November 7, 2011 — Sectra Breast Imaging PACS (picture archiving and communication system) streamlines workflows of high-volume mammography screening and advanced diagnostic breast imaging procedures. It features true multimodality capabilities and now supports display and review of breast tomosynthesis images.
November 7, 2011 — This year’s annual meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), is changing its name to “EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities.”
November 7, 2011 – The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) launched a new patient-focused website, discoverMI.org, to provide patients with information about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and how it can play a critical role in the detection, treatment and management of diseases.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
November 7, 2011 -- Philips combines its Ambient Experience with Gemini TF Big Bore positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) at Sparks Regional Medical Center, Arkansas’ first hospital, serving a population of more than 350,000 in and around its location in Fort Smith.
November 7, 2011 – A California jury recently found Hologic guilty of violating two patents in a case filed by Conceptus Inc.
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Cerner cardiovascular solutions enable cardiologists to automate functions across the continuum of care. Built upon the Cerner Millennium architecture, Cerner’s PowerChart Cardiovascular solution unifies cardiovascular diagnostic activities, therapeutic interventions and follow-up regimens into a single workflow, integrated with the electronic health record (EHR). PowerChart Cardiovascular gives the cardiologist the ability to view images in context with Cerner’s cardiovascular workflow manager utilizing the integration with the Merge viewer.
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New tools for Brit Systems’ WebWorks pure browser-based viewer and DoctorWorks iPad viewer help clinicians access images anywhere, anytime. BRIT's development team strives to enhance a physician's lifestyle with access to images from any Internet browser or iPad application. The new WebWorks tools include: Cine cardiac ultrasounds and optional MPR capabilities; and transferring measurements from the image viewer directly into report forms. DoctorWorks 1.1 for the iPad features the simultaneous viewing of two studies and the addition of a timeline of studies on both the study information screen and the viewing screen. DoctorWorks is available from the iTunes App Store.
CareAware MultiMedia is Cerner’s vendo-neutral archive (VNA) platform allows management of multimedia, such as images and video and integration with the electronic health records (HER). This ensures that important information is contextually relevant, comprehensive and timely — an important aspect of any organization's imaging strategy. Critical information no longer resides in isolated, disconnected silos. It is available at the point-of-care, or wherever clinicians need it.
Intelerad’s InteleOne distributed radiology solution enables a regional healthcare provider to reduce costs while maintaining and improving its focus on accessibility, convenience and high levels of quality and service.
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November 3, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced important changes to the U.S. product label for Definity Vial for (perflutren lipid microsphere) Injectable Suspension. The contrast agent is indicated for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border.
Cerner and Vital Images bring care providers advanced visualization across the health care continuum. The system provides workflow-driven multimodality 2-D, 3-D and 4-D viewing tools to enhance decision support in context with patient information via the electronic health records (EHR) for real time analysis and decision support.
The Cypher PS print server and Canon imagePress C1+ digital printing solution is a cost-effective answer that enables radiology departments to print high-quality digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) images on various types and sizes of paper. This digital printing solution helps to cut the cost of expensive film usage by providing a low-cost, high-quality alternative.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
MediCal QAWeb is the industry’s only completely online, automated quality assurance (QA) and auto-calibration service that guarantees maximum diagnostic confidence and uptime of all picture archive and communications system (PACS) display systems throughout the healthcare facility. This all-inclusive, intervention-free service ensures 24/7 digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) compliance for every medical imaging display on the network and maintains consistent luminance to enhance diagnostic confidence. Offering centralized control of all displays across the enterprise, Barco’s MediCal QAWeb provides fast issue identification and automated corrective actions to ensure maximum availability. Asset management capabilities enhance budget control with comprehensive display analysis and reporting. For more information: www.barco.com
Barco's Mammo Tomosynthesis 5 MP significantly improves accuracy of breast cancer detection with numerous capabilities that enhance the conspicuity of the subtlest details. RapidFrame technology counteracts motion blur when scrolling through a stack of images due to a high pixel refresh rate. images and eliminates quantization artifacts, reducing the overall noise in the images.
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Invivo’s DynaCAD for Prostate and DynaTRIM are an award-winning combination (Medical Design Excellence Gold Award, 2010). The software and hardware combination streamlines workflow and improves productivity and increases diagnostic confidence for both imaging and magnetic resonance (MR)-guided intervention.
Gamma Medica Inc. will demonstrate the LumaGEM Low Dose Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) System at RSNA 2012.
November 2, 2011 — Mevion Medical Systems announced it has delivered the world's first superconducting synchrocyclotron to the S. Lee Kling Center for Proton Therapy at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.
November 2, 2011 — InfiMed announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval for its i5DR digital imaging software. The new program integrates with the Samsung SDX-4336CP portable flat panel detector.
My least favorite celebration of the year ended October 31 without (real) bloodshed and with all of my body parts, and those of everyone I know, intact. Radiologists seeking to join in could do so with specialty merchandise.
November 1, 2011 — iCAD Inc. announced it has entered a distribution agreement with Hitachi Medical Systems. With this agreement, iCAD’s SpectraLook with PrecisionPoint image analysis solution for breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be available for purchase with Hitachi’s Oasis and Echelon MRI systems. SpectraLook will help radiologists distinguish potential cancers in the breast as part of their overall analysis of MRI studies and streamline the planning and performance of MRI-guided percutaneous breast biopsies.