September 16, 2011 — McKesson Enterprise Medical Imaging will be demonstrating the latest release of its radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 meeting.

September 16, 2011 – During RSNA 2011, McKesson will highlight Horizon Cardiology, which enables users to improve quality of care, boost efficiencies and reduce costs while increasing physician and staff satisfaction in the cardiovascular department. It is the only cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with a single database that includes support for all cardiovascular images, waveforms and information, including cardiac and peripheral catheterization, hemodynamics monitoring, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology, and electrocardiogram (ECG) management. This unique architecture improves the accuracy and efficiency of the department by eliminating duplicate data entry and supporting parallel workflows.

September 16, 2011 — GE Healthcare and Veran Medical Technologies Inc. announced they have formed a strategic alliance to advance and co-develop navigation technologies for interventional procedures to improve care and management of cancer patients. Building on the alliance, the GE Healthymagination Fund, an equity fund that invests in promising healthcare technology companies, is investing in Veran. The financial terms were undisclosed.

September 14, 2011 – Designed as a true mobile digital radiography (DR) system based on direct customer input and testing, the work-in-progress Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System offers benefits for physicians, radiographers and patients due to its good image quality, easy maneuverability and productivity-enhancing features.

September 14, 2011 – To accelerate and enhance the development of metabolic imaging and other innovative technology, GE has launched a new entity, Research Circle Technology Inc. (RCT). RCT’s vision is to create a strong alliance between GE’s scientists and the world’s leading universities, providing easy access to GE’s organic technology and wide scope of healthcare expertise in an open innovation structure.

September 13, 2011 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced the Aero DR Wireless system has received clearance from Health Canada, making the system available for sale in Canada. The system is designed and developed exclusively by Konica Minolta and offers end users the ability to provide reduced patient dose while increasing image quality and maintaining patient care.

September 13, 2011 – Mediso Medical Imaging Systems announced at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) the launching of the new nanoScan positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI), in vivo molecular and preclinical imager.

September 12, 2011 – For the eighth consecutive year, the vacancy rate for radiographers has dropped and now stands at 2 percent, according to data presented in the ASRT Radiologic Sciences Workplace Survey 2011.