X-Ray

The MedMuseum, devoted to the history of medical technology, held its grand opening today in Erlangen, Germany.

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Calgary Scientific’s ResolutionMD received FDA clearance for diagnosis on mobile devices for most imaging modalities.

New image acquisition software from Carestream includes an FDA cleared bone suppression software feature.

The FDA has cleared Siemens' latest mobile C-arm system, which offers more power than existing devices.

When it comes to working with obese patients, manufacturers and clinicians are trying to solve the challenges presented in diagnostic imaging.

Direct radiography photon-counting systems detect more smaller breast cancers and DCIS, but also cause more recalls.

The FDA has given clearance to NDS Surgical Imaging for the Dome S6c diagnostic display.

Innovative radiology monitors, like the LCD screen, provide better quality images.

Intraoperative cholangiography use during cholecystectomy does not reduce the incidence of common hepatic duct or common bile duct injuries.

Ankle radiographs performed on children presenting with acute ankle injuries dropped by almost 22 percent in emergency rooms that implemented the Low Risk Ankle Rule.

Inverting radiographs from having the bones viewed as white to having them view as black may help radiologists detect abnormalities.

X-ray use for diagnosing pediatric asthma in the emergency department increased over the last few decades.

Despite the availability of clinical guidelines for optimal spine care for back pain patients, many unnecessary diagnostic imaging tests are being performed.

Web-based quality control system results in significantly fewer common image quality errors radiographs, CTs and MRIs.

Swallowed toothbrushes and other foreign bodies may alert radiologists to the possibility that the patient may have an eating disorder.

Chest radiographs and CT can identify unique features of the H7N9 virus which may assist in the proper initiation of treatment.

The federal government’s rules would allow physicians to use digital radiography instead of film-based methods for testing under the Federal Black Lung program.

Carestream received FDA clearance for a new wireless digital radiography detector designed for low-dose pediatric exams.

The global X-ray market is expected to see strong growth in the next few years, thanks to demand for mobile X-ray and retrofit upgrade kits.

Attaching patient photos to radiographs helps increase label detection errors without adding to time for interpretation.

CAD with chest X-ray to screen for lung cancer may reveal abnormalities, but more study is required.

A new Image Gently initiative emphasizes proper pediatric imaging procedures as technology shifts from standard screen-film X-ray to digital X-ray.

Canon USA Inc. has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its digital radiography detectors, the company announced Tuesday.

Wireless x-ray detectors have come into vogue and are now available from a half dozen vendors. They are being offered singly, as a digital upgrade for analog x-ray systems, for example, or as the core of portable and advanced fixed radiography systems. GE Healthcare is among those offering a portfolio of such choices. But GE is putting a twist on its wireless detector, dubbed the FlashPad, one that company execs say will prevent what could be a ticklish problem in the future. This potential problem stems from the success of digital radiography.

When the gatekeepers clear the way to the exhibit halls at McCormick Place, Canon USA will be out with its CXDI-70C Wireless Digital Radiography System, but it won’t be alone. A gaggle of vendors, including Carestream and Fuji, will be showing portable x-ray detectors as well.

Digital radiography is now the standard technology for X-ray imaging. Computed radiography and solid-state (flat-panel) digital radiography are digital X-rays main detector systems.

Wireless detectors are taking point position in radiology’s effort to turn analog radiography into digital radiography.

It is the end of an era for Fujifilm. For decades the Japanese firm has touted computed radiography as the way to transition from film to digital radiography.

Fujifilm invented computed radiography. The Japanese company introduced CR to the U.S. nearly 30 years ago.