November 27, 2011 — Candelis announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Microsoft whereby Candelis’ ASTRA cloud-hosted suite of services will provide for the secure transferring of patient digital medical images and studies to patients’ Microsoft HealthVault accounts upon their request.

November 27, 2011 – BRIT Systems, Inc., announced new cardiac imaging enhancements to WebWorks, a 100% browser-based viewer. The new tools for cardiac ultrasound and optional MPR capabilities are part of Roentgen Works version 1.4, which is being demonstrated in BRIT Systems’ booth #4200 at RSNA 2011.

November 28, 2011 – At the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), from November 27 to December 2 in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare is unveiling the Somatom Definition Edge – the first single-source computed tomography (CT) to use Siemens’ recently developed Stellar Detector. In routine examinations, structures up to 0.3 mm are visible, and image sharpness may potentially be improved. Boasting a rotation speed of 0.28 seconds, the Somatom Definition Edge is Siemens’ fastest single-source CT scanner, acquiring up to 23 centimeters per second – which may enable a physician to perform a customary thorax-abdomen examination in approximately two seconds and potentially eliminate the need for patient breath-holding during a scan. Siemens also has developed a new Dual Energy mode for the Somatom Definition Edge. In Dual Energy images, two different tube voltages are generated to help enable recognition of different tissue types.

November 28, 2011 – Siemens Healthcare launched the Acuson S3000, its latest ultra-premium ultrasound platform, at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), November 27 to December 2 in Chicago. The new system includes advanced automated ultrasound fusion imaging, as well as multi-modality review capabilities to provide additional clinical and spatial information in the analysis of complex pathology and/or when performing interventional procedures such as biopsies. In combination with its comprehensive suite of elastography applications, Siemens highlighted its new strain imaging application Virtual Touch tissue IQ imaging, reinforcing the company’s role as a leader in strain elastography imaging. Also at RSNA 2011, Siemens introduced the latest addition to its family of high-density (HD) transducers: the 8C3 HD transducer, specially designed for obstetrics and pediatric applications.

November 27, 2011 – At the Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Agfa HealthCare will be highlighting its line of direct radiography (DR) solutions. From the new DX-D100 mobile DR unit with wireless detector, to high throughput U-arms, robotized floor mounted and overhead DR systems, Agfa HealthCare will demonstrate the company’s innovative and easily configured systems designed to meet the needs of a broad variety of applications.

November 23, 2011 — SourceHOV will introduce its digiTA²P portfolio of managed medical image storage services at RSNA 2011.

November 23, 2011 — Three Palm Software and Matakina International Ltd. announced that WorkstationOne, a breast imaging workstation from Three Palm Software, is now integrated with the Volpara breast density software from Matakina.

Aycan Medical Systems will highlight its latest vendor-neutral archiving, viewing, printing, and integration solutions and services designed to improve workflow efficiency and drive down costs, at this year’s RSNA, including aycan mobile iPad app.

aycan Medical Systems will highlight its latest vendor-neutral archiving, viewing, printing, and integration solutions and services designed to improve workflow efficiency and drive down costs, at this year’s RSNA, including aycan store (PACS).