November 9, 2011 – USARAD.com announced FindRad.com, a national radiology directory with benefits for both patients and imaging centers. This resource enables patients to search for radiology centers throughout the United States, review background information about the facilities and schedule an appointment online instantly. A comprehensive resource containing almost 14,000 diagnostic imaging sites, FindRad.com lists outpatient imaging centers, hospital radiology departments, mobile radiology companies and physician offices with imaging capabilities.

Giotto USA yesterday announced clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a 510(k) application for the Giotto Image 3D and 3DL digital mammography systems. The systems, the 3D with an 18 by 24 cm bucky and the 3DL with a 24 by 30 cm bucky, may now be marketed in the U.S.

November 7, 2011 — Konica Minolta’s new portable X-ray upgrade kit efficiently turns portable X-ray systems into digital, wireless solutions. The Aero DR Portable Retrofit Solution is designed for a quick, easy and inexpensive transformation from analog to digital. With a very small footprint, the unit can be installed and stored inside the cassette storage bin.

November 7, 2011 — Sectra’s Web-based picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is optimized for wide area radiology, enabling efficient workload sharing across multiple sites. The patented technology, Sectra RapidConnect, allows for efficient transfer even of large stacks over strained networks. The system features a vendor-neutral sharing solution based on XDS-I for immediate access to all clinical data from any connected discipline, independent of location.

Cerner cardiovascular solutions enable cardiologists to automate functions across the continuum of care. Built upon the Cerner Millennium architecture, Cerner’s PowerChart Cardiovascular solution unifies cardiovascular diagnostic activities, therapeutic interventions and follow-up regimens into a single workflow, integrated with the electronic health record (EHR). PowerChart Cardiovascular gives the cardiologist the ability to view images in context with Cerner’s cardiovascular workflow manager utilizing the integration with the Merge viewer.

CareAware MultiMedia is Cerner’s vendo-neutral archive (VNA) platform allows management of multimedia, such as images and video and integration with the electronic health records (HER). This ensures that important information is contextually relevant, comprehensive and timely — an important aspect of any organization's imaging strategy. Critical information no longer resides in isolated, disconnected silos. It is available at the point-of-care, or wherever clinicians need it.