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Philips Electronics showcases first-ever digital broadband MRI solution at RSNA annual meeting

Today at the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Royal Philips Electronics showcased Philips Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution.

29 Nov 2010

Toshiba to highlight dose reduction technologies at RSNA annual meeting

Reducing radiation dose is a high priority for medical imaging manufacturers and healthcare facilities. Expanding its dedication to reducing CT radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic confidence, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is expanding its suite of low dose CT technologies. Toshiba will showcase dose reduction technologies, such as Target CTA and Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction (AIDR), at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, held in Chicago, Nov. 28 - Dec. 3, 2010

28 Nov 2010

GE Healthcare highlights technologies to support healthymagination strategy at RSNA 2010

Increasing access. Improving quality and efficiency. Lowering costs. When GE launched its healthymagination initiative last year, these were the long-term goals and at RSNA 2010, GE Healthcare will highlight a variety of technologies developed to support this strategy and help improve patient care worldwide.

28 Nov 2010

IMPAX for breast imaging eliminates limitations of modality-specific review stations at Cleveland Clinic Breast Center

IMPAX for Breast Imaging from Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions has effectively improved workflow at Cleveland Clinic Breast Center by eliminating digital mammography modality-specific review stations and providing instead a single integrated workflow with true multi-modality capability, according to a white paper released today by Agfa HealthCare.

28 Nov 2010

Segasist Technologies receives HTX funding for clinical validation of prostate MRI software

Segasist Technologies, a Canadian software company developing contouring productivity tools for medical imaging, has today announced the receipt of funding from The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) towards support of clinical validation of its software, to be conducted at the Lawson Health Research Institute and London Health Sciences Centre (London, Ontario). Experts from Sunnybrook Research Institute and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will also participate in the validation process by providing input in the form of gold standard contours.

26 Nov 2010

Ziehm Imaging announces over 270 global installations of digital C-arms with flat-panel detectors

Ziehm Imaging is further consolidating its position as the leading provider of mobile C-arms equipped with flat-panel technology. With C-arm sales totaling 118 thus far for 2010, the company's revenue is up almost one-third on last year. Ziehm Imaging mobile C-arm highlights include outstanding image quality, large C-arm openings and high-resolution x-rays with over 16,000 shades of gray.

26 Nov 2010

Mach 7 Technologies releases Keystone Suite v11 Enterprise Imaging Platform

Mach 7 Technologies, a global provider of PACS vendor neutral medical image management solutions, announces the introduction of Keystone Suite v11.

26 Nov 2010

Serono Symposium to review options available for optimizing Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Serono Symposia International Foundation will gather a team of leading international experts meeting on November 26th in Montreal in order to review the different options currently available to optimize ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies) outcomes during the event "Treating the Ovary to Obtain Better Eggs".

26 Nov 2010

TomTec introduces multi-vendor review solution for 3D/4D radiologic ultrasound data

At this year's annual RSNA meeting TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH introduces 4D Sono-Scan, the multi-vendor review solution for 3D/4D radiologic ultrasound data

26 Nov 2010

SuperSonic signs distribution agreement with Hologic to develop breast ultrasound market in the U.S

SuperSonic Imagine, the innovative producer of ultrasound equipment, announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Hologic, Inc. to develop the breast ultrasound market in the United States.

From Hologic, Inc. 26 Nov 2010

Unique collaboration results in new bandage splint for hip surgery patients

The new splint can reduce the need for large external support structures to fixate the hip following hip surgery. The secret behind the fast development is collaboration between a research scientist, an enterprise and a full-time student using this case for her bachelor project.

25 Nov 2010

Most 'worried well' groups at risk of liver disease

Growing groups of the so-called "worried well" are putting their lives at risk by shunning visits to their GP over alcoholic health related matters, according to new evidence.

25 Nov 2010

Almac announces additional dedicated Late Stage Customisation Suite

With a growing requirement to support our clients with their EU product launches, reduce stock holdings and provide greater flexibility with regional packs, Almac has added an additional dedicated Late Stage Customisation Suite to the company's commercial facilities.

25 Nov 2010

Salumatics to resell ProStor Systems' digital information storage solution in Canada

Salumatics Inc. and ProStor Systems today announce a strategic partnership agreement in which Salumatics will be a reseller of ProStor Systems' digital information storage solution in Canada. As part of this agreement, Salumatics will resell the ProStor InfiniVault®, which is delivered as an integrated storage system, and attaches to any existing client network.

25 Nov 2010

LCA calls for public discussion on guidance for lung cancer screening

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) President & CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said the recent breakthrough on CT screening for lung cancer is an extraordinary development in the battle against lung cancer and reiterated her call for an open and balanced public discussion on guidance for those at high risk who may be considering a scan.

25 Nov 2010

Intelerad releases new embedded Multi-Method Reporting module for InteleOne, IntelePACS solutions

Intelerad® Medical Systems, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced their new embedded Multi-Method Reporting™ module for their InteleOne™ and IntelePACS® solutions.

25 Nov 2010

Privacy complaint targets online health sites

The New York Times: Consumer groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging popular health websites are collecting too much information from users, saying that "site visitors who provide personal details about themselves might not be aware that QualityHealth [among other websites] collects information about people's medical conditions, preferred medicines and treatment plans and uses it to profile its users for prescription drug marketing" (Singer, 11/23).

25 Nov 2010

Bio-Optronics to showcase workflow software solutions at RSNA annual meet

Bio-Optronics, Inc. will be showcasing its workflow software solutions at this year's Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois, November 28 to December 3. Visit Booth 8710 for demonstrations of Momentum™ automated physician and staff scheduling and intelligent patient scheduling, and day-of-care workflow solutions.

25 Nov 2010

New NIVI tissue-imaging technique can accurately detect cancer cells

The long, anxious wait for biopsy results could soon be over, thanks to a tissue-imaging technique developed at the University of Illinois.

25 Nov 2010

ADS MedicsDocAssistant V.5.2 EHR achieves ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification

Advanced Data Systems Corporation (ADS) announced today that MedicsDocAssistant Version 5.2 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on November 19, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

25 Nov 2010

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Philips Electronics showcases first-ever digital broadband MRI solution at RSNA annual meeting

Toshiba to highlight dose reduction technologies at RSNA annual meeting

GE Healthcare highlights technologies to support healthymagination strategy at RSNA 2010

IMPAX for breast imaging eliminates limitations of modality-specific review stations at Cleveland Clinic Breast Center

Segasist Technologies receives HTX funding for clinical validation of prostate MRI software

Ziehm Imaging announces over 270 global installations of digital C-arms with flat-panel detectors

Mach 7 Technologies releases Keystone Suite v11 Enterprise Imaging Platform

Serono Symposium to review options available for optimizing Assisted Reproductive Technologies

TomTec introduces multi-vendor review solution for 3D/4D radiologic ultrasound data

SuperSonic signs distribution agreement with Hologic to develop breast ultrasound market in the U.S

Unique collaboration results in new bandage splint for hip surgery patients

Most 'worried well' groups at risk of liver disease

Almac announces additional dedicated Late Stage Customisation Suite

Salumatics to resell ProStor Systems' digital information storage solution in Canada

LCA calls for public discussion on guidance for lung cancer screening

Intelerad releases new embedded Multi-Method Reporting module for InteleOne, IntelePACS solutions

Privacy complaint targets online health sites

Bio-Optronics to showcase workflow software solutions at RSNA annual meet

New NIVI tissue-imaging technique can accurately detect cancer cells

ADS MedicsDocAssistant V.5.2 EHR achieves ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification

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