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MedEcon GPO gains Toshiba imaging systems
Toshiba Medical Systems has renewed and expanded a $10 million contract that provides imaging equipment to the more than 700 members of the MHA/MedEcon group purchasing organization. Toshiba will provide its Aquilion CT and Opart open MR systems,
Toshiba Medical Systems has renewed and expanded a $10 million contract that provides imaging equipment to the more than 700 members of the MHA/MedEcon group purchasing organization. Toshiba will provide its Aquilion CT and Opart open MR systems, PowerVision 8000 and 6000 ultrasound systems, and E.Cam dual-head nuclear medicine camera. The contract also provides for x-ray equipment, including the Infinix angiographic and Max-1000 and Efficiency systems.
At the end of last month, Toshiba signed a three-year, sole-source agreement to provide cardiovascular and diagnostic ultrasound systems to the 12,000 hospitals and clinics of Magnet, another GPO (SCAN 2/29/00).
AI Mammography Platform Shows Promising Results for Detecting Subclinical Breast Cancer
October 3rd 2024Mean artificial intelligence (AI) scoring for breasts developing cancer was double that of contralateral breasts at initial biennial screening and was 16 times higher at the third biennial screening, according to a study involving over 116,00 women with no prior history of breast cancer.
CT Study Links Pleural Effusion and Higher 30-Day Mortality Rates in Patients with COVID-19
October 1st 2024In a multicenter study of over 1,100 patients with COVID-19, pleural effusion was detected on CT scans in nearly a third of patients, who also had significantly higher ICU admission and 30-day mortality rates.
