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March 5, 2009 – The Joint Commission is alerting hospitals is alerting hospitals and imaging centers the importance of infection control in MRI facilities, stemming from an article by Peter Rothschild, M.D., author of "Preventing Infections in MRI: Best Practices" and founder of Patient Comfort Systems.

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March 5, 2009 - Patients with chronic kidney disease who also suffer from atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue of Circulation.

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March 5, 2009 - Philips' Brilliance Workspace computed tomography (CT) workstation was the category leader in Advanced Visualization, recognized KLAS, an independent research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting performance of healthcare information technology vendors.

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March 5, 2009 — Carestream Health Inc. will show its “power viewer” for its PACS workstation, a power viewer designed to speed interpretation and reporting for routine exams and 3D imaging studies where complex data sets need to be compared, at the European Congress of Radiology.

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March 5, 2009 - AMICAS Inc. said this week that Monroe Clinic of Monroe, WI, is the first customer to integrate AMICAS PACS with Epic Systems Corp.'s Radiant RIS.

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March 4, 2009 - Positron Corp., a Cardiac Molecular Imaging Solutions Company, today released results from an independent study on radiation exposure of technologists administering FDG.

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March 4, 2009 - PACSGEAR Inc. today rolled out the addition of encryption technology to its DICOM CD/DVD burner, MediaWriter D200.

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March 4, 2009 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA said today that Health Canada has cleared the Xpress CR Digital Mammography upgrade for sale in Canada. By intelligently recognizing cassette types, the Xpress CR system delivers digital imaging solutions for both general radiography and mammography application with reportedly one easy-to-use, cost-effective solution.

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March 4, 2009 - H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) today released a statement supporting President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of White House Health Reform Office. The statement reads:

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March 4, 2009 – FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA has announced that the company will not be exhibiting at this year’s Society of Imaging and Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC.

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March 4, 2009 - ALOKA said it will be featuring a new upgrade for its ProSound Alpha 7 system at ECR 2009 in Vienna, Austria, this month.

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March 4, 2009 - Xoft Inc. said today the FDA cleared a skin and surface treatment applicator for use with the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System to deliver surface brachytherapy, including Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT). This latest clearance allows the applicator to be used on any external or internal surface of the body where radiation therapy is indicated.

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March 4, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s service organization received more top rankings than any other imaging vendor in IMV’s 2008 ServiceTrak Imaging on CT system service.

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Fujitsu’s Stylistic ST6012 slate tablet PC is an ultra-mobile convertible table designed to deliver up to eleven and a half hours of battery life (with an extended life battery). The Fujitsu Stylistic ST6012 weights as little at 3.5 pounds, reportedly making it convenient for caregivers. The computer also features a wirelessly connection and a touch screen.

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March 4, 2009 - Physicians will be able to move away from pure surgical approaches and utilize less invasive techniques for the treatment of structural heart disease with the help of cardiovascular ultrasound technology, according to a new guideline document in the March issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE).

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March 4, 2009 - American Medical Sales Inc. secured 20 PACS orders from its distributor network from January through early February of 2009.

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March 4, 2009 - 7 Medical Systems LLC, an on-demand picture archiving and communication system (PACS), teleradiology and electronic medical record (EMR) solutions provider, reported it won 11 new contracts at sites located in Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

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March 4, 2009 – INFINITT will present Xelis, a new line of clinical imaging tools using volume rendering and other post-processing techniques designed for improved visualization, treatment planning and workflow, which is expecting CE approval in March 2009.

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March3, 2009 - Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has signed HB 1939 into law making Virginia the 24th state to license, regulate or recognize the radiologist assistant as a member of the radiology health care team.

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March 3, 2009 - Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands (lobules) and then spreads to the surrounding breast tissues, according to a study published in the February 2009 issue of “American Journal of Roentgenology.”

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