July 1, 2010 – The experience of getting an MRI can now be a much less intimidating experience, thanks to a new magnetic resonance (MR) scanner designed to ease patients’ anxiety and claustrophobia.

June 30, 2010 – Advanced imaging technologies have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward imaging-guided percutaneous—or through the skin—techniques, according to a new study appearing the September print and online edition of Radiology.

June 29, 2010 – A newly formed committee of experts has begun to tackle the issue of reducing radiation in computed tomography (CT). The panel was launched by Siemens Healthcare as a part of the Siemens Radiation Reduction Alliance (SIERRA).

June 29, 2010 – KLAS Medical Equipment Report has named Agfa HealthCare category leader for single plate computed radiography (CR) in 2010, Agfa announced this week. Agfa’s CR 30-X single plate CR digitizer is the number one ranked CR product, according to KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of health care vendors.

Digital X-ray manufacturer iCRco has signed a distribution agreement with GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, for its computed radiography (CR) systems. Under this distribution contract, GE Healthcare will provide access to the iCRco products through the GE distribution network to selected countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

June 24, 2010 ? A U.S. breast MRI system manufacturer announced its first installation in China this week. The Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System from Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. will be installed in the world-renowned Ruijin Hospital located in Shanghai, the teaching hospital for China’s top-tiered Jiao Tong University Medical School.