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Biotronik announced that the first device patients to undergo full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the United States have been implanted with the Biotronik DX System.
July 10, 2014 
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This August marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in 1914. A few months after the start of the war, in early 1915, the Germans began using Zeppelins in the first application of strategic bombing over British cities. Zeppelin raids continued over Russia, Belgium, France, Italy and Britain for the duration of the war. These raids ironically paved the way for U.S. government policy that guaranteed access to the cryogenic gas required to operate today’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems.
July 09, 2014 News
July 8, 2014 — A brain imaging study shows that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome may have reduced responses, compared with healthy controls, in a region of the brain connected with fatigue. The findings suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is associated with changes in the brain involving brain circuits that regulate motor activity and motivation. The results were scheduled for publication in the journal PLOS One.
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July 8, 2014 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC has signed a pledge with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), designed to help the CTBTO detect nuclear testing.
July 08, 2014 
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July 8, 2014 — Humana Inc. announced earlier this year an expanded coverage policy for cardiac CT (computed tomography). Many of the new Humana indications have long been advocated for by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and described in the model local coverage determination policy (LCD) developed by the organization.
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NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has released its new Dome S6c widescreen color 6MP diagnostic display, now in production.
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Barco announced the launch of Eonis 21” — a new 21-inch clinical review display offering a 40 percent higher calibrated luminance and almost twice the contrast ratio of the previous generation.
July 08, 2014 Technology
Canon U.S.A. Inc. and wholly owned subsidiary Virtual Imaging Inc. announced the introduction of the RadPRO Omnera 400A auto-positioning digital radiographic system, the first of a new series of overhead radiographic systems designed to help healthcare professionals meet the challenges of demanding hospital imaging departments.
July 07, 2014 
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The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the October 2011 jury verdict in MRI Associates’ $52 million lawsuit against Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. The ruling is the latest, and last, in a landmark legal battle between the two parties that began in 2004.
July 07, 2014 Sponsored Content
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Vital Images Inc. announced the global release of VitreaExtend, an advanced visualization solution that supports up to three simultaneous users with high performance similar to Vital's advanced server-based solution.
July 07, 2014 
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The ability to generate patient specific mammographic dose using volumetric breast density data from 2-D mammography and 3-D tomosynthesis was among the research presented at the 12th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWDM 2014), June 29-July 2, 2014.
July 07, 2014 News
Elekta has selected Birst, the global leader in cloud-based business intelligence (BI), to help clinicians, researchers and business managers exploit the potential of big data in their decision-making.
July 03, 2014 Sponsored Content
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Delegates from academia and industry flocked to see the world's first commercial, cryogen free, 7.0T, preclinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging, which went on display for the first time at the recent joint ISMRM/ESMRMB meeting in Milan, Italy and the SNMMI meeting in St Louis.
July 03, 2014 
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The American Society of Echocardiography Foundation (ASEF) launched the second version of its free mobile Echo AUC app at the ASE Silver Anniversary Scientific Sessions in Portland, Ore., last week.
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There were several new cardiovascular ultrasound technology advances highlighted at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting June 20-24 in Portland, Ore. Among these was the first commercial software released to analyze vector flow imaging, a possible new way to help with early diagnoses of some types of cardiovascular disease prior to symptoms developing. Another technology of note was high-resolution 3-D reconstructions of vascular plaques and any associated angiogenesis vasa vasorum, which could be a new way to noninvasively identify vulnerable plaque.
July 03, 2014 
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More than 55 companies displayed their latest products and services at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 25th Annual Scientific Sessions June 20-24 in Portland, Ore. The meeting is the largest for cardiovascular ultrasound. Highlights from the show floor included:
July 03, 2014 
Feature | Greg Freiherr
April 8 has come and gone. Microsoft XP support is over. Our use of XP-based picture archive and communications system (PACS) should be as well. But it’s not.
July 03, 2014 Feature | Analytics Software | Raissa Rocha
Along with the growing amount of data being collected in electronic medical records (EMR) and other information repositories is the growing need to dissect and analyze that data fast and efficiently. With hospitals and practices looking to maximize efficiencies and optimize quality within their operations, having a set of analytics tools can be a key strategy for moving forward with an evolving healthcare environment.
July 03, 2014 
Feature | Raissa Rocha
This year marked the first of Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) for eligible providers, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) that already completed the required years of attestation to Stage 1 — three years if beginning Stage 1 in 2011, two years for those who began after. The objectives for Stage 2 are similar to Stage 1: all providers must meet a set of “core” objectives while also reporting on a number of available “menu” objectives, in order to attain MU certification and receive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. For Stage 2 MU, eligible professionals must meet 17 core objectives and three menu objectives; eligible hospitals and CAHs will need to meet 16 core objectives and three menu objectives.
July 03, 2014 
Feature | Steve Tolle
In today’s healthcare environment, longstanding, volume-based models of healthcare delivery are giving way to models where payers are tightening their purse strings and putting a greater emphasis on treatment value. Medical imaging providers are increasingly looking for a strategy to streamline workflows, enhance referral networks, increase referrals and better manage imaging appropriateness. Advanced interoperability is that strategy.
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