August 18, 2010 - Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was found to be safe, accurate, and cost-effective in low risk patients in a recent scientific statement published by the American Heart Association (AHA), titled “Testing of Low-Risk Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain.”

August 18, 2010 - PACSGEAR, a provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, announced the acquisition of all assets of NAI Tech Products of Auburn, Calif. NAI Tech Products is a medical device company specializing in the high quality digital video capture of medical images.

August 17, 2010 – Fluke Biomedical announced today a major expansion of service options for its customers across the United States. New CarePlans extended-warranty packages, as well as onsite and mobile services, offer priority services to ensure a new level of convenience for users of Fluke Biomedical best-in-class medical test and safety equipment.

August 16, 2010 – Software version 3.01 for CS-3 Control Station has been released by Konica Minolta. It supports the company’s new image resend feature and enables users to connect an existing CS-3 to the dual bay Xpress CR 210 with C-plate technology.

August 16, 2010 – There is a new solution for radiologists who want the flexibility to perform diagnostic reads from any location. The NextDimension TravelRad is a compact, briefcase-sized, high-performance workstation computer and a pair of detachable, high-resolution displays that provide a turnkey portable solution for remote reading and reporting of imaging studies across several modalitie

August 16, 2010 - Orion Sales Partners entered into a distribution agreement with GE Healthcare to promote the sales of GE’s Vivid Cardiovascular Ultrasound devices for clinicians in private practice. In addition, this includes sales of GE’s Diagnostic Cardiology line of products for the entire non-hospital market.

August 16, 2010 – Pacsgear, a provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, announced on August 13 the acquisition of all assets of NAI Tech Products of Auburn, Calif. NAI Tech Products is a medical device company specializing in the high-quality digital video capture of medical images.

August 16, 2010 – The Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagem (FIDI) in São Paulo, Brazil, is the first site in Latin America to add PACS/EHR connectivity software from PACSGEAR. With more than 300 physicians, FIDI is a non-profit organization that performs more than 3 million diagnostic imaging procedures each year.

August 13, 2010 - In an effort to help customers increase utilization, while reducing scheduled downtime for planned maintenance, Siemens unveils its comprehensive service program that enables delivery of preventive maintenance and system updates and modifications outside of normal operating hours.