Press Releases

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 11 — Carestream scientists and researchers from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Toronto University Health Network will participate in scientific papers and posters that showcase advances in medical imaging and enterprise image management at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 4, 2016 – Interventional labs now have an imaging system that provides clinicians flexibility to perform a wide array of procedures with the launch of Toshiba’s InfinixTM-i Sky +.

Leesburg, VA, Sept. 16, 2016— Web-based tutorials are an effective method of teaching technical skills in pediatric ultrasound to radiology fellow and resident trainees, according to a study published in the September 2016 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).

BELOIT, Wis. – NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC has hired James Brodack, Ph.D. as vice president of regulatory affairs/quality assurance and Rim Milunas as vice president of engineering. 

NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iCAD (Nasdaq:ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today announced that Kevin Burns, President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, is resigning from the Company effective September 23, 2016. Mr. Burns’ resignation is a result of a new career opportunity and is not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company's accounting practices or financial statements.

September 8, 2016 – Tirat Carmel, Israel – Medic Vision Imaging Solutions, Ltd., the leading innovator of vendor-independent solutions for low-dose CT exams, announced today it was selected by Philips Healthcare to help meet XR-29 regulations.

TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Medic Vision Imaging Solutions, Ltd., the leading innovator of vendor-independent solutions for low-dose CT exams, announced today it was selected by Philips Healthcare to help meet XR-29 regulations.

El Segundo, Calif. (September 7, 2016) – Radiology Partners (RP), the fastest growing and largest physician-led, on-site radiology group in the United States, today announced the creation of internal physician leadership boards that will help drive strategy and decisions around national support functions. Nine physician leaders were appointed for two-year terms in the following areas: human resources, radiology service coordinators and RP University.

Reston, VA (Sept. 7, 2016) — Radiologists and medical imaging business managers will gain practical management skills to align their business operations with new health care models at the ACR-RBMA Practice Leaders Forum.

Cleveland, Ohio (August 25, 2016): As part of Hitachi’s unmatched customer support commitment; Hitachi completes upgrading its entire US installed base of Scenaria 128-slice CT Systems to its’ latest SE product version at no charge for customers under full service agreement.

NEW YORK, August 17, 2016 – Inc. magazine today ranked Direct Radiology No. 581 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The company is the only radiology practice recognized with this prestigious honor and also received recognition as the No. 4 honoree in the state of Idaho. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (August 24, 2016) — vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD) company and the nation’s leading teleradiology services and telemedicine company, announced that it has enhanced and updated its RPCSM (Radiology Patient Care) Indices, the first findings-based national radiology benchmarking metrics, available at http://www.vrad.com/infographic/.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (August 15, 2016) vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD) company and the nation’s leading teleradiology services and telemedicine company, announced it has added more than 120 board-certified radiologists since January 2016 in response to a surge in year-over-year imaging volume through June 2016. vRad is on track to interpret nearly 6.5 million patient studies for the year.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- MedInformatix, the Practice Management (PM) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) innovator that is developing tomorrow's healthcare information technology today, has announced it recently went live with the MedInformatix RIS V7.6 software suite at X-Ray Associates of New Mexico (XRANM).

Wayne, NJ, JULY 27, 2016 – Konica Minolta announced today the release of its most advanced X-ray Digital Radiography (DR) system.  Combining the unique built-from-the-ground-up design along with the fast and advanced Ultra image processing software, the system offers unprecedented workflow, clinical, patient convenience and satisfaction benefits. The new DR system (name not yet revealed) will be unveiled at the annual Association of Medical Imaging Management (AHRA 2016) conference in Nashville, July 31-August 3.

Reston, VA (July 26, 2016) — The Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) named E. Stephen Amis Jr., MD, FACR, and Glendon G. Cox, MD, MBA, MHSA, as this year’s Leadership Luminary Award recipients for their exceptional service to the medical specialty.

WBR technology increases patient safety and comfort, reduces nuclear radiation doses, and shortens scan times.

FAIRFAX, Va. (June 28, 2016)— The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommending changes to the April 27 Quality Payment Program proposed rule. 

Beijing, China – HTA Co., Ltd. (HTA), the largest Chinese producer and distributor of radio-pharmaceuticals, and SHINE Medical Technologies (SHINE), a U.S. company dedicated to being the world leader in the safe, clean, affordable production of medical isotopes, announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic agreement for the supply of molybdenum-99 (moly-99). The supply agreement, which marks HTA’s first with a U.S. supplier of moly-99, demonstrates both companies’ ongoing commitment to ensuring that the medical imaging community has reliable and secure access to moly-99 to meet the needs of patients.

Mount Brydges, ON Canada, June 15, 2016 - RedRick Technologies, a provider of ergonomic radiology furniture, monitor mounting solutions and reading room design guidance, is looking forward to continuing the conversation about the importance of good ergonomics in the radiology reading room at the upcoming Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting in Portland, OR, June 29 - July 1. RedRick Technologies will be in booth #216-218.

Leesburg, VA, June 15, 2016— ARRS, working in conjunction with its members, will hold the 2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2016, at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in downtown Baltimore.