Nashville is the home of country music, cowboy boots and barbeque–and the perfect location for last week’s ASCA Conference! The Gaylord Opryland was a great place to stay. While the convention center is conveniently located right there at the hotel,
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Topics: C-Arm, Imaging Industry Meetings, Medical Imaging News
For decades, mammography has been the go-to for spotting breast cancer. The down side is, of course, X-ray radiation. And while MRI imaging has no radiation and higher resolution images,
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A research team in New Zealand has designed a new CT scanner that can capture 3D color X-ray of the human body, according to an article in Radiology Today. The scanner uses a microchip that records incoming photons from
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GE has submitted paperwork for an initial public offering of the soon-to-be standalone company GE Healthcare. The filing will take place this spring, with the news, causing a significant jump in the parent company’s stock price.
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Due to a risk of its detector detaching and falling, the Millennium Nuclear Medicine System devices have been recalled by manufacturer GE Healthcare. While no patient injuries have been reported, there was an incident
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TIAA Bank has expanded its commercial banking business by acquiring a $1.5 billion portfolio of healthcare equipment leases and loans from GE Capital’s Healthcare Equipment
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First came Philips’ breakthrough Blueseal technology, a fully-sealed magnet that reduces the amount of liquid helium needed to
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Medical technology is changing by the minute. And that means a lot of other things have to change, as well. Take medical imaging equipment. Now a CT scanner can provide cranial imagery in less than 10 minutes instead of 30.
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Topics: Imaging Industry Meetings, Medical Imaging News, Medical Imaging Equipment, Medical Imaging Equipment Service
It’s news that rocked the health care industry. Last week GE’s new CEO John L. Flattery announced that the company would spin off its health care business and sell its interests in Baker Hughes, a major oil producer.
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It’s no surprise when a business or industry wants to protect its piece of the proverbial pie. Case in point, recently medical equipment manufacturers made a case before Congress for legislation to control Independent Service Organizations (ISO) to supposedly ensure safety and quality.
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