Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) recently became the first health care organization in the United States to install the SOMATOM go.Up computed tomography (CT) system from Malvern, Pa.-based Siemens Healthineers. The scanners are installed at two CDI outpatient imaging facilities associated with St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis: St. Luke’s CDI Chesterfield, Mo., and St. Luke’s CDI Frontenac, Mo.
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According to a new report, the refurbished orthopedic medical imaging market is witnessing a surge in demand across the globe. After all, researchers say, refurbished orthopedic medical imaging devices provide facilities—particularly small diagnostic centers and standalone hospitals—with significant cost-savings compared to new equipment.
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Stockton, Calif.-based Conquest Imaging announced that the AAMI Credentials Institute (ACI) has pre-approved its continuing education units for their 2018 training calendar. The ACI award qualification process includes evaluation of all curriculum, course materials, syllabi, and testing.
Read MoreRochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will have the first clinical 7-Tesla MRI scanner in North America that has been cleared by the U.S. FDA. This MRI scanner, Siemens Healthineers’ MAGNETOM Terra, will be operational at the Mayo Clinic later in 2017.
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The FDA has cleared the Magnetom Terra MRI scanner from Siemens Healthineers—the first-ever 7 Tesla (7T) MRI cleared for diagnostic imaging. According to company officials, the system’s neurological and musculoskeletal applications enable physicians to see functional and anatomical details not visible at lower magnet field strengths.
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