Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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KLAS: Critical-access hospitals seek more IT options

Facing the same 'meaningful use' deadlines as larger organizations but with only a few viable vendor options, critical-access hospitals (hospital with 50 or fewer beds) are eager for more IT power, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

FDA clears Cerner's mammo workstation

The FDA has granted 510(k) pre-market clearance for Cerner's ProVision Workstation-Mammography solution.

BSD, GE set up integrated MRI at Duke

BSD Medical has completed integration of its BSD-2000/3D/MR Hyperthermia System with a GE Healthcare 1.5 Tesla MRI system at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

Ultrasound growth driven by hand-carried devices

The world medical ultrasound equipment, accessories, and maintenance services market is expected to reach $4.7 billion by 2012, according to market research firm Marketstrat.

iCAD revenue, income down in Q2

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD reported a sharp decline in revenue and income for its fiscal 2009 second quarter, which ended June 30.

UltraRAD releases next-generation DICOM archive

Medical image and information management technology developer UltraRAD of West Berlin, N.J., has released the latest iteration of its DICOM archive, UltraArchive 3.0.

Lexmark updates RFID for laser printers

Lexmark International has introduced an update to its radiofrequency identification (RFID) ultra-high frequency technology for the firm's T654 monochrome laser printer.

AAPM: Researchers develop nano-based x-ray for imaging, radiotherapy

A team of nanomaterial scientists, medical physicists and cancer biologists at the University of North Carolina has developed smaller, lower-cost x-ray tubes packed with sharp-tipped carbon nanotubes for cancer research and treatment. The technology was presented this week at the 2009 meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), in Anaheim, Calif.

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