February 11, 2008 – Medrad Inc. today said it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Possis Medical Inc., which in combination will offer a broader, more comprehensive suite of products to the cardiovascular intervention field.
GE's Innova BiPlane cardiovascular imaging system is one of the first digital flat panel biplane systems with a full ...
February 11, 2008 - GE Healthcare acquired Image Diagnost International GmbH, a provider of information technology (IT) ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
February 11, 2008 - RF Technologies will demonstrate its PinPoint Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi RTLS asset tracking tag at HIMSS ...
A third round of software enhancements has been made to the iLab System 1.3, an ultrasound imaging system designed to strengthen physician confidence in the diagnosis and intervention of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increase workflow efficiency.
February 11, 2008 - Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, GA, has become the first facility in the U.S. to install the MAGNETOM ESSENZA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Healthcare, designed to be an affordable 1.5 Tesla system.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
Toshiba's Vantage Titan MRI is designed to capture higher resolution heart images, while capturing deeper imaging of the anatomy. This is possible due to the center eight elements of the cardiac coils being smaller and the outer eight elements of the cardiac coils being larger on the Vantage Titan according to Toshiba.
February 11, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology will hold its Annual Scientific Session from March 29-April 1 at ...
February 8, 2008 – Using a Philips CT scanner, the company diagnosed Petra, a 13-year old koala from Sydney Wildlife ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
February 8, 2008 - The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) will present key issues facing the industry in ...
February 5, 2008 – STERIS Corp. announced that Timothy L. Chapman has been promoted to senior vice president and group ...
February 8, 2008 - ProHEALTH Care Associates LLP recently selected GE Healthcare’s Centricity Electronic Medical Record ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
February 8, 2008 - Medical Records Institute (MRI) announces the launch of its newly designed HIT ConsultantCompare ...
February 8, 2008 – IDC was awarded a contract for its 1600 X-Series digital radiography system for installation in the ...
February 8, 2008 – Lincor Solutions Ltd. will showcase its MEDIVista digital patient entertainment and clinical access ...
February 8, 2008 - Emageon received first place in the “Best in KLAS” Top 20 Report for the Cardiology PACS nomination ...
February 8, 2008 – Medi-Products recently made available the SILENT SENTRY Back-Up Power System, a wall-mounted, battery ...
February 7, 2008 - Volcano Corp. said the FDA cleared the s5-Revo and s5-FFR (fractional flow reserve) options, enabling ...
February 7, 2008 - Innovative Office Products Inc. will introduce a new healthcare mounting solution - the 9400 Point-of ...
There were notable advances last year in diagnosing and treating breast cancer due in part to the widespread adoption of effective diagnostic tools such as digital mammography, ultrasound, breast MR and PET/CT. Innovation in technology, however, also stirred up controversy in 2007, in particular over the efficacy of computer-aided detection (CAD) as a second read for digital mammography.
February 10, 2008 