October 27, 2010 – A new mammography system upgrade includes advanced imaging processing software and new premium screens that employ structured needle phosphor technology. The upgrade is available on Carestream Health’s computed radiography (CR)-based mammography systems.
October 27, 2010 – A new distribution agreement has been signed allowing Varian Medical Systems to offer Vision RT’s motion management products to its customers. The two companies have been working in collaboration to facilitate the interoperability between their respective products.
October 27, 2010 – A new digital silicon photomultiplier technology has been developed with applications in both X-ray and nuclear imaging. Philips developed the technology by scaling a single-pixel sensor to a fully integrated 64-pixel sensor with a sensing surface of more than 10 square centimeters.
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An all-inclusive service, information and workflow enhancement is now available exclusively on Konica Minolta’s ImagePilot. Informity includes off-site archive and disaster recovery, Web-based collaboration tools for sharing images with referring clinicians and automated updates and virus protection.
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October 26, 2010 – A new radiation therapy (RT) picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has been launched in the North American market. Infinitt RT PACS and Radiation Therapy Information System (RTIS) will integrate data from an array of sources and provide access to the data for planning, monitoring and facilitating all aspects of the complex radiation treatment process.
October 26, 2010 – Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, one of the top academic medical centers in the United States, has awarded a five-year, $25 million contract for medical equipment and health IT consulting services to Siemens Medical Solutions USA.
October 26, 2010 - The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has collaborated with the American College of Cardiology Foundation and other societies on the update to the cardiac CT appropriate use criteria.
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October 26, 2010 – New ultrasound systems on display at RSNA will demonstrate enhanced patient care, increased clinical confidence and will bring more diagnostic information to the reading room. The iU22 xMatrix premium ultrasound system, by Philips, features an ergonomically designed X6-1 PureWave xMatrix array transducer.
October 26, 2010 – New magnetic resonance (MR) imaging advancements from GE Healthcare to be displayed at RSNA 2010 will focus on patient comfort, enhanced clinical utility and workflow improvements to boost radiologist and technologist productivity.
October 26, 2010 – At RSNA 2010, GE Healthcare will demonstrate its latest updates related to the healthymagination-validated Innova dose-efficient X-ray technology.
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October 26, 2010 – At RSNA 2010, Agfa HealthCare will showcase its latest solutions in digital radiography (DR). At the heart of all the company’s digital solutions is the Musica2 imaging software and NX station. Musica2 is exam-independent and analyzes the characteristics of each image and optimizes processing parameters, independent of user input and dose settings.
The DX-D 10C (work in progress) is a portable detector with needle crystals by Agfa HealthCare. The small size allows it to fit into an existing analog bucky. System integrators can therefore use the detector to transform analog X-ray units into digital with the company’s DX-D Integrator packages.
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The DX-D 400, by Agfa HealthCare, is a DR X-ray solution (work in progress). Different configurations are possible from the basic analog with hard console, over manual digital with soft console, up to fully automatic digital with auto-positioning and soft console. It can be used with film, CR cassettes or with the company’s DR detectors, offering a smooth upgrade path to digital.
The DX-D 100 mobile, fully motorized DR X-ray unit (work in progress) from Agfa HealthCare. This heavy-duty mobile DR solution complements Agfa HealthCare's range of DR solutions. Several portable DR detectors, such as the DX-D 20, can be used with this unit. It is operated from a 15-inch touch screen and has excellent battery autonomy and generator power, to handle heavy workloads when needed.
The DX-M, by Agfa HealthCare, is a CR solution that can handle mammography, needle-based detector plates (NIP), and standard phosphor plates (PIP). The dedicated mammography needle-based detector is compatible with existing breast imaging modalities, providing cost efficiency.
October 26, 2010 - Agfa Healthcare has acquired Insight Agents GmbH in Germany, allowing the company to expand its current offering of contrast media consumables. Insight Agents is a European developer, producer and distributor of generic imaging contrast agents. It products are not available in the United States. For more information: www.agfahealthcare.com
320-Slice CT Helps Diagnose Acute Chest Pain system is designed to image a large region of the chest in only two to three volume X-ray rotations, providing critical diagnostic information while minimizing radiation exposure.
Computed tomography (CT) technologies designed to reduce the radiation dose will be showcased by Siemens at RSNA 2010. The company has developed several significant products and protocols that follow the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle to reduce radiation dose to the lowest possible level.