At HIMSS14, Microsoft Corp. showcased a range of health organizations, including Epic and AirStrip, that have improved care team collaboration and productivity, expanded mobility and enhanced patient care through Windows 8.1 devices and apps, and Windows Embedded solutions. With the Windows 8.1 platform of clinical-grade devices, apps and services, including Microsoft Surface, mobile care teams can: communicate with each other via a variety of methods; gain access to full-function EMRs from anywhere at any time; and use U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -cleared clinician apps to deliver mobile-based care and guidance.
Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online in the journal Radiology.
March 5, 2014 — Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and Department of Neurosurgery have developed a unique, compact and relatively inexpensive imaging device to “light up” malignant brain tumors and other cancers.
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March 5, 2014 — vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the largest telemedicine company and radiology practice in the United States, announced its newest set of indices, the “Day in the Life of Radiology,” part of the RPC (Radiology Patient Care) Indices available for free and unrestricted use at vRad’s website.
March 5, 2014 — Esaote has launched CrystaLine, a significant evolution of its ultrasound technology that delivers new levels of accuracy, quality, versatility and value. Esaote will showcase the new technology at the 2014 annual meeting of the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, March 6-10.
March 5, 2014 — Claron Technology announced it has been awarded CE mark for its NilRead zero-footprint viewer for the diagnostic interpretation of medical images. Coinciding with this, Claron has opened its European headquarters in Hasselt, Belgium, under the direction of Tom Tilmans, director of sales. In addition to spearheading direct sales efforts, Tilmans will recruit and manage a team of European partners and distributors.
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March 4, 2014 — Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA), a growing international player in molecular nuclear medicine, announced they have received orphan drug designation status for their radiopharmaceutical, Gallium-68 Dotatate.
March 4, 2014 — Physicians’ Education Resource (PER) announced that “The Great Mammography Debate” has been added to the 31st annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference agenda, in light of a controversial study that suggests mammograms do not reduce the number of women who die from breast cancer. Registration is open for the conference, which will be hosted at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, March 6-9.
National Decision Support Co. (NDSC) enhanced its ACR Select, an integration-ready, imaging decision support platform based on American College of Radiology (ACR) appropriateness criteria.
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Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. unveiled a patient-centric vendor neutral archive (VNA) for healthcare professionals at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 23-27. Synapse VNA technology will catalog and maintain the data in a patient centric model allowing a single access point for EMRs and other systems.
Eizo Inc. released two 27-inch ColorEdge models, the ColorEdge CG277 and CX271 color management monitors.
CliniComp expanded into outpatient and ancillaries with its CliniComp EHR, showcased at HIMSS 2014. The solution integrates order entry (CPOE) and order/results management, which includes order tracking. The solution allows creation of radiology specific CPOE templates based on rules defined by the facility, based on guidelines, protocols, CPT codes, reimbursement or other parameters.
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DR Systems exhibited capabilities designed to increase the quality and efficiency of patient services at HIMSS 2014. Also on display was Health Companion, a patient portal for secure messaging and patient engagement.
Aycan and Chimaera GmbH received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of Chimaera FusionSync, a software tool for more efficient handling and diagnosis of multi-modal and follow-up medical data. Available with Aycan workstation OsiriX Pro, Chimaera FusionSync was launched in Europe in 2013 with CE marking.
Barco announced the launch of Eonis 24” – a 24-inch clinical display, which comes either standard (black) or with a fully cleanable front glass panel (white). The 24” is designed to provide healthcare specialists with consistent image quality and healthcare IT professionals with management tools for centrally controlling their clinical display fleet.
Agfa HealthCare teamed with Dell to integrate Agfa’s ICIS platform with Dell Drive Plus to offer medical image management within an Epic or other electronic health record (EHR). Highlighted in conjunction with the HIMSS 2014 annual conference, the collaboration is part of Agfa HealthCare’s and Dell’s focus to streamline customer workflows by providing easily integrated enhancements for the EHR, including seamless access to medical images within a patient’s electronic health record.
Agfa HealthCare unveiled enhancements to its ICIS at the 2014 annual meeting of the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
AFC Industries Inc.’s latest ergonomic workstation solution is the ErgoTier TS, an electronic sit to stand workstation with the following features:
Royal Philips’s IntelliSpace Portal was named a Category Leader in Enterprise Advanced Visualization Software in the 2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report.
Hologic Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women. It will showcase its portfolio of products for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, breast biopsy, osteoporosis risk assessment and extremity imaging at the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology, in Vienna, Austria, March 6-10. Hologic is offering three tomosynthesis-related events at ECR.
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