February 19, 2009 — AccelaRAD, a software-based services provider for radiology group digital operations, said today it is rebranding and renaming the company from Neurostar Solutions Inc. to its new name, AccelaRAD. The new name is designed to more accurately reflect the company’s focus on software-based services engineered to accelerate the success of radiology groups.

February 19, 2009 - The Society for Women's Health Research and the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) reminded women of the diagnostic technology available that can detect heart disease while it is treatable, and released a fact sheet to help patients and their families better understand the noninvasive diagnostic technologies that can be used to help detect coronary disease.

February 19, 2009 — RIS Concepts released a new patient data access portal option for its flagship enterprise RCI-RIS, a browser-based multifacility application that supports a comprehensive range of advanced RIS features.

February 18, 2009 – ContextVision said today it has gained ISO 13485:2003 certification as recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), reportedly the world’s largest developer and publisher of international standards.

February 18, 2009 – GE Healthcare said the new Discovery PET/CT 600-series scanners, designed to help enable earlier detection and accurate monitoring of disease, are being installed globally.

February 18, 2009 - Matrox Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, has an agreement with FIMI Medical Display Solutions, a Royal Philips Electronics company, to ship Matrox Xenia Series display controller boards for use with the MML2032 and MML2152 grayscale medical LCD displays designed to meet PACS workstation user needs.

February 18, 2009 – The global market for picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) is expected to witness steady growth and$4.8 Billion by 2015, driven by increasd adoption across imaging centers and hospitals, advances in communication and enterprise technologies, and integrated with other imaging modalities, said a report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA).

February 17, 2009 - The total PET and PET/CT patient studies increased only 4 percent, from 1,457,400 to 1,520,800, compared to estimates for 2007 provided by respondents to a 2008 survey by IMV Medical Information Division, representing a slowdown in procedure growth.

February 17, 2009 – Over the next several weeks, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is offering several education opportunities for its members on the implications and opportunities of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, expected to include $19 billion for health IT and to be signed into law this week.