Taking it to Heart

Keeping the beat with cardiac imaging

Better images usually yield better outcomes, and nowhere is that more true than in cardiac imaging. In the literal heart of medicine, even subtle boosts in image quality can lead to gradual paradigm shifts.

Baby Steps

How ultrasound advances are improving fetal and neonatal care

In the field of obstetrics, the fetus is now considered a patient within a patient. Fetal anatomy, physiology and behavior are open for investigation and intervention. There have been tremendous advances in image quality and ultrasound safety in the last decade. Current technologies have improved resolution and image quality, and increased capabilities for imaging and diagnostic testing.

Everything Old is New Again

Cost and quality converge on the refurbished market

Changing opinions, motivated by purchasing issues like tighter budgets and shifting equipment needs, have created an ideal atmosphere for the refurbished and pre-owned industry to become the new stars of radiology technology. Suppliers have responded by expanding and initiating new programs and services.

New and Improved?

Breast care task force recommendations come under scrutiny

When the United States Preventive Services Task Force published updated recommendations on using mammography screenings, experts immediately began to weigh in. And the response was not complimentary.

A Gem of an Idea

A CT scanner that tells you more

In addition to enhancing a ring or a king’s crown – and serving as this month’s birthstone – the garnet acts as the basis for Gemstone Spectral Imaging, one of GE Healthcare’s latest innovations in improving CT imaging for patients and physicians. Bob Beckett, global product manager of CT for GE Healthcare, explains how this and other techniques continue to strengthen the potentials of CT.