AuntMinnie | Thanks to an internally developed software application, importing external prior imaging studies at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities is now a practical endeavor, according to an article published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging. With the DICOM Importer application, a...
imagingBiz | Optimism and uncertainties on the health care front color updated budget projections released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Wednesday. The CBO is forecasting a $1.3 trillion federal deficit for 2011, $116 billion lower than had been projected in a budget update issued in...
imagingBiz | A new report from MarketResearch.com forecasts that the global radiopharmaceuticals market for therapy and PET and SPECT imaging could see annual growth of 8% over a five-year period, reaching $4.7 billion in sales in 2015. PET and SPECT accounted for 90% of the $3.2...
AuntMinnie | If in-house IT support is available, open-source PACS software and virtual computing technology may offer a reasonable option for digital image management for some institutions, according to researchers from the University of Patras in Rion, Greece. In an article published online in the Journal...
DiagnosticImaging | Smaller hospitals might worry they don’t have enough staff or time to effectively reduce CT dose exposure for patients, but one hospital’s success proves it can be done. By changing protocols for CT angiographic imaging, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, a physician-led, La Crosse, Wis.-based...