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October 7, 2008 – Philips contributes cardiovascular X-ray systems to hybrid surgery suites by STERIS Corp. to treat patients requiring minimally invasive cardiovascular surgical procedures, or those needing open surgery, within a single operating suite.

Time October 06, 2008
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EmpowerCTA injector system offers both ACIST’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. This ...

Time October 05, 2008
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October 6, 2008 - Quantum Medical Imaging has completed an installation of their DiRex Digital System, which includes a ...

Time October 05, 2008
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Automated workflow enhancements and clinical applications for the Aquilion CT line are designed to reduce patient radiation dose, provide faster diagnosis and maximize patient comfort.

Time October 05, 2008
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October 6, 2008 - Doctors in Syracuse, NY, have deployed RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems. A ...

Time October 05, 2008
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October 3, 2008 – 23andMe Inc. is embarking on a worldwide effort to assemble the largest cohort of women whose lives ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Case Study | Suhny Abbara, M.D., assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, director, Cardiovascular Imaging, M

This case is a routine coronary CTA with the focus on the coronary arteries. The patient was a middle-aged male with a family history of coronary artery disease, moderate risk profile and atypical chest pain. The EKG did not indicate myocardial ischemia and there was no enzyme leak.

Time October 02, 2008
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Feature | Amy Ballard, MEd, director of research,

Advances in molecular imaging, specifically through the discovery of new molecular imaging agents and developments in the technologies that enable their visualization have opened up new possibilities for the early detection of disease as well as personalized medicine.

Time October 02, 2008
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October 3, 2008 - Zotec Partners said Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) has licensed the company’s Electronic Billing ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Case Study | W. Dennis Foley, M.D., professor of radi

In this retrospectively gated full thoracic CT study, the examination was performed using the LightSpeed VCT 64 system with 0.625 mm detector collimation, retrospective cardiac gating and mono-sector reconstruction. The patient received three 5 mg injections of Metoprolol intravenously for cardiac rate control. Heart rate during acquisition was 64 to 65 BPM.

Time October 02, 2008
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Over the past year, headlines across industry and consumer media have highlighted FDA warnings on the dangers of gadolinium-based contrast agents. To date, it has become common knowledge and a FDA black box warning that gadolinium-based agents run the risk of causing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD).

Time October 02, 2008
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The Fabius MRI employs the same user interface as Draeger’s Fabius GS, Fabius Tiro and Apollo machines, creating a ...

Time October 01, 2008
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TeraMedica Healthcare Technology’s Evercore Enterprise Suite has been fully tested and certified for use with IBM’s Grid ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Riverain’s OnGuard Chest X-ray CAD is reportedly the only FDA PMA-approved chest X-ray CAD system. Working in ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Feature | Mike Arani, MS

Since its clinical adoption in the early 1990s, anesthesia agent monitoring has evolved significantly from standalone units to modules that are used in multiparameter monitoring systems. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), over 40 million anesthetics are delivered each year in the United States, irrespective of the care setting.

Time October 01, 2008
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October 2, 2008 – The American College of Radiology is offering a radiology education program – the “Classroom of the ...

Time October 01, 2008
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EmpowerCTA injector system offers both ACIST’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. This CT injector features air embolism protection, on-the-fly flow rate manipulation and syringe loading and arming at the injector.

Time October 01, 2008
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Eizo GmbH Display Technologies has added both 1MP color and grayscale displays to its portfolio of monitors in the medical field for surgery and modalities. The 19-inch displays, the SCD 19102 and SMD 19102, feature the latest viewing angle technology and high luminance of up to 280 cd/m2 (candelas per square meter) for the color display and 1000 cd/m2 for the grayscale display.

Time October 01, 2008
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Del Medical will sell and market New Medical Imaging of China’s Gemini family of full-field, portable DR flat panels in ...

Time October 01, 2008
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October 2, 2008 - In a study that used Hologic’s R2 computer-aided detection (CAD) system, researchers found that ...

Time October 01, 2008
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