March 9, 2009 – In a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for prostate cancer, the use of 3D transperineal mapping biopsy for determining the extent of prostate cancer - when compared with the commonly used transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy - heavily impacted how patients’ disease was managed in 70 percent of the cases, according to studies released at the Society of Interv

March 9, 2009 - A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment-that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks-will become standard in the U.S. in the next few years, predict researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 34th Annual Scientific Meeting.

March 6, 2009 - SIIM 2009 will showcase products from leading PACS vendors - Agfa Healthcare, AMICAS, Carestream Health, DR Systems, GE Healthcare, McKesson Provider Technologies and Siemens Healthcare, companies which are anchoring the exhibition.

March 6, 2008 – Siemens expands is imaging portfolio with the addition of the Biograph TruePoint 16-slice PET/CT imager, a Works in Progress (WIP) pending 510k approval, in order to offer affordable access to high-quality imaging.

March 5, 2009 - Covidien recently launched www.colondisease.com, designed to be easy-to-use, patient-oriented Web site filled with vital information on colorectal disease, including symptoms, treatments and surgical options for various types of colon disease.

March 5, 2009 - BSD Medical Corp. said today that the company has filed a Humanitarian Use Device Petition for the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System with the FDA.

March 6, 2009 – To remain competitive during these uncertain economic times, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is forging ahead with plans to replace its legacy revenue management systems with McKesson’s comprehensive, end-to-end solution, Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management.

March 5, 2009 - The Aevresis Diagnostic Center in Nicosia, Cyprus, has chosen to digitize their mammography operations with the Sectra MicroDose Mammography from Sectra as it converts to digital and selects a mammography system with lower dose levels. The system was sold by Proton S.A, Sectra’s new distribution partner for Greece and Cyprus.

March 5, 2009 - Rogan-Delft, reportedly the first PACS company in the world and the winner of several Frost & Sullivan Awards, said they have developed the Rogan View Pro-X viewing solution for the Totoku Independent Sub-pixel Drive (ISD) technology.