3-D reconstruction of a CT scan of a mummy.
3-D reconstruction of an amulet wrapped inside a mummy as seen in a CT scan.
3-D reconstruction of an amulet wrapped inside an Egyptian mummy as seen in a CT scan.
3-D reconstruction from a CT scan a mummy's hand.
3-D reconstruction of an amulet wrapped inside a mummy as seen in a CT scan.
3-D reconstruction of teeth of an Egyptian mummy as seen in a CT scan.
3-D reconstruction showing amulets wrapped inside a mummy as seen in a CT scan.

Computed tomography (CT) and advanced visualization software has allowed researchers to vitually unwrap a 2000-year-old mummy at the National Museums Scotland. Together with a team of radiologists and a forensic pathologist from Edinburgh University, a great deal has been learned about this female mummy, who died when she was in her mid-to-late twenties.

February 23, 2012 – According to a new survey issued by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the majority of Americans are unaware of two serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation (AF) and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

February 23, 2012 — AstraZeneca announced that the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has updated its guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis to include a recommendation for giving the oral antiplatelet medicine, BRILINTA (ticagrelor) tablets with low-dose aspirin, to patients who suffer from acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Teleflex Inc. announced a new agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group L.P. (HealthTrust), for its Arrow Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and Catheter products. The new agreement begins March 1, 2012 and extends through Feb. 28, 2015.

February 23, 2012 — At the European Congress of Radiology taking place March 1-5, Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. and K&S Röntgenwerk will exhibit together for the first time at the Austria Center Vienna under the name Spellman High Voltage GmbH.

February 22, 2012 — Attendees at the HIMSS 2012 meeting in Las Vegas were given a preview of what will be in the expected proposed rules for Stage 2 meaningful use, certification and standards from officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In a recap featured on its website, HIMSS reported that Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, told attendees, “We stayed the course.” He also noted that image viewing will be an option for meaningful use (MU).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years. She also announced new data showing that nearly 2,000 hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have received $3.1 billion in incentive payments for ensuring meaningful use of health IT, particularly certified electronic health records (EHR).

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