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July 9, 2010 – Siemens announced today the availability of its syngo.fourSight Workplace, an image management tool for enhanced patient throughput and department workflow in obstetrical ultrasound. It provides off-system 3-D/4-D volume manipulation and 2-D image and clip review for a variety of Siemens’ ultrasound platforms.

Time July 09, 2010
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July 9, 2010 – Members of the Premier Healthcare alliance, a major U.S. health care group purchasing organization, can now order the Carestream DRX-1 System from Carestream Health through a specially negotiated agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners LP.

Time July 09, 2010
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Feature | Dave Fornell

The barriers that once separated interven-tionalists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons and electrophysiologists are rapidly being reduced by the convergence of transcatheter technologies and the need for high-quality fluoroscopic imaging systems.

Time July 08, 2010
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July 8, 2010 – Users of eMix’s cloud-based sharing technology now have the ability to preview exams from any Web browser or smart phone, thanks to a new feature called eMix Preview. Any authenticated users can now preview the reports and images of any eMix exam package and save them directly into their electronic medical record (EMR).

Time July 08, 2010
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July 8, 2010 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. announced this week that the FCR XG5000 has secured the highest ranking – “Best in KLAS” – in the “2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment” report for the multi-plate computed radiography category.

Time July 08, 2010
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July 8, 2010 – Siemens Healthcare recently announced the 2.0 release of its Acuson S2000 ultrasound system, with applications across general imaging, including obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), as well as vascular and cardiac imaging. The new release features: • Next generation tissue strain analytics, including Virtual Touch HD technology and

Time July 08, 2010
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McKesson's Radiology Benchmarks Collaborative is an automated benchmarking service designed to leverage healthcare benchmarks and business intelligence to improve the performance of a radiology department.

Time July 08, 2010
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Feature | Cristen Bolan

The most difficult challenge in external beam radiation therapy is the ability of doctors to accurately deliver high doses of radiation to a moving tumor without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue.

Time July 08, 2010
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July 8, 2010 – Newly published guidelines should help cardiologists better evaluate the right heart, the American Society of Echocardiography announced this week. The new guidelines, published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE), seek to establish a more uniform method of evaluating the size and function of the right ventricle.

Time July 08, 2010
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Feature | Cristen Bolan

The explosion in diagnostic imaging studies in emergency departments (EDs) has led to the need for radiologists to interpret examinations 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Time July 08, 2010
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July 8, 2010 – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced this week it has authorized the reactivation of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. It is estimated that NRU will resume medical isotope production by the end of July, after being shut down in 2009 for several repairs.

Time July 08, 2010
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July 7, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Medrad Inc. clearance to market the Medrad Intego positron emission tomography (PET) infusion system for sodium fluoride (F18-NaF) administration in PET imaging. F18-NaF PET is most frequently used in oncology to find and assess bone metastases.

Time July 07, 2010
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July 7, 2010 – Diagnostic and medical imaging supplier Hologic Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed to acquire Sentinelle Medical Inc., a provider of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast coils, tables and visualization software.

Time July 07, 2010
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July 7, 2010 – The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated version of its Appropriateness Criteria, which includes more than 30 updated criteria, five additional topics and revised relative radiation level categories for diagnostic imaging exams.

Time July 07, 2010
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July 7, 2010 – Medical imaging company NovaRad recently expanded its distributor network by adding NXC Imaging to serve facilities in Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and parts of Illinois, Montana and Michigan. NXC Imaging will represent NovaRad’s products including:

Time July 07, 2010
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July 7, 2010 — A large multi-physician clinic in Tulsa, Okla., recently purchased a new picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and digital radiography system as part of its transition from film to digital.

Time July 07, 2010
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July 6, 2010 – Varian Medical Systems and Brainlab recently announced the expansion of their partnership to incorporate Novalis technology and other Novalis Radiosurgery Program elements with the recently launched TrueBeam STx system.

Time July 06, 2010
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July 6, 2010 – C. R. Bard Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of SenoRx Inc., a manufacturer of breast cancer treatment devices.

Time July 06, 2010
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July 6, 2010 – The development of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, which may revolutionize the way medical conditions are diagnosed and treated, is to take a major step forward as a $10.6 million research center is established at the University of York.

Time July 06, 2010
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