June 17, 2011 – In hybrid operating rooms (OR), healthcare facilities require a flexible imaging system to create a collaborative environment between clinicians and to allow both surgical and interventional procedures to be performed in one setting. At this year’s Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) annual meeting, held in Chicago, June 16-18, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will highlight single-plane, ceiling-mounted Infinix-i X-ray systems and their compatibility with the Toshiba CAT-880B hybrid table and the Maquet Magnus OR table.

June 16, 2011 — More than 5,500 physicians, technologists, physicists, scientists and exhibitors gathered last week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's (SNM) 2011 annual meeting, held June 4-8 in San Antonio, Texas.

Imaging solutions provider TeraRecon will highlight new developments for the iNtuition enterprise advanced visualization platform at the International Symposium on Multidetector Row Computed Tomography, hosted by the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT) June 13-16, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.

June 13, 2011 – Today, GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics announced results of a study evaluating the cardiopulmonary safety of Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP), a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent for use in improving suboptimal echocardiograms.

June 14, 2011 – Positron, a molecular imaging company specializing in the field of nuclear cardiology, is relocating its corporate headquarters, research and development and product manufacturing facilities to Noblesville, Ind. Positron also plans to develop a high-energy 70 MeV cyclotron project and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, also to be located in Noblesville.

June 14, 2011 —A study revealed at SNM’s 58th annual meeting is comparing the breast-tumor detection capabilities of two very different imaging technologies — breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI), which provides functional images of breast physiology, and ultrasound — for women with complex breast imaging cases that require further evaluation. Many women who have dense breast tissue (radiodense breasts) are difficult to image using mammography, currently the gold standard of breast imaging. For women whose mammograms are not clear enough to determine whether cancer is present, support methods such as BSGI and ultrasound are used to answer any remaining diagnostic questions.