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The ultrasound market appears to be going strong in 2012, with healthcare providers expressing contentment with their systems and predicting increased usage for the future. This is the general sentiment expressed in a recent report by KLAS entitled, “Ultrasound 2012: Technology Improved, Usage Amplified,” published in June.
October 25, 2012 
Activity in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems marketplace this year included the appearance of several units featuring a wide bore. Despite its benefits in terms of soft tissue image quality, MRI always had a slight hurdle to overcome in terms of patient comfort, both for patients whose clautrophobic tendencies make them cringe at entering the small tube to the obese population that has difficulty fitting into a smaller opening. Systems offering another 10-14 cm of diameter make scanning easier for those groups and are attractive to providers that want to attract and accommodate as many patients as they can.
October 25, 2012 
dStream is a magnetic resonance (MR) system architecture which helps bring signal digitization as close to the patient ...
October 15, 2012 At RSNA 2012, Philips Women’s Healthcare will launch the next generation of MicroDose with Single-Shot Spectral Imaging (SI) together with the first clinical application — Spectral Breast Density Measurement. Neither have FDA clearance yet, but will be previewed for the first time in the United States at RSNA.
October 12, 2012 
October 10, 2012 — At RSNA 2012, Philips Healthcare says it will unveil its work-in-progress IntelliSpace PACS (picture archiving and communication system) Anywhere system, being designed with high platform independence, mobility device compatibility and freedom from required installation of additional software.
October 10, 2012 
Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel, has successful experience using the Philips Myocardial Defect Assessment solution.
September 05, 2012 
When it comes to modalities, why select digital radiography (DR)? There are several reasons. First, DR is fast. The speed inherent in the technology improves overall workflow for the entire radiology department. Also, image quality is superb and the required X-ray doses can be significantly lower than with traditional modalities.
September 05, 2012 
August 15, 2012 — Philips Healthcare showcased its advances in radiation treatment planning and computed tomography (CT) at the 2012 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting, offering new technology on its Pinnacle3 to address contouring issues.
August 15, 2012 
August 13, 2012 — Providers are increasingly focused on using interventional labs in a hybrid operating room (OR) environment, but better support and training are needed to ensure success in this evolution of technology, suggests some of the findings in a recent KLAS study, “Interventional X-ray 2012: A Continuing Evolution.”
August 13, 2012 
August 13, 2012 — Royal Philips Electronics and Celsion Corp. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance to initiate a clinical study supporting a joint development program for Celsion’s ThermoDox combined with Philips' Sonalleve MR-HIFU (magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound) technology for the palliation of painful metastases to the bone caused by lung, prostate or breast cancers.
August 13, 2012