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October 7, 2009 – In observance of the 25th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebration in October, the Breast Preservation Foundation (BPF) has launched its annual “Million Friends” campaign to encourage one million Facebook and MySpace friends and Twitter followers to join the Foundation in raising awareness for skin-sparing mastectomy and breast cancer.

Time October 06, 2009
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October 6, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare announced the availability of syngo Dynamic PET with myocardial blood flow, a new cardiac imaging software application for the industry-leading Biograph PET/CT scanners that may have significant impact on the diagnosis of patients with advanced coronary artery disease (CAD) and specifically, with those patients with multivessel disease, or those who are asymp

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Since volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) became available in the U.S., it has taken off in radiation oncology as fast as it treats and cures patients.

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Driven by emerging storage technology and market requirements, InSite One's InDex® Enterprise Archiving services define data management as a conduit for sharing of patient information demonstrating ‘meaningful use’.

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Feature | Eric M. Horwitz, M.D.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men after lung cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that 29,412 men died from prostate cancer in 2008. However, most experts agree that prostate cancer is treatable and highly curable if the disease is detected early.

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Feature | Joe Moock, CEO, StatRad

The impact teleradiology services have had on the radiology community is vast and well-known. Radiologists no longer have to take call at night and no longer face tedious drives from location to location to read studies on site.

Time October 06, 2009
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New in its OEM product lineup, InfiMed has completed development its i5 Platform and launched its new digital radiography and RF/DSA imaging system products. Based upon the highly acclaimed and industry leading Platinum One product line, the new i5 Platform features sophisticated image processing and integrated, on screen generator control.

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Feature | Darhiana Mateo

In the ongoing battle to improve breast cancer detection and diagnosis, full-field digital mammography has held steady as the first line of defense. But recent developments have given rise to technologies that are revolutionizing breast imaging, and have the potential to one day replace mammography as the gold standard. ABUS Advances on FFDM

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Carestream Health will debut upgrades to its newest PACS that include an embedded reporting module and a convenient graphic display for “at a glance” viewing of available patient records and data.

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Feature | Peter Herzog, M.D., clinical radiology d

Lymph nodes are a primary site of metastatic spread for almost all malignant tumors. Tracking changes to lymph node burden and lymph node staging has become increasingly important in diagnostics, as evidenced by the recent revision of RECIST criteria in early 2009. Clinicians recognize that lymph node staging is central to cancer patients’ treatment course and care management.

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Aspyra will unveil the latest versions of its integrated RIS/PACS, PACS, and RIS products (V6.5 AccessNET and AccessRAD, and V5.5 CyberRAD).

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Canon's new RadPRO NDR60 Digital Upgrade Kit aims to enhance the convenience and efficiency of your Giraffe style incubator. Custom OEM style components make up this simple upgrade solution without modifying the existing unit and provide instant, uncompromised access for the Canon CXDI-60 Series digital flat panel detector.

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Feature | David Dennis and Kathryn Murphy

While medical imaging is considered one of the greatest technological advances in the last century, it does not come without risks. There has been growing debate amongst physicians, manufacturers and the medical community as a whole regarding patient exposure to radiation.

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BRIT System’s new radiology workflow solutions and systems represent a new era of radiology IT development for the company by utilizing leading edge Web technologies such as cloud computing, Linux cluster, and AJAX, which is used by Google.

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October 6, 2009 - The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT) a $2.5 million matching grant to bring to market and expand the array features for its LightTouch non-invasive cervical cancer detection technology.

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October 6, 2009 - Boston Scientific Corp. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its WallFlex Biliary RX fully and partially covered stents for the palliative treatment of malignant bile duct strictures.

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October 6, 2009 – Nuance Communications introduces version 8 of the Dictaphone Enterprise Speech System, a speech-assisted medical transcription (MT) and electronic clinical documentation.

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October 6, 2009 – ProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm company, recently said the Veterans in Partnership Healthcare Network (VISN 11) has extended its relationship with the company by contracting to add the Synapse ProSolv Cardiovascular solution in four additional hospitals.

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October 6, 2009 - Merge Healthcare has added three Biotronics3D applications to its eFilm eCommerce channel: Diagnostic 3D, Vessel Review and Colon Review.

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October 6, 2009 - At the University of Virginia Health System where they opened a new Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery Center, specialists are using magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) to perform research that will represent a wide range of disciplines, including anesthesiology, biomedical engineering, gynecology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, radiology,

Time October 05, 2009
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