At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in November 2012, Siemens Healthcare demonstrated continued commitment to its Agenda 2013 global initiative by previewing several works-in-progress imaging systems.

Testing of a compact cancer treatment technology from ProTom International Inc. has demonstrated that the system achieves its design specification: delivering high-energy protons to isocenter at a beam intensity sufficient for standard clinical practice.

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Business and technology analyst Ovum has published three “Trends to Watch" reports on cloud computing and reveals that 2013 will see cloud computing continue to grow rapidly.

Mach 7 Technologies unveiled the latest version of its enterprise clinical imaging platform, Keystone Suite, at the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in November 2012.

PenRad’s mammography information system (MIS) has been named the Category Leader in the “2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services” report for MIS technology for the fifth consecutive year by KLAS. KLAS rankings are based on product quality, ease-of-use and price, as well as customer support according to evaluations given by system users. Since KLAS began analyzing the MIS market in 2008, PenRad MIS has won the Category Leader each year consecutively.

Eli Lilly and Company and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lilly, announced today that Amyvid (Florbetapir F 18 Injection) has received marketing authorization from the European Commission as a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical indicated for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of beta-amyloid neuritic plaque density in the brains of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive impairment. Amyvid should be used in conjunction with a clinical evaluation.[1]

GSI Group Inc., a leading supplier of laser-based solutions, precision motion and optical technologies to global industrial, medical, electronics and scientific markets, announced that it has acquired NDS Surgical Imaging (NDS), a San Jose, Calif.-based global leader in surgical and radiology displays and related peripherals, for $82.5 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments.

GE Healthcare introduced an expansion of the line of Caring Magnetic Resonance (MR) Suites, built by PDC, that now includes designs specific to GE’s Extremity Optima 430s MR scanner.

DICOM Grid, a global provider of cloud-based medical image exchange solutions, recently launched its next generation clinical viewer. This latest release enables the easy access and viewing of complex medical imaging data and associated reporting from any browser-based device or iPad.

Molecular breast imaging company Gamma Medica, Inc. is expanding the capabilities of its LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) System with a biopsy accessory. Gamma Medica’s technology clearly lights up tumors, even those obscured by dense breast tissue. This new LumaGUIDE hardware and software package, currently a work-in-progress, will allow physicians to precisely identify and biopsy suspicious lesions. The new procedure is quick (about half the time of an MRI-guided biopsy), easy-to-use, and streamlined.

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