November 10, 2009 – Fluke Biomedical said it will unveil new additions to its X-ray maintenance, calibration and quality assurance tool platform during the RSNA annual meeting Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, in Chicago. Sources close to the project report a new dosimeter is in the works for the wireless TNT 12000 X-Ray Test platform, as well as integrated mA/mAs measurement capability.
November 10, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the Toshiba Assurance Refurbishment Program to provide customers the ability to purchase previously owned, completely refurbished Toshiba systems.
Aurora Imaging Technology will be launching the Aurora Breast MRI Mobile Solution at the 2010 RSNA conference.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
November 6, 2009 - Acceletronics announced here at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) that it will be introducing the new Theraview KV Imaging IGRT system for radiation oncology facilities.
November 6, 2009 – Nearly 4 million people nationwide suffer from cardiac arrhythmias each year, according to the 2006 U.S. Cardiac Rhythm Management Market report by Frost and Sullivan. About 2.5 million of these cases cannot be treated or controlled through medication alone.
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The Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Screening, which maps and assesses vascular age, is one of the many easily configurable study types within the Digisonics DigiView Image Management and Reporting System.
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November 6, 2009 - As the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009 now heads to the U.S. Senate for approval, legislation that would create a stable and reliable supply of medical isotopes in the United States, the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276—the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.
November 5, 2009 - Ziosoft has developed flexible workflow tools and additional clinical functionality for the Ziostation system. The Ziostation system is based on a highly scalable, true thin-client architecture that requires no proprietary or specialized hardware components.
November 5, 2009 - Shina Systems debuted its 3Di, a cloud-based advanced (3D/4D) visualization software suite that turns any Internet-enabled PC into a comprehensive image processing workstation.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
November 5, 2009 - ACRIN seeks sites for the clinical trial: “A Multicenter Trial of FDG-PET/CT Staging of Head and Neck Cancer and its Impact on the N0 Neck Surgical Treatment in Head and Neck Cancer Patient” (ACRIN 6685).
November 5, 2009 - As a part of its commitment to MRI education, Merge Healthcare will support broad-based MRI workshops at RSNA 2009 by hosting 13 CADstream MRI-CAD hands-on workshops.
November 5, 2009 - Philips has signed an eight-year combined iSite PACS replacement and Xcelera deal to meet radiology and cardiology image management needs at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, a not-for-profit, 851-bed facility serving central Fla.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
Merge Healthcare, a health IT solutions provider, today announced its settlement with the SEC of the multi-year investigation into the conduct of two former company executives, and the circumstances which led to a restatement in 2006 of the company’s 2002 through 2005 financial statements. This investigation ran concurrent with two shareholder lawsuits, which were resolved in 2008.
Unlike whole-body MRI systems, which require after-market modifications to image the breast, the Aurora 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI is designed from the inside out, specifically for breast anatomy. Every functional component of the system, from the patient bed, to the proprietary CAD system, to the integrated biopsy capability, is created specifically for breast MRI.
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Codonics Inc., a provider of advanced medical image storage and distribution appliances, has introduced a new line of affordable medical image servers designed to meet increasing demand for cost-effective storage of temporary data sets or permanent archives.
The MarkeTech Group (TMTG) conducted a poll of its imagePRO opt-in panel of more than 600 U.S.-hospital based imaging administrative directors and managers. Manuel Andrade, TMTG's reserach analyst, made the analysis. Q: In the future, would your radiology department be more likely to purchase a hybrid PET/CT system rather than a stand-alone CT or MR?
The MarkeTech Group (TMTG) conducted a poll of its imagePRO opt-in panel of more than 600 U.S.-hospital based imaging administrative directors and managers. Manuel Andrade, TMTG's reserach analyst, made the analysis.
The MarkeTech Group (TMTG) conducted a poll of its imagePRO opt-in panel of more than 600 U.S.-hospital based imaging administrative directors and managers. Manuel Andrade, TMTG's reserach analyst, made the analysis. Q: How will the change in reimbursement change your institution's current use of PET/CT imaging?
November 4, 2009 - PACSGEAR, a provider of document and multimedia connectivity solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities, has added to its offerings GEARView QC, a quality control tool for PACS, which it will launch at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago from November 29 – December 4, 2009..
November 4, 2009 - CIVCO Medical Solutions is launching the new Universal Couchtop at ASTRO booth #1547. The new Universal Couchtop is a strong, lightweight couchtop with low attenuation, ideal for IGRT tracking.