Technology

BodyTom has First Use

Rhode Island Hospital is the first hospital in the world to acquire the BodyTom portable, intra-operative, multi-slice computed tomography (CT) body scanner....

New Quantitative Software for Volumetric Imaging Introduced for iNtuition

During RSNA 2011, TeraRecon Inc....

Medrad Connect.RIS Application Links RIS, Contrast Injection Systems

The Certegra Informatics Connect.RIS vendor-neutral informatics application from Medrad establishes connectivity between the company's Stellant contrast-injection system...

Toshiba CT Dose-Reduction Software Enables Less Radiation on all Exams

The next generation dose reduction technology Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3-D (AIDR 3-D) from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc....

Philips CT iDose4 Iterative Reconstruction Nears 500 Sales

Royal Philips Electronics announced that iDose, the latest generation of its iterative reconstruction technique, has nearly 500 sales.

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Siemens' SAFIRE Iterative Reconstruction Protocol Cleared by FDA

The SAFIRE – Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction – computed tomography (CT) iterative reconstruction algorithm from Siemens allows for a robust reduction of radiation dose in CT examinations...

Infinitt Xelis Cardiac Software Receives FDA Clearance

Xelis Cardiac from Infinitt North America is a 2-D, 3-D and 4-D display and analysis tool for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and left ventricle analysis (LVA)....

Siemens Features Dose-Lower CT Technology at RSNA 2011

As an innovative leader in dose reduction, Siemens has long applied a comprehensive approach to all areas of diagnostic and interventional imaging: combined applications to reduce exposure (CARE)....

GE Healthcare Highlights Latest CT Technology at RSNA 2011

GE Healthcare’s CT and Advantage Workstation team at RSNA 2011 will showcase innovative new products and technologies that may enable physicians to diagnose more confidently while improving image c...

GE’s Optima 660CT Scanner Achieves FDA Clearance

GE Healthcare Optima CT660 is a compact computed tomography (CT) system offering improvements from its predecessors in diagnostic capabilities at low dose levels....

Fully Upgradeable PET/CT Scanner Offers Patient-Friendly Exam

A new PET/CT scanner has been introduced that helps address the increasing cost pressures faced by healthcare providers....

Hitachi CT Scanner Features Advanced Dose-Reduction Technologies

Hitachi’s Scenaria 64-slice CT scanner is designed to be ergonomic and increase patient comfort while also delivering sophisticated dose-reduction technologies....

Cardiac CT Report Engine Significantly Cuts Time to Diagnosis

The CCTA report engine, a cardiac computed tomography (CT) report engine from MDDX, saves physicians time, presents instant feedback on their interpretation and vastly reduces time to diagnosis.

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CT Software Helps Rule Out Coronary Artery Disease

The COR Analyzer system, from Rcadia Medical Imaging, automatically detects significant (50 percent and more) stenotic lesions in coronary arteries from coronary CT Angiography (CTA) studies.

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Image Processing System Lowers Dose

SafeCT processes and enhances images spanning a broad range of clinical applications acquired on a wide variety of computed tomography (CT) scanners.

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Ultra Helical CT Scanning Introduced

A works-in-progress 160-detector row helical computed tomography (CT) scanning system is being unveiled on the Toshiba Aquilion One and Aquilion Premium during RSNA 2010....

Toshiba to Show Dose-Reduction Technologies at RSNA 2010

Target CTA and the works-in-progress Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction (AIDR) technology, by Toshiba, lower radiation dose and make CT imaging safer for patients.

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320-Slice CT Helps Diagnose Acute Chest Pain

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CT Systems Offer New Dose-Lowering Technologies

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Cardiac Trigger Monitor Helps Improve Imaging Quality

The Ivy Model 3000 Series Cardiac Trigger Monitor offers precision image triggering nuclear medicine, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, with more than 16,000 diffe...

Low-Dose Reconstruction Added to SPECT/CT Scanner

Low-dose, flat-panel computed tomography (CT) iterative reconstruction was added to the BrightView XCT single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT system....

Triple-Lumen Reduces Catheters Needed for CT Imaging

Three distinct lumens in a new line of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) increases flexibility to administer medications simultaneously....

FDA Clears First Coronary OCT System in the United States

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers high-definition intravascular imaging....

Advanced Visualization Features Lower Dose in CTA

To enable lower-dose computed tomography angiography (CTA), an advanced visualization software feature allows automatic processing server (APS) preprogramming to convert low-dose, thin-slice data and ...

Dual Source CT System Offers Faster Speed, Lower Dose

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