GE Healthcare announced the launch of its new introductory dose management solution, DoseWatch Explore, which is now available on select GE computed tomography (CT) systems in the United States. DoseWatch Explore is a Web-based, cloud-deployed, dose management software that tracks, analyzes and reports practice-level radiation dose data for GE CT systems.

Calgary Scientific Inc. announced the release of ResolutionMD 5.1. The latest software version enables physicians to make faster and more informed treatment decisions, by providing even greater access to medical images and information via Web and mobile devices.

A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study has found distinct injury patterns in the brains of people with concussion-related depression and anxiety, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The findings may lead the way to improved treatment and understanding of these common disorders, researchers said.

IMRIS Inc. received a letter May 26 from the NASDAQ Stock Market stating that it would be delisted and trading suspended on June 4. IMRIS said this was in accordance with Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b), and IM-5101-1. A Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which will remove the company's securities from listing and registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for detector and computed tomography (CT) software enhancements for its Aquilion ONE family of CT systems. which are designed to offer customers the right technology to meet their business needs for improving patient safety, have received FDA clearance.

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of International Medical Equipment and Service, Inc. (IMES). IMES is the first acquisition completed by Richardson Healthcare, the division of Richardson Electronics focused on high-value components and replacement parts for the diagnostic imaging market.

​Carestream Health will show a model of its cone beam CT (CBCT) system at AHRA that is currently undergoing clinical studies and is being designed to: provide weight-bearing images of knees, legs and feet as well as other orthopaedic exams; use less radiation than traditional CT; and be used in a wide range of facilities. This CBCT system is INVESTIGATIONAL and NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL SALE. Carestream is also demonstrating its new Touch Ultrasound platform that received 510(k) Clearance and is available for sale in the United States and its advanced healthcare IT solutions including PACS, vendor-neutral archive, Clinical Collaboration Platform and Carestream’s Vue Motion enterprise viewer.

vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a leading telemedicine company and radiology practice, and MetaMind, Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions powered by “deep learning,” announced a partnership to improve the speed, accuracy and quality of radiology diagnostics for a series of potentially life-threatening conditions, the first of which will be intracranial hemorrhaging (IH). IH (blood leaking inside the brain) requires immediate medical treatment, otherwise it quickly leads to increased pressure in the brain, and potentially damaged brain tissue or death.

Together with its customers, Elekta raised EUR 30,575 (USD 33,250) during the 3rd European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) Forum in Barcelona in April. The funds will be donated to Radiating Hope, a nonprofit organization with the mission to improve cancer care, specifically radiation oncology care, around the world.

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