New CT scanners provide faster diagnoses of chest pains, ultimately heart disease, according to article in the Boston Globe. (April 30, 2006)
New CT technology offers doctors a significantly improved picture, according to an article in the Hartford Courant. (January 3, 2006)
Advancements in military medicine, including deploying doctors and critical equipment faster than ever, give wounded soldiers and civilians an increased chance of survival, the Associated Press and Military Medical Technology magazine report. (December 31, 2005)
By combining medical imaging technologies to create a CT/PET scanner, doctors are able to see if and where cancer cells have spread throughout the body, as reported in the Chicago Tribune. (December 27, 2005)
The Today Show highlighted technological breakthroughs that often mean the difference between life and death in a weeklong series, "Saving Your Life: Modern Medical Miracles." (November 29 – December 2, 2005)
U.S. News & World Report reported that multislice CT scanners produce images of detail and dimensionality unimaginable even just a few years ago, resulting in far less-invasive ways of detecting disease in the heart, colon, lungs, and other body parts. (December 1, 2005)
Reuters looks at the expanding use of medical imaging equipment, resulting in faster, less-invasive disease detection and treatment. (November 30, 2005)
High-tech "telemammography" can increase access to mammography, according to a HealthDay News article posted on the ABC News website. (November 29, 2005)
The New York Times looks at the benefits of tradition film mammograms versus self-exam and other types of imaging in detecting breast cancer. (November 1, 2005)
A Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll finds that the majority of adults believe in the value of new medical technologies, including digital imaging.
TIME magazine featured medical imaging in its September 5, 2005, cover story "How New Heart-Scanning Technology Could Save Your Life."
The Boston Globe took a closer look at how medical imaging companies are responding to criticism from insurers and hospitals in "Imaging Companies Aim to Make Worth Clear."
Recent letters to the editor of the Wall Street Journal and Raleigh News & Observer call attention to the value of timely cancer screening and the cost-savings imaging provides.
