Category: Imaging Equipment

Imaging Equipment

PENTAX Medical to Launch New Premium Video Processor and Endoscope Series

The PENTAX Medical INSPIRA video processor allows for upgrading its legacy endoscopy portfolio to the latest imaging standards.

Imaging Equipment

Brian Keith Joins Probo Medical Leadership

Probo Medical, a provider of imaging equipment, parts, repair, and service, named their new executive VP of North America, Brian Keith.

Imaging Equipment

Researchers Receive $2 Million to Develop 3D Ultrasound Device

Researchers at the Urbana, Ill.-based Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have received funding from the National Institutes of Health to develop a device that can instantly add 3D capabilities to 2D ultrasound imaging systems.

MRI

Face Masks May Compromise MRI Safety

Certain types of face masks are unsafe for wearing in and around MRI machines, according to new research by scientists at Cardiff University in Wales.

CT

How to Cut CT Contrast Dye Use Amid Global Shortage

As a worldwide shortage of contrast dye for medical imaging continues, a new UC San Francisco research letter in JAMA quantified strategies medical facilities can employ to safely reduce dye use in CT by up to 83%

Ultrasound

Engineers Develop Ultrasound Stickers That Can See Inside Your Body

Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed ultrasound stickers—stamp-sized devices that stick to the skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of the internal organs for 48 hours.

X-ray

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA Unveils Mobile X-ray System

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corp., announces the release of the MobileDaRt Evolution MX8 Version V type. The product is currently being displayed at the AHRA Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Mammography

Mammography Screening Still Rebounding from COVID-19 Pandemic

According to a new study, use of breast imaging services—including mammography screening—may remain at only 85.3% of pre-pandemic utilization.

Nuclear Medicine

FDA OKs Siemens Healthineers SPECT/CT Scanner

Siemens Healthineers announces that the U.S. FDA has cleared the Symbia Pro.specta, an advanced SPECT/CT system that offers a low-dose CT of up to 64 slices.

PACS

FDA Clears VR-Based Patient Planning Tool

The InVisionOS VR software automatically converts a patient's computed tomography scan from any PACS system into a 3D reconstruction within seconds.

Imaging Parts

Roundtable: Inside the Medical Equipment Parts Market

Since COVID-19 first struck, the healthcare sector has been fraught with supply chain issues. Nowhere is this more evident than the medical equipment parts sector, some say. But are such issues improving? Three individuals with a vested stake in the medical equipment parts market share their thoughts on the matter and reveal what HTM professionals should know before they procure parts.