strategy that allows
Sopha's DST-XL targets body imaging
November 23rd 1994Holding the spotlight in SophaMedical's booth will be Sophycamera DST-XL, a new version of theFrench nuclear medicine vendor's variable-angle dual-head technology.The gamma camera was unveiled at the Society of Nuclear Medicinemeeting in Orlando (SCAN
Trionix returns to RSNA exhibit
November 23rd 1994Don't tell nuclear medicine vendorTrionix that you can't fight the Radiological Society of NorthAmerica. The Twinsburg, OH, company is returning to the RSNA'stechnical exhibit after sitting out last year because of a disputewith the meeting's organizers
ADAC splits off information systems to focus on potential in managed care
November 9th 1994Vendor creates units for medical equipment and RIS businesses ADACLaboratories last week announced a corporate reorganization thatcreates separate business units for its nuclear medicine and health-careinformation systems products. The move is
ADAC financial numbers improve as nuclear medicine market stabilizes
October 26th 1994Firm cracks Japanese market with Sumitomo dealNuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories is predicting smoothsailing ahead after a choppy 1994. In a teleconference with industryanalysts this month, ADAC executives painted a picture of a
ADAC and Elscint settle battle over gamma camera patents on eve of court date
October 12th 1994ADAC pays $2 million as part of settlement Nuclear medicine vendorsADAC Laboratories and Elscint went down to the wire in their legalfight over gamma camera patents, but in the end decided to settleout of court rather than proceed to trial. As
FDA clears Park Medical's digital dual-head
October 12th 1994The Food and Drug Administrationinformed Canadian nuclear medicine vendor Park Medical Systemslast week that its Isocam 2 digital dual-head gamma camera hasbeen cleared for marketing. Park, of Lachine, Quebec, is now poisedto take a run at other
Accounting change gives ADAC paper gain
September 14th 1994Nuclear medicine vendorADAC Laboratories recorded a one-time gain of $8 million lastmonth due to the elimination of a tax credit associated with difficultyears the company experienced in the 1980s. The credit was offsetin part by a $5.5 million charge
Medicare reimbursement for PET is closer with HCFA studying OHTA report on rubidium
September 14th 1994PET may also get a boost from FDA certification of FDGThe soundyou hear may be gridlock breaking. Positron emission tomographypassed two regulatory milestones last month that could help breathelife into moribund sales of this high-end nuclear
ADAC reports slow gamma camera sales as modality slump continues
July 27th 1994New products may get vendor back on track ADAC Laboratories saw its stock go into the tank this month afterthe company projected third-quarter earnings to be sharply lowerdue to fierce competition in the domestic nuclear medicine market.Despite
DOE nears decision on reactor switch for molybdenum program
July 13th 1994DOE chief affirms support for effort The U.S. Department of Energy is close to finalizing a decisionto shift the focus of its molybdenum-99 program from the OmegaWest nuclear reactor to one at Sandia National Laboratory. TheDOE hopes to begin
SPECT advances propel nuclear medicine at SNM's Orlando show
June 29th 1994This month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meetingin Orlando was proof positive that the recent slump in gamma camerapurchasing has not had a pronounced effect on technological innovation.Despite a plunge in orders that began late last year,
MDI buys Meritus Health Services
June 29th 1994Imaging services provider MedicalDiagnostics (MDI) completed its acquisition of Meritus HealthServices, a provider of mobile CT, MRI and nuclear medicine imagingservices. Meritus is based in Roanoke, VA, and serves 17 hospitalsin Virginia, West Virginia
Nuclear medicine slump hits Sopha
June 29th 1994The downturn in the U.S. nuclearmedicine market hit Sopha Medical Systems last week. The U.S.subsidiary of French gamma camera maker Sopha Medical said itwould lay off about 9% of its work force in reaction to a declinein gamma camera orders over the