April 21, 2014 — vRad announced it completed a strategic partnership with E-Techco Information Technologies Co. Ltd., a leader in consumer telehealth solutions. The partnership names vRad as E-Techco’s exclusive agent for remote professional radiology interpretations in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, beginning in May 2014. This partnership marks vRad’s first significant international market expansion into the Chinese market. Financial terms were not disclosed.

April 21, 2014 — Cardiologists and cancer experts at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan have joined forces to establish its first cardio-oncology clinic at the Tisch Cancer Institute.

Presentations at the symposium of The International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU) demonstrate an increasing body of data supporting the potential of focused ultrasound to transform the treatment of a wide range of diseases. 

Proton Therapy Center Czech is located in the capital of the Czech Republic and has successfully entered its second year of operation. Since the beginning, it has made itself available to patients from all over the world has to date has treated patients from 18 different countries — including Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the Russian federation. 

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., is the first hospital in the nation to conduct a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a patient implanted with a new MRI-compatible pacemaker — a breakthrough because metal implants often exclude patients from this imaging because of the strong magnetic force.

 

GE Healthcare celebrated the production of its 10,000th OEC 9900 Elite mobile imaging system globally, following installation at a prestigious hospital in Pittsburgh. Mobile C-arms are digital X-ray imaging systems used to see inside the body during surgery and interventional procedures, aiding surgeons in precise surgical repair. The delivery of this system marks a significant clinical milestone because the global use of this high-quality system is helping promote the advancement of minimally invasive surgery in all regions of the world.
Prostate Biopsy Ultrasound MRI Rush Medical Center Chicago

Urologists at Rush University Medical Center are the first in Chicago to offer a powerful new tool for visualizing and monitoring the prostate in men who have high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and in detecting prostate cancer more accurately.
HIMSS Analytics Bed Management Enterprise Resource Planning Financial Modeling

Bed management, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial modeling applications are positioned for accelerated growth among hospitals, according to data from the “HIMSS Analytics Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market, Spring 2014 Edition.”

April 18, 2014 — Image Wisely recently launched its third radiation safety case, “CT Brain Perfusion Dose Optimization,” the latest in a series of free, online and mobile-compatible educational offerings, developed with the assistance of the American College of Radiology (ACR), that allow radiologists, imaging technologists and medical physicists to assess their understanding of important radiation safety concepts, including dose monitoring and optimization.

April 18, 2014 — SST Group announced the launch of the DICOM Virtual Media Creator (DVM-EZ), a hardware and software solution designed to provide healthcare facilities with a simple, fast and secure way to distribute DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) images to patients, referring physicians and other facilities.

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