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March 10, 2011 – Platinum Medical Imaging has been awarded certification for ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2008/No Design from Perry Johnson Registrars.

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March 10, 2011 – A newly introduced catheter provides a superior answer for percutaneous fluid aspirations and small volume drainage procedures. The Drainer centesis catheter, from Vascular Solutions features large sideholes designed to prevent clogging and provide faster, more reliable drainage.

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Centers focused on women's health are an important part of the imaging landscape and continue to undergo refinement, striving to meet their patients' needs.

Time March 10, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) are collaborating to advance research for cancer imaging and therapies. Specifically, NCCN will work with SNM to qualify imaging sites for upcoming research projects utilizing molecular imaging in clinical trials.

Time March 08, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – During treatment planning, standard-bore computed tomography (CT) systems often constrain patient positioning because the bore and scan field-of-view cannot accommodate a patient positioned off-center.

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March 8, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos have signed a nonexclusive distributor agreement. The agreement, which covers the ScandiDos Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system, allows Varian and its affiliates worldwide to offer it to their customers, providing additional solutions for fast and accurate verification of complex radiation therapy technologies.

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March 8, 2011 – Patient-focused technologies that also foster greater collaboration between radiologists and referring physicians are being highlighted at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

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March 8, 2011 – The expansion of a cloud computing system has been announced at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. TeraRecon is opening a European datacenter for its iNtuition Cloud. This European node will be automatically selected when users access their iNtuition Cloud account from a location closer, in network terms, to the new datacenter, ensuring optimal performance.

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March 8, 2011 – RaySearch Laboratories has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Toronto, Canada, regarding deformable image registration technology. RaySearch and PMH have a long-standing research collaboration focused on strategies and tools for adaptive radiation therapy.

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March 7, 2011 – A medical office electronic medical record (EMR) has received Complete EHR Ambulatory certification. Medstreaming’s EMR enables providers to demonstrate stage 1 meaningful use and qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Time March 07, 2011
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March 7, 2011 – Two new imaging solutions for mammography and interventional radiology were announced at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Mammo PlusViewCAD, from ContextVision, addresses current limitations of X-ray image diagnosis for the detection of breast cancer.

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December 7, 2010 — To help clinicians better understand meaningful use in imaging, TeraMedica has created the Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) University online educational program.

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March 7, 2011 - Totoku has selected Matrox Xenia Pro display controller boards to bundle with its next-generation medical LCD displays. The parts will be used on the MS53i2 and MS51i2 5MP displays.

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March 7, 2011 – A strategic alliance has been announced that will give an Illinois radiology practice access to subspecialists and next-generation technology. Lakeland Radiologists will merge with an affiliated medical practice of Virtual Radiologic (vRad) and will be called Lakeland Radiology Alliance.

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March 7, 2011 – Last week Medtronic Inc. cancelled its five contracts with Novation LLC, one of the largest U.S. group purchasing organizations (GPOs), which previously represented $2 billion. The contracts included reduced price, large group purchases of cardiovascular and orthopedic devices.

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March 7, 2011 – Accuray, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, and TomoTherapy Inc., creator of radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today announced they signed a agreement under which Accuray will acquire TomoTherapy for $4.80 per share in cash and stock, or a total of approximately $277 million.

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March 4, 2011 – For the first time, quantitative—not qualitative—data analysis has demonstrated that time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scans can improve cancer detection.

Time March 04, 2011
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March 4, 2011 – Digital image detectors and X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging will be on display at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. Varian will showcase several products, including its PaxScan digital image detectors.

Time March 04, 2011
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March 4, 2011 – The first clinical results from a research project focused on spectral (color) mammography shows promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer. Published in the February issue of Radiology, the results will be presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, March 5.

Time March 04, 2011
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March 4, 2011 – A 3-D mammography system and other ready-to-market technologies in women’s imaging will be showcased at the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC) in Las Vegas.

Time March 04, 2011
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