FDA cleared imaging apps

By  Jonah Comstock 06:36 am February 19, 2014
Carestream has received FDA clearance for VUE Motion, a mobile radiology viewing and reading software that can be accessed on iPhone 4s, iPad 2, Galaxy Note and Galaxy S III mobile devices. Notably, the clearance allows radiologists to read, not just view the images, which means they can make clinical reports based on them. "If a radiologist has access to other workstations, we recommend that...
By  Brian Dolan 01:45 am January 31, 2012
OsiriX HD App for iOS A study from the University of Maryland found that radiologists using iPad 2s to evaluate patients for tuberculosis (TB) took twice as long to make a diagnosis as they did when using a 27-inch LCD monitor. Still, the study of 200 negative and 40 positive TB cases that included five radiologists, found the two displays to yield no significant differences when it came to...
By  Neil Versel 02:33 am December 22, 2011
As you learned from MobiHealthNews this week, MIM Software received a second FDA 510(k) clearance for its MobileMIM radiology app. In this case, the Food and Drug Administration approved MobileMIM radiology app for viewing x-rays and ultrasound images for diagnostic purposes. The federal agency also cleared the iPhone and iPad app for reviewing and approving of radiation therapy plans. "Adding...