Carestream will launch new capabilities for its Vue PACS (picture archive and communication system) platform including its new 64-bit architecture that provides enhanced processing power so radiologists can manage large imaging data sets and use complex analysis and automatic registration features to read 3-D imaging studies.
Carestream will showcase enhancements to its digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module including a DBT image map, improved workflow settings, and the display of DICOM-compliant 2-D synthetic views, which are calculated from the 3-D dataset.
October 9, 2014 — Intelerad Medical Systems launched its Assignment Engine module, which automatically assigns pending cases from across the enterprise to the most suitable radiologist, and prioritizes the cases within the radiologist's own dynamic worklist.
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October 9, 2014 — Earlier this month Hologic President and CEO Stephen MacMillan presided over the NASDAQ stock market opening bell ceremony on Oct. 1, the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October 9, 2014 — Patients with a recurrence of head and neck cancer who have previously received radiation treatment can be treated more quickly, safely and with fewer side effects with high doses of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in combination with a drug that also carefully targets cancerous tumors. These findings from a UPMC CancerCenter study were presented at the 2014 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Francisco.

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October 9, 2014 — Treating cancers with immunotherapy and radiotherapy at the same time could stop them from becoming resistant to treatment, according to a study published in Cancer Research.
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New York Imaging Service, a PMI company and the largest regional independent provider of digital imaging technology and services for medical facilities in New York State, announced that the company has re-signed its contract with the New York Mets.
October 9, 2014 — Clear Guide Medical announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Clear Guide One product. In addition, following a recent assessment of its quality management system by the British Standards Institute (bsi.), Clear Guide Medical has been recommended for certification to ISO 13485:2003.
Sectra is now launching Sectra Image Lab — a platform that offers healthcare providers with straightforward access to medical image analysis as a service. The recently signed partner, Riverain Technologies, will offer its lung disease detection software via Sectra’s platform.
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SurDoc announced the launch of its SurMD DICOM Image Archival and Distribution (SDAD) service to aid medical and diagnostic imaging centers to securely archive and share test results with patients and providers.
October 8, 2014 — Children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development, international studies presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2014 Congress in Madrid showed.
At RSNA 2014 in Chicago, Agfa HealthCare (South Hall A, booth# 4708) will focus on the ‘Future of Radiology’, demonstrating specific ways in which it is meeting the various and evolving needs of healthcare.
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http://glossary.itnonline.com/3d-mammographyDebra Flores, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital, was three months late for her annual mammogram when she drove to the Dorothy G. Hoefer Comprehensive Breast Center for her scan. Months earlier, Flores had found money in her hospital’s budget to purchase the first 3-D mammography device, also known as tomosynthesis, to pilot the new technology for the Sentara Cancer Network. That afternoon, radiologist Kelley Allison, M.D., saw cancer in both of Debra’s breasts, including a tiny Stage ‘0’ tumor.
The system uses the same traditional principles of ultrasound that have been used for decades, but uses HDlive software to calculate depth, shape and detail. The system includes noise-removal, image enhancement, color and light.
Merge Healthcare Inc. announced the launch of electronic referrals and online order management for iConnect Network.
Mammography Saves Lives (MSL) is a public service campaign, which includes TV and radio public service announcements (PSAs) to encourage women, 40 and older, to get a regular mammogram and helps them find an accredited center near them.
Seno Medical Instruments Inc. announced it has completed active enrollment of subjects in its U.S.-based PIONEER Pivotal Study of Imagio.
Specialty Teleradiology LLC announced that they have achieved Meaningful Use and increased operational efficiency since implementing PowerServer, a Complete Certified Ambulatory EHR-certified system developed by RamSoft.
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The ASE Education and Research Foundation hosted a one-day event, Value-Based Healthcare: Summit 2014, Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C., which gathered thought leaders from across the healthcare spectrum to discuss cardiac imaging in the new value-based healthcare paradigm. The Summit culminated with the announcement that the ASE Foundation’s largest research grant in its history, a $200,000 multi-year grant, has been awarded to a research team from the University of Chicago led by Victor Mor-Avi, Ph.D., FASE, director of cardiac imaging research.