Alere Wellogic, the health information arm of Alere Inc., announced that its Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is now available to help radiologists and imaging centers achieve "meaningful use" certification and qualify for incentives as part of the federal Meaningful Use Program. The solution was on display at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, held from November 26th-30th at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging introduces another innovation for the wireless Aero digital radiography (DR) — the new AeroSync X-ray exposure synchronization technology. With AeroSync, facilities can easily upgrade existing analog portable X-ray systems not fitted with DR interfaces into digital systems.

Toshiba is developing a radiation dose alert to show interventionalists how much dose they have delivered to their patient from X-ray angiography.
Siemens unveiled the world's first wireless ultrasound transducer at RSNA 2012.
Sectra was among the vendors to show a work-in-progress software to record the radiation dose used for every radiology exam, a requirement of new laws in some states.
Siemens unveiled two new 510(k)-pending angiography systems, the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen, which incorporate new X-ray tube, detector and imaging software technology, which can help reduce dose significantly, while offering improved image quality.
GE's OEC 9900 Elite mobile C-arm and Venue 40 mobile hybrid suite combines an ultrasound system with a mobile C-arm system for an office based interventional room.
Toshiba unveiled a 640-slice CT scanner, the Aquilion One Vision.
Taking 3-D images shown on 2-D display screens to a true physical 3-D form, Vidar Systems/3D Systems displayed the new Z Printer 450. This is an example of a nasal tumor inside the skull.
Two more examples of printed sculptures from Vidar Systems/3D Systems dZ Printer 450, showing a fetal face ultrasound and an upper jaw.
GestSure displayed a newsystem that allow interventionalists in the cath lab, or surgeons in the operating room, to pick reference images to display on the overhead screens in the room and manipulate the images all hands free.
Philips' has developed the IMR CT spectral imaging software, which may offer detailed soft tissue imaging comparable to MRI, as shown here in a comparison of a imaging of the same soft tissue lesion.
TeraRecon Lesion-Specific Analysis
TeraRecon Lesion-Specific Analysis

The latest advances in cardiovascular imaging are usually shown first at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, the largest radiology show in the world, held the last week of November in Chicago. After spending five days walking three expo halls filled with more than 600 product vendors, the following is my editor’s choice for the most innovative new cardiovascular imaging technology.

 

A survey of women undergoing routine screening mammography found that many of them would be interested in pursuing additional screening tests if notified they had dense breast tissue, despite the possibility of false positives, invasive procedures, and out-of-pocket costs, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

December 11, 2012 — Devicor Medical Products Inc. (Devicor) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mammotome revolve, a dual vacuum-assisted biopsy system, for use on patients.

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