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Viatronix Inc. announced its dedicated CT Colonography (CTC) software V3D-Colon was exclusively used in another important clinical study relating to colorectal cancer screening. The latest CTC study, "Assessment of volumetric growth rates of small colorectal polyps with CT colonography: a longitudinal study of natural history" (Lancet Oncology) tracked polyp growth in 243 patients over an eight year period.
October 09, 2013 
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Each year, 13 percent of all newly diagnosed lung cancer patients are diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Approximately 39 percent of patients with SCLC are diagnosed with limited-stage disease. These patients are often treated with chemotherapy and definitive radiation therapy. Staging information is essential because of the high propensity for metastatic disease in SCLC, and the identification of metastases can spare patients from the toxicity associated with thoracic radiotherapy. Furthermore, in those patients who do receive radiotherapy, knowing the exact extent of disease may permit more accurate treatment volume delineation.
October 09, 2013 Technology
Advanced Data Systems (ADS) introduced MedicsConnect, a tool that automatically transmits radiology reports to referring physicians in a vendor agnostic HL7 format compatible with any electronic health record (EHR) system.
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BreastScreen Aotearoa, the national breast screening program in New Zealand, is establishing a centralized electronic picture archiving and communications system (PACS) that can store and transmit digital mammography images.
October 09, 2013 
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Since December 2012, clinicians at Kettering Medical Center have been able to access — on Elekta’s Mosaiq Oncology Information Management System — the electronic medical records of patients who undergo treatment on the facility’s Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system. Leksell GammaPlan Connectivity provides integration with Mosaiq for complete patient charting and a streamlined clinical workflow.
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Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. and AppDynamics Inc. announced a joint initiative to provide applications performance management solutions to hospital and outpatient imaging centers using Fujifilm workflow applications.
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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.
October 09, 2013 News
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 09, 2013 
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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.
October 08, 2013 Sponsored Content
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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.
October 08, 2013 
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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.
October 08, 2013 News
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.
October 08, 2013 
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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.
October 08, 2013 News
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.
October 08, 2013 
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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.
October 08, 2013 
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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.
October 07, 2013 
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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.
October 07, 2013 
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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.
October 07, 2013 
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CoActiv Medical will debut Exam-PACS 3.0 at the 2013 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
October 07, 2013