Siemens expands is imaging portfolio with the addition of the Biograph TruePoint 16-slice PET/CT imager, a works-in-progress (WIP) pending 510k approval, in order to offer affordable access to high-quality imaging. The Biograph TruePoint PET/CT imaging family includes High-Definition PET/CT and now expands its offering with 16-slice CT capabilities.

The technology of Biosound Esaote’s MyLab30CV product has been extended with the introduction of the MyLab30Gold cardiovascular ultrasound system. This new platform reportedly reflects the evolution of ultrasound users’ needs: high performance and reliability, coupled with compactness and portability.

ZONARE Medical Systems’ z.one ultra sp ultrasound system is for point-of-care markets such as emergency medicine, interventional radiology, venous ablation, anesthesiology and OB/GYN.

April 2, 2009 – Sectra will show its next generation RIS/PACS offering, a combination that enables users to meet business objectives with precision, in booth 413 at SIIM09, held June 13-17 in Charlotte, NC. The solution combines advanced medical-visualization research with patent-pending image-handling technologies and the ability to deliver real-time radiology information.

A trend in nuclear cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging in recent years has been toward smaller gamma cameras that can be easily be installed in outpatient offices, which Siemens highlighted at ACC 2009 with its c.cam SPECT system.