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FDA Clears Siemens’ Acuson SC2000 Cardiac Ultrasound System

Siemens Healthcare's release 2.0 of the Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system elevates volume imaging in echocardiography, delivering significant performance and imaging enhancements to im...

Hitachi Introduces New Dedicated Ultrasound Company at RSNA 2011

In 2011, Hitachi Medical Corp. acquired Aloka Company and formed Hitachi Aloka Medical....

Mindray Releases DC-T6 Ultrasound System, Upgrades Other Systems

The DC-T6 ultrasound system from Mindray Medical features a high-resolution, 15-inch TFT monitor as well as a swivel and height-adjustable control panel....

Philips Introduces Mobile C-Arm With Flat Detector

December 28, 2011 — Royal Philips Electronics recently introduced the Philips Veradius Neo mobile C-arm with flat detector....

Steris, Toshiba Partner on Hybrid Operating Rooms

Steris and Toshiba America Medical Systems formed an alliance to offer advanced vascular, cardiovascular, pediatric and neurosurgical hybrid surgical suites to healthcare systems seeking the latest...

Toshiba Adds Dose Management Structured Report on All Angiography Systems

Toshiba now offers the DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report on all new Infinix-i vascular X-ray systems....

Toshiba Launches Aplio 500 Ultrasound System

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc., launched the Aplio 500 ultrasound system, enabling clinicians to diagnose using advanced visualization tools.

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Cardiac Imaging Enhancements to Browser-Based WebWorks Viewer

November 27, 2011 – BRIT Systems, Inc., announced new cardiac imaging enhancements to WebWorks, a 100% browser-based viewer....

New System Enables Ultrasound Fusion Imaging For Routine Clinical Use

November 28, 2011 – Siemens Healthcare launched the Acuson S3000, its latest ultra-premium ultrasound platform, at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of Nor...

Biodex Introduces New Vascular Ultrasound Tables

Biodex is introducing its new line of vascular ultrasound tables for vascular and echocardiography imaging during RSNA 2011.

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MedaPhor announces University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle as first U.S. customer for ScanTrainer

MedaPhor, the United Kingdom-based ultrasound simulation company, announced that the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle is the first United States hospital to install its revolution...

Lantheus Awarded Premier Agreements For Ultrasound, MRI Contrast Agents

October 26, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced it has been awarded three-year supplier contracts with Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare allianc...

Siemens Highlights Acuson S2000 Ultrasound at RSNA 2011

The Acuson S2000 ultrsound system is built on Siemens’ most advanced next-generation acoustic technologies to offer superior architecture, advanced clinical applications and high-resolution transdu...

Ziehm Unveils Mobile C-Arm With 20 kW Generator

Ziehm Imaging offers its Ziehm Vision R mobile C-arm with a powerful 20 kilowatt (kW) generator....

GE Healthcare Debuts Logiq S8 Portable Ultrasound System

The Logiq S8 portable ultrasound system from GE Healthcare fits easily into small exam rooms, can be rolled to where it is needed and provides images across a variety of clinical areas including ab...

Toshiba Showcases Infinix VF-i Bi-Plane with Dual Mid-Size Panel Detectors

Toshiba America Medical Systems will showcase the Infinix VF-i bi-plane angiography system with dual 12”x12” mid-size flat panel detectors (FPDs) at the 2011 Radiological Society of North America (...

Fujifilm Launches Ultrasound Product Line in U.S.

At the 2011 American Hospital Radiology Administrators conference (AHRA), Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A....

Patent Granted for Simbionix Procedure Rehearsal Studio

Simbionix USA Corp., a provider of medical simulation training and education products for medical professionals and the healthcare industry, has been granted a patent in the United Kingdom for its ...

FDA Clears Siemens syngo Neuro PBV IR to Assess Cerebral Blood Flow during Interventional Procedures

July 25, 2011 —Siemens Healthcare announced that syngo Neuro PBV IR (parenchymal blood volume interventional radiology) has received U.S....

ASE, lifeIMAGE partner to bring image sharing service to members
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and lifeIMAGE announced a partnership that will give ASE members the ability to exchange medical images and data with anyone, anywhere....
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Angiography Application Creates a New Vision of Blood Flow
AngioViz is a GE Healthcare application that gives doctors a new visualization of vascular flow on a single image to help them make important decisions during complex interventional radiology procedur...
Ultrasound Upgrades Enhance Imaging, Workflow

The features available on the Aplio XG, Aplio MX, Xario XG and Viamo systems include Auto IMT, 4-D imaging improvements and workflow protocol enhancements....

Portable Imaging Device Bring Automated Arterial Imaging to Clinicians

The portable Panasonic CardioHealth Station is an automated and portable cardiovascular imaging device that aims to complement traditional blood pressure and cholesterol measurement and helps detect t...

Cath Lab Radiation Protection Without the Weight
To prevent physician fatigue and back pain associated with wearing protective lead aprons in the cath lab, the ZeroGravity Radiation Protection System offers increased radiation protection without wei...
Siemens Highlights Ultrasound Enhancements

The Siemens Acuson SC2000 system is the only system that delivers the same detail resolution across the entire image without sacrificing frame rates....

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Boston Scientific WallFlex Enteral Stents Safe, Effective...
February 9, 2012 — Boston Scientific announced positive results from three studies of the WallFlex enteral stent systems, a family of self-expanding metal...
Toshiba Installs First Aplio 500 Ultrasound System at...
February 9, 2012 — To enhance the diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound and improve patient care, Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., installed the first...
IsoRay Applauds Cleveland Clinic Prostate Study Conclusions...
February 9, 2012 — IsoRay Inc., a medical technology company with specialty in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications, said that the findings...
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First U.S. Zoo Begins Using 3-D Imaging Technology in...
February 9, 2012 – A 3-D view does more than make for exciting movies in a theater; it can also improve the care of animals. The Chicago Zoological Society’s (...