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July 11, 2012 — Ultrasonix Medical Corporation has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SonixGPS technology for vascular access procedures.

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July 11, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents, announced the publication of results from the CaRES (Contrast Echocardiography Registry for Safety Surveillance) multicenter safety registry for its ultrasound imaging agent Definity Vial for (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension.

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July 10, 2012 — In CT (computed tomography) imaging, healthcare facilities strive to limit patient radiation dose while maintaining high image quality for accurate diagnoses. St. Elizabeth Healthcare, in Edgewood, Ky., is the first facility to be upgraded with Toshiba’s advanced dose reduction software, AIDR 3D, on its Aquilion ONE CT system.

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July 10, 2012 — A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) shows that medical imaging is increasing even in health maintenance organization systems (HMOs), which don’t have a financial incentive to conduct them.

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July 10, 2012 — Radisphere announced its Radisphere iPhone application to further improve the speed and quality of radiology services at its hospital clients.

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July 10, 2012 — Based on its recent analysis of workflow solutions for the computed tomography (CT) imaging market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Siemens Healthcare with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement.

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July 10, 2012 — New and updated evidence-based guidelines to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy for a patient’s clinical condition are now available via the latest version of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria. These continually updated criteria are a national standard, developed by expert panels of physicians from many different medical specialties.

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July 9, 2012 — Preventive mammography rates in women in their 40s have dropped nearly 6 percent nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group, a Mayo Clinic analysis shows.

Time July 09, 2012
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July 9, 2012 — PACsgear, the leading provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, today announced an agreement with Merge Healthcare (MRGE) to participate in the Open Image Exchange, a cloud-based network designed to securely share medical images and information.

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July 9, 2012 — A new report issued in June by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and developed in collaboration with 10 other professional societies provides detailed criteria to help clinicians maximize the appropriate use of certain noninvasive vascular tests when caring for patients with suspected or known non-coronary arterial disorders.

Time July 09, 2012
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July 9, 2012 — GE Healthcare unveiled in June the GE Blueprint for low dose, a comprehensive program that helps healthcare providers integrate CT (computed tomography) technologies, education and process improvements, and data analysis to reduce patient radiation dose from CT by up to 50 percent.

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July 9, 2012 — Xmri.com and Worldrad.com, subsidiaries of leading national outsourced radiology solutions provider Usarad.com, announced a partnership with Egypt-based telemedicine company Telemed Providers to promote these specialized subsidiaries throughout the Middle East.

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July 9, 2012 — Burlington Medical Supplies, a radiation protection and X-ray medical supply company, now offers no fog lenses. These lead glasses are the latest in technology for healthcare professionals who work in scatter radiation environments, such as doctors, nurses and technologists.

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July 6, 2012 — A new study titled “Specific Ways Brain SPECT Imaging Enhances Clinical Psychiatric Practice” was published June in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. It reveals how brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging can help clinicians more accurately diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental conditions by looking at the organ responsible for the decision-making, behaviors and overall cognitive functioning.

Time July 06, 2012
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July 6, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare celebrated the grand opening of its new refurbished systems factory in Wood Dale, Ill., on June 20. The 29,190-square-foot facility, located at 855 N. Wood Dale Rd., will refurbish a broad array of previously owned Siemens medical imaging systems, including its internationally renowned portfolio of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and molecular imaging (MI) units.

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July 6, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced the company has been selected to receive a $300,000 Massachusetts-Israel Innovation Partnership (MIIP) grant.

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July 6, 2012 — A report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) last December reviewed all the available scientific data compiled to date about potential environmental risks of breast cancer—factors such as pesticides, beauty products, household chemicals and the plastics used to make water bottles.

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July 6, 2012 — Carestream Health showcased works-in-progress lesion management 3-D tools on its Vue PACS (picture archiving and communications system) workstation at the annual “Workstation Face-Off,” held June 18 in San Francisco as part of the annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

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Feature | Dave Fornell

With last year’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and increasingly complex cath lab and hybrid operating room (OR) interventions, ultrasound is playing an increasing role in procedural guidance. This is especially true for use of 3-D/4-D transesophageal echo (TEE), which enables the more precise surgical-view visualization required for structural heart procedures, such as atrial septal defect (ASD) occluder and MitraClip deployments. These repairs would otherwise be extremely difficult to accomplish using fluoroscopy alone.

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July 6, 2012 — New software features for three of Carestream’s DRX digital radiography systems can enhance the quality of pediatric and ICU imaging, boost productivity and offer new print options. These features are available for order and will be shipping by mid-July with new DRX-1 Systems, DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits and DRX-Transportable Systems. Existing customers will be able to upgrade existing systems with new software.

Time July 06, 2012
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