by
Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | December 18, 2020
From the January/February 2021 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Konica Minolta debuts point-of-care ultrasound
The SONIMAGE HS2 Compact Ultrasound System is designed to provide improved image quality with Konica Minolta’s Dual Sonic technology, which utilizes an algorithm that transmits two waveforms, depending on the focal length, to increase clarity and provide a high enough signal for deep tissue imaging.
Improved Tissue Harmonics technology suppresses acoustic noise and increases both frequency and sensitivity for both deep tissue and superficial imaging.
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A call for greater price transparency
An RSNA session looked at progress and hurdles on the road to empowering patients to control their health spending. Dr. Yoshimi Anzai, a neuroradiologist and associate chief medical quality officer at University of Utah Health Care, compared healthcare to opening a restaurant menu with no prices.
She says part of the problem lies in the wide price variation for many healthcare services, including imaging. An abdominal and pelvis CT with contrast, for example, can vary from $250 to $2,200, depending upon location. High deductible health insurance plans have increased out-of-pocket costs by 63 percent in the past five years, with premium increases of 19 percent. Meanwhile, wages have only increased by 11 percent. “That is not sustainable,” said Anzai.
United Imaging launches 640-slice CT
uCT ATLAS, a 510k-pending, ultra-wide bore 640-slice CT, is fitted with an 82-cm bore for enhanced comfort and an AI-empowered workflow that provides it with a 0.25-second rotation speed, a low-dose 60 kVp capability and other features that improve positioning and make exams simpler.
“It will be a full-service scanner. The speed of the system will certainly have customers who are interested in looking at it for cardiac applications, in particular for the emergency room,” Jeffrey Bundy, CEO of United Imaging Healthcare Solutions, told HCB News.
It also consists of a 16 cm detector and a 700-lbs table weight capacity.
Siemens debuts two-in-one fluoro/rad system
Siemens Healthineers introduces the LUMINOS Lotus Max at RSNA, a two-in-one remote-controlled system integrating fluoroscopy and radiography for increased productivity.
