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December 18, 2008 — AngioDynamics Inc. announced the use of its irreversible electroporation (IRE) technology on a lymph node metastasis and the first lung lesion case at The Alfred in Melbourne, Australia.

Time December 17, 2008
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December 17, 2008 - A study released this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that colonoscopy is associated with lower death rates from colorectal cancer, however, the procedure missed lesions more often on the right side of the colon versus the left side.

Time December 17, 2008
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December 17, 2008 – Teleradiology provider Imaging On Call said it signed contracts with Orange Radiology Associates in Monroe, NY and Interfaith Medical Center based in Brooklyn, NY. Imaging On Call offers various packages, including preliminary or final reads, subspecialty reads, vacation coverage, post processing and interpretation for coronary CTA and breast MRI.

Time December 16, 2008
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December 16, 2008 – Two imaging facilities in Delaware are the latest to select NovaRad’s imaging and scheduling technologies to enhance workflow and productivity. The facilities include: - Limestone Open MRI & Diagnostic Imaging in Wilmington, selected NovaPACS - Mid Delaware Imaging in Dover, selected NovaPACS and NovaRIS

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December 16, 2008 - Rcadia Medical Imaging Ltd., developer of the COR Analyzer software for the automated analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies, closed a $3.3M investment round led by BioVentures Investors of Cambridge, MA.

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December 16, 2008 - OnePacs LLC is offering its new fully functional, free version of the OnePacs web-enabled PACS system, as a way to work alongside and integrate with a current PACS or replace it.

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December 16, 2008 – Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine compared narrow-band imaging (NBI) without high magnification to standard white light colonoscopy in differentiating colorectal polyps during real-time colonoscopy and found that NBI was not more accurate than white light colonoscopy.

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December 16, 2008 – Digisonics was awarded the Best in KLAS for the cardiology market segment in the 2008 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards report published this week. The KLAS evaluation is comprised of 40 individual questions that cover everything from contracting and sales to implementation, service and upgrades.

Time December 15, 2008
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December 15, 2008 - Breast conserving surgery is not improved by the addition of MRI to other conventional staging assessments, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Time December 15, 2008
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December 15, 2008 - Visage Imaging received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its latest thin-client product release, Visage CS 3.1, providing an upgrade to its prior offerings in cardiac and other tools, and includes new optional neuroradiology and oncology applications.

Time December 15, 2008
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December 15, 2008 - Lantheus Medical Imaging reported that new data from a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study of over four million hospitalized patients showed similar unadjusted mortality rates for patients receiving DEFINITY Vial for (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension enhanced resting echocardiography exams when compared with patients who did not receive DEFINITY.

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December 15, 2008 – Manatee Healthcare System Florida has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their PACS provider for a five-year agreement in which Sectra will supply PACS products and direct service and support to the Manatee Healthcare System.

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December 15, 2008 - The board of directors of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has selected Sal Martino, Ed.D., R.T.(R), FASRT, CAE, as the association’s new chief executive officer, who will take over the top post of the world’s largest radiologic science organization upon the retirement of current CEO Lynn May on Dec. 31, 2008.

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December 15, 2008 - A novel X-ray technique developed by a team of researchers from EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland allows researchers to see molecular motion on a time scale, reported an article published in the journal Science, online Dec. 11, 2008.

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December 15, 2008 - Nuance Communications Inc. said today that more than 100 healthcare customers are using background speech recognition with Nuance’s on-premise Dictaphone Enterprise Speech System.

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December 15, 2008 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alternated with mammography at six-month intervals can detect breast cancers not identified by mammography alone, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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December 15, 2008 — GE Healthcare has entered into a partnership with Deep Breeze Ltd., a leader in vibration response imaging (VRI) technology, and announced that the FDA granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the VRIxv, a noninvasive, radiation-free lung imaging system. The VRIxv will be on display at the 54th AARC International Respiratory Congress from Dec. 13-16, in Anaheim, CA.

Time December 14, 2008
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December 12, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for IQ-SPECT technology.

Time December 12, 2008
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December 12, 2008 - Currently, combinations of chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the standard treatment approach for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, and concomitant chemo-radiotherapy, although associated with increased acute toxicity, has demonstrated to be the better strategy over sequential chemo-radiotherapy, and it is to be considered a standard approach in patie

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December 12, 2008 - Using a three-dimensional (3D) image-guided system to help place screws in the spines of patients results in safe and accurate surgery with a decrease in the number of misplaced screws, and subsequent injuries, seen in more traditional operations, say neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Time December 12, 2008
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