Prestigious award recognizes promising postgraduate researchers in molecular biology
Chalfont St Giles, UK -- June 15, 2011 - The deadline to enter the 2011 GE and Science Prize for Young Life Scientists is 1st August 2011. Established in 1995, the prize recognizes outstanding young scientists from around the world who have completed their PhDs in the area of molecular biology* during 2010.
Application creates a new vision of vascular flow using a common imaging technique
WAUKESHA, WI -- June 9, 2011 -- GE Healthcare today announced the FDA clearance of AngioViz, an application that gives doctors a new visualization of vascular flow on a single image to help them make important decisions during complex interventional radiology procedures. AngioViz yields its information from Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA), a technique commonly used to show the vascular anatomy.
GE Healthcare Receives FDA clearance of Discovery* NM 630, a SPECT system designed to enable low patient dose, short exam times and streamlined workflow without compromising image quality
San Antonio, Texas-- June 4, 2011---GE Healthcare is offering a new fully upgradeable SPECT technology that allows patient dose as low as 50 percent of those of standard nuclear medicine scanning protocols†, or the potential for patients to spend significantly less time on the table during exams†, all without compromising image quality.
Radiology & Imaging Specialists of Lakeland Entrusts GE Product to Help Achieve Clinical, Business Goals
WASHINGTON, DC -- June 3, 2011 -- Radiology & Imaging Specialists of Lakeland needed a solution that could create a single radiologist workflow to improve productivity across multiple hospitals. The Florida-based group knew where to turn and, at this week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting in Washington, D.C., announced their decision to invest in Centricity* OneView from GE Healthcare.
GE Healthcare showcases Molecular Imaging advances at Society of Nuclear Medicine designed to reduce cost, increase access and improve quality
San Antonio, Texas -- June 3, 2011--- Investing and innovating in ways that break through cost, quality and access barriers to health for individuals and entire health systems, GE Healthcare is highlighting an advanced portfolio of molecular imaging technologies at the 58th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), June 4-8, in San Antonio.
Company Participating in Many Facets of Meeting, Brings Full Imaging Portfolio to Floor
WASHINGTON, DC -- June 2, 2011 -- With a clear vision and a portfolio loaded full of innovation and imagination, GE Healthcare IT arrived in Washington, DC, at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2011, ready to show its latest to the industry and its customers. Among the highlights:
Wauwatosa, WI, June 1, 2011 -- The national policy debate on whether Radiology Benefit Managers (RBMs) should be required for physicians ordering diagnostic imaging tests for patients is analyzed in a new study appearing in the current issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). The study indicates that the inclusion of these third party decision-makers could actually increase cost to the health care system, largely due to the time consuming administrative burden incurred by providers.
