Cianna Medical Inc. announced approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market its strut adjusted volume implant (SAVI) applicator in Japan. SAVI delivers accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), a five-day course of targeted radiation for early-stage breast cancer patients. The company has partnered with MC Medical Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, to bring SAVI to the Japanese healthcare market.
Hosted PACS Solutions, Inc., announced that the Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches is now utilizing their HIPAA compliant, DICOM archive that will allow for retrieval of data for a minimum of seven years – and can be viewed from any location with an internet connection.
October 8, 2013 — Philips Healthcare kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at its global healthcare headquarters in Andover, Mass. As part of its campaign, Philips is driving a mammogram truck on a three-month, 10,000-mile journey to visit hospitals and clinicians in more than 13 U.S. markets.
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Civco Medical Solutions announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Varian Medical Systems' Motion Management Interface.
Metal implants have often been problematic for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), leaving a “burned out” area around hardware that makes visualization of surrounding anatomy nearly impossible. Esaote has addressed this with a Metal Artifact Reduction (MAR) sequence that reduces metal-induced MRI artifacts and allows physicians to visualize tissue close to the hardware for a more complete diagnosis.
An IHS report placed Carestream Health in the top three of the world’s largest suppliers of vendor-neutral archiving (VNA) solutions. According to the report, Carestream is the only one of the four worldwide leading VNA vendors that services all major geographic regions (the Americas, Emerging Markets and Asia/Pacific).
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Imris announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market Visius iCT, the first and only ceiling-mounted intraoperative computed tomography (iCT) on the market.
IMRIS Inc. announced that University Hospital Tubingen neurosurgeons in Tubingen, Germany, are reporting success toward their objectives of limiting patient risk and improving surgical precision using intraoperative MRI for brain surgery procedures in the VISIUS Surgical Theatre since its June 2011 installation.
The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) held its sixth annual congress in Savannah, Ga. September 18-21. The World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) 2013 featured advancements in molecular multimodal imaging with a focus on discovery, pre-clinical and translational research, highlighting first-in-human studies that drive innovative diagnostics and targeted therapy critical to the implementation of precision medicine.
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Philips released the Philips Clinical Review Display, a new solution for the fast-growing medical facilities market in Hong Kong. With aging population a worldwide phenomenon and computerized imaging systems for health diagnostics rapidly developing, the demand for quality clinical displays is increasing.
Royal Philips and Accenture announced the creation of a proof-of-concept (POC) demonstration that uses a Google Glass head-mounted display for researching ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing surgical procedures. The demonstration connects Google Glass to Philips IntelliVue Solutions and proves the concept of seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass, potentially providing physicians with hands-free access to critical clinical information.
GE Healthcare’s Centricity Imaging IT Tour 2013 tour neared the end of its five-month journey as it passed through Barrington, Ill., in September. Designed to bring a more intimate trade show experience to the customer, the tour provided a hands-on, in-depth overview to an audience that might not be reached through the traditional trade show booth experience in a creative and engaging way. Healthcare administrators and providers at hospitals and medical centers across the United States and Canada were able to experience GE’s entire line of Centricity Imaging technologies during its stops in more than 30 major markets, visiting more than 60 hospital sites.
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Claron Technology will announce extended modality support for its Nil universal zero-footprint medical viewers at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2013 conference.
CoActiv Medical will debut Exam-PACS 3.0 at the 2013 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
Lexmark International Inc. announced the acquisition of Pacsgear. Lexmark paid a cash purchase price of approximately $54 million.
Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, Ore. announced the availability of the new EOS Imaging System, the first technology capable of providing full-body, 3-D images of patients in a natural standing or sitting position using low radiation doses.
As a new medical center, Hôpital Riviera's daily radiotherapy patient volume started out small, but now the hospital averages 40 patients per day. The introduction of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) in many more cases has resulted in a substantial reduction in the time slot — from 15-20 minutes down to 10-15 minutes — which has enabled a 50 percent increase in patients treated per day.
Strategic Radiology (SR) announced Radiology Associates of South Florida (RASF) will join the SR network. With the addition, SR now comprises 16 radiology group practices and represents more than 1,000 radiologists.
To recognize the advances in the field of nuclear and molecular imaging, as well as the professionals who carry out these procedures, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the SNMMI Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) celebrate Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week, Oct. 6-12, 2013. The theme of this year’s Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week is “Molecular Imaging: The Future … Delivered.”
Offering its clinicians more flexibility while improving patient safety and workflow, PinnacleHealth installed a Radrex-i Wireless digital radiographic (DR) X-ray system from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. PinnacleHealth utilizes the system for a variety of general exams including orthopedic, pediatric and bariatric imaging.
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