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November 24, 2010 – An improved clinical workflow that seamlessly integrates images into a health information exchange (HIE) platform will be demonstrated at RSNA.

Time November 24, 2010
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At RSNA 2010, eMix will display several solutions for electronic medical information exchange. Cloud Computing eMix is a ...

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GOPView CT, by ContextVision, is a CT enhancement software system on a standard CPU platform. The standalone cost ...

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November 24, 2010 – Several technologies for computer-assisted coding (CAC) for the healthcare industry will be demonstrated at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

Time November 24, 2010
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November 24, 2010 — The next-generation Radiology Collaborative Workflow Solutions offers providers a sophisticated technology platform to enhance productivity and ensure the delivery of measureable high-quality radiology care. The three solutions will be showcased at the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.

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November 24, 2010 — A clinical LCD line of review monitors was expanded and introduced at RSNA 2010.

Time November 24, 2010
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November 24, 2010 - Rotational computed tomography angiography (CTA), a new noninvasive imaging modality, has the ability to display angiography in 3-D formats. This allows for considerable simplification of orientation of complex fenestrated/branched stent grafts in 3-D views, as well as catheterization of target vessels.

Time November 24, 2010
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November 24, 2010 — A 3MP-based display has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for digital mammography. Totoku/USEI announced FDA clearance of its MS31i2, a 3-megapixel–based LCD, for mammography applications. Previously, only 5-megapixel displays have been FDA cleared for primary viewing of mammography images.

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November 23, 2010 — Two recently FDA-approved computer-aided detection (CAD) products will be displayed at RSNA Chicago.

Time November 23, 2010
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IBA's Compass 3-D treatment verification and dose analysis software helps reduce radiation exposure to critical structures. The system creates a beam model and measures 20 millisecond multileaf collimator (MLC) treatments and integrates this into gantry positions. The system then imports this data and reconstructs the dose using the patient's computed tomography (CT) data sets.

Time November 22, 2010
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November 23, 2010 — The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an “approvable letter” for the Selenia Dimensions system for breast tomosynthesis (3-D) imaging.

Time November 22, 2010
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TomoTherapy introduced its HD radiation therapy platform at ASTRO 2010. The system allows both helical and direct fixed angle radiation therapy treatments. The HD's hardware also aids in stereotactic procedures for intercranial radiation therapy.

Time November 22, 2010
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Exam-Link is a regional health information organization (RHIO) image-sharing platform from CoActiv. The LINK provides ...

Time November 22, 2010
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IBA introduced its new Proteus One proton treatment system during ASTRO 2010. It is about one-third the size of current proton treatment systems, taking up about the same amount of space as two linac rooms side-by-side.

Time November 22, 2010
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November 22, 2010 – An entry-level digital radiography system will be unveiled at RSNA 2010. DRxpress, by Imix Americas, will provide digital radiography (DR) accessibility to low-volume facilities.

Time November 22, 2010
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The Fluoroscan InSight mini C-arm system is more versatile, efficient and cost effective than many larger C-arm ...

Time November 22, 2010
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November 22, 2010 – A new breast MRI coil comes in two configurations: an award-winning patient stretcher, and a tabletop configuration leveraging the same open access features of the patient stretcher. The Sentinelle Breast MRI coil, by Hologic, along with its Variable Coil Geometry feature allows for the diagnostic coils and biopsy grid positioning to be customized to each patient.

Time November 22, 2010
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The Hologic Selenia Dimensions 2D FFDM system can be configured for 3-D digital breast imaging when and if breast tomosynthesis is approved by the FDA.

Time November 22, 2010
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Radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to the economic crisis. There is also a growing demand from payors to show value for these treatments, said ASTRO President Anthony Zeitman, M.D. He says the technologies used need to undergo rigorous clinical testing to show what works best and what is most cost-effective.

Time November 22, 2010
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The TeraMedica Evercore clinical enterprise suite of software modules can connect and manage the digital image infrastructure of a healthcare system from the imaging device or picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) to the electronic health record (EHR) and the clinical desktop. Multidepartment, multifacility healthcare providers generate tens of terabytes of data annually.

Time November 22, 2010
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