AVMs, which affect approximately 300,000 Americans including Senator Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota), can be treated by interventional radiologists.
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology names Laura Steeves Gogal as General Counsel.
OEC C-ARMs are remanufactured for a number of medical specialties and for veterinary use.
Deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs leaving; new acting chief of staff named.
Report by CDC now available.
UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) releases report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Continues its health information efforts.
Abnormal coronary artery function ‘normalized’ within a month, says first such study in December’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Well-known brands activate positive emotional responses in our brains.
Nearly one million patients and physicians contacted Congress, urging action against measure that would have threatened seniors' access to care, AMA says.
Medical and scientific equipment is the dual business focus.
System from Exavera and Patient Care Technology Systems poised to improve workflow and cut costs at Las Vegas healthcare facility.
Other Siemens leaders honored with industry recognitions and awards.
New MRI and CT systems provide fast, painless diagnosis for a variety of animals.
Additional capabilities integrated into Synapse PACS; FUJI also launches new DR product line.
System designed to address special imaging needs of obese patients; company also announces enhancements to AXIOM Aristos FX Plus Digital Radiography System.
ACR white paper on MR safety has been updated; to be published early next year.
Spin-off of Medtronic’s Physio-Control emergency response systems business will create a new company with approximately $450 million in annual sales.
Opportunities abound, but organizations are holding out for experience
Multi-measurement server with Masimo SET SpO2 technology; and introduction of two reusable (adult) SpO2 pulse oximetry sensors.
Product integration to deliver benefits to healthcare facilities in growing digital environment.
Company chosen to deliver RIS/PACS solution to network of 30 hospital facilities.
Heads of medical products regulatory agencies met in Washington D.C.
Mortality findings suspend Pfizer Phase 3 research on heart drug.
A followup report on NIH findings.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) appoints industry, research, and government experts.
Experts identify most promising lab-based discoveries, encourage rapid translation of discoveries to direct, routine patient benefit; report issued in December Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Mammography images can be transmitted rapidly to remote reading centers without loss of image quality.
Suit in response to insurer's Select Network imposed on members of Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA).
ECRI simplifies the search for suppliers and service companies with new sourcebooks and online database.
DOTmed Certified industry pro is cultivating smaller facilities along with enterprise-level customers.
VP of sales for the company’s biomedical and nuclear medicine units.
Breast ultrasound with elasticity imaging promises to be a highly specific method for distinguishing benign from cancerous breast lesions.
What looks to be the best attended RSNA ever is wrapping up today. Read more for an overview of the whole scene and check out the other stories in this issue—the hot news from the big show!
At RSNA 2006, molecular imaging looks to be the wave of the future, producing resolutions down to the cellular level -- and beyond. But broad based applications are still years away.
Leading solutions provider to integrate award-winning Mercury Visage PACS into its industry-leading product offerings.
A Bush administration initiative will make available Medicare payment information for physicians and hospital outpatient departments.
Wireless system by AeroScout Inc. uses existing Wi-Fi networks.
Leads Staten Island, New York-based firm selling new and used equipment.
Envian equipos a toda Latinoamerica. (They sell equipment to all of Latin America.)
Are you ready for some...Imaging!? The Radiological Society of North America meets for the 92nd year in Chicago next week -- making it the grand-daddy of all medical trade shows. Over 60,000 people will be there, including DOTmed at Booth #8101.
Boston Scientific and GE Healthcare announce the first integration of remote device information direct to Electronic Medical Records.
Vivid 7 Dimension '06 offers cutting-edge cardiovascular ultrasound applications.
Long-time industry pro heads HUB-MED.
DOTmed News will report on users who are exhibiting.
Gives surgeons detailed cardiovascular images needed for heart surgery on delicate infants and children.
Strengthens MR portfolio.
Common data platforms are key to improving efficiency and outcomes, but practices lag in adoption, Siemens reports to AHA.
Siemens executives and customers to play active role in American Medical Informatics Association and its 2006 Symposium.
