October 5, 2009 - In a bold effort to provide women and their doctors with better information about how and when to take the necessary steps to obtain an early diagnosis for ovarian cancer, the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance has taken the lead in posting guidance for diagnoses on its web site (ovariancancer.org/diary).
October 5, 2009 - Philips Healthcare rolled out a new upgrade program for its Allura Xper family of cardiovascular X-ray devices, which includes remote technologies for remote proactive support, enabling Philips to automatically monitor each system and send alerts when issues arise.
October 6, 2009 - SonoSite Inc. introduced SonoSite Workflow Solutions (SWS), a suite of specialized tools designed to streamline exam management at the departmental level by giving physicians the ability to browse, manage and store ultrasound studies and generate reports suitable for billing and credentialing.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
October 5, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Joseph Contessa, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and Phuoc Tran, M.D., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, to receive a two-year award in the amount of $125,000 per year.
Eizo Nanao Corporation will unveil a new line of clinical review monitors, the RadiForce MX-Series, at RSNA 2009. This series consists of seven models in different sizes from 17-in to 30-in. EIZO introduced the industry’s first lineup of clinical review monitors with the FlexScan M-Series in 2005.
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At the upcoming RSNA Annual Meeting, there will be demonstrations of Barco’s MDRC clinical review displays. Thanks to their excellent image quality and rich feature set, the MDRC displays are very well suited for visualizing PACS, cardiac, orthopedic, dental or pathology content, along with data from EMR, HIS or RIS applications.
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Coronis Fusion 6 MP DL display is an ingenious PACS display system designed to further enhance flexibility and productivity in diagnostic imaging.
The Nio Color 3 MP PACS display system has a high-bright LCD panel that provides a calibrated luminance of 400 cd/m² throughout its entire life time. Users will welcome the new, built-in system for uniformity correction. Thanks to this feature, images are presented with more uniform luminance, which enhances diagnostic precision and facilitates compliance with regional QA standards.
Horizon Cardiology 12.1 is a complete cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) that includes fully integrated hemodynamic monitoring and ECG management.
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With the availability of Horizon Medical Imaging 11.6, McKesson provides several enhancements to its workflow-focused solution, highlighted by an advanced mammography package featuring such improvements as sector zooming, historical matching, optimized zoom viewing, DICOM CAD SR and an auto-dim feature.
The Coronis 5 MP Mammo display system for digital mammography offers the latest display technology for high-bright diagnostics along with a series of DICOM-compliant displays for clinical review.
October 2, 2009 – Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the evaluation of patients with heart failure (HF) “will expand substantially in the coming years,” according to the authors of a study published in October 2009 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology.
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Philips Healthcare offers the 3D Heart Navigator interventional tool, which combines 3D CT images of a patients’ cardiac anatomy captured before a procedure into a single image with an overlay of the live X-ray fluoroscopy information.
October 2, 2009 - Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment systems from Elekta, including three Elekta Infinity and one Elekta Synergy S.
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October 2, 2009 – Verathon yesterday released the new AortaScan AMI 9700 aortic measurement instrument, which uses ultrasound to help physicians identify the presence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
A broad array of contrast and injection management products for diagnostic imaging in radiology are provided with the EmpowerCTA Contrast Injector by ACIST Medical Systems Inc. The system is integrated with the IRiSCT Data Management System, provides a new level of integrative, informative and intuitive solutions to radiology suites around the world.
October 1, 2009 - The Women’s Center – Center for Breast Care at Boca Raton Community Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Top Women’s Imaging Centers to Watch in 2009 by Imaging Technology News. The Center is joined by only four others in earning this accolade, including such preeminent institutions as Baylor University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Medical Center.
October 1st 2009 -- Ziosoft Inc., a leader in advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, and Global Imaging Online, a leading French provider of PACS, RIS and teleradiology solutions, signed an agreement for Global Imaging Online to distribute advanced 3D thin-client software solutions in France.
October 1, 2009 - While we wait for the definition of "meaningful use," Dr. David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, recommends physicians become "as familiar as possible with the discussion of meaningful use criteria to date."
October 21, 2009 - Hologic MammoSite ML (multi-lumen) device offers more women the option of completing their radiation treatment in just five days. Hologic, Inc. offers the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system.