July 9, 2012 — PACsgear, the leading provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, today announced an agreement with Merge Healthcare (MRGE) to participate in the Open Image Exchange, a cloud-based network designed to securely share medical images and information.

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July 9, 2012 — A new report issued in June by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and developed in collaboration with 10 other professional societies provides detailed criteria to help clinicians maximize the appropriate use of certain noninvasive vascular tests when caring for patients with suspected or known non-coronary arterial disorders.

July 9, 2012 — GE Healthcare unveiled in June the GE Blueprint for low dose, a comprehensive program that helps healthcare providers integrate CT (computed tomography) technologies, education and process improvements, and data analysis to reduce patient radiation dose from CT by up to 50 percent.

July 9, 2012 — Xmri.com and Worldrad.com, subsidiaries of leading national outsourced radiology solutions provider Usarad.com, announced a partnership with Egypt-based telemedicine company Telemed Providers to promote these specialized subsidiaries throughout the Middle East.

July 9, 2012 — Burlington Medical Supplies, a radiation protection and X-ray medical supply company, now offers no fog lenses. These lead glasses are the latest in technology for healthcare professionals who work in scatter radiation environments, such as doctors, nurses and technologists.

July 6, 2012 — A new study titled “Specific Ways Brain SPECT Imaging Enhances Clinical Psychiatric Practice” was published June in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. It reveals how brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging can help clinicians more accurately diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental conditions by looking at the organ responsible for the decision-making, behaviors and overall cognitive functioning.

July 6, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare celebrated the grand opening of its new refurbished systems factory in Wood Dale, Ill., on June 20. The 29,190-square-foot facility, located at 855 N. Wood Dale Rd., will refurbish a broad array of previously owned Siemens medical imaging systems, including its internationally renowned portfolio of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and molecular imaging (MI) units.

July 6, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced the company has been selected to receive a $300,000 Massachusetts-Israel Innovation Partnership (MIIP) grant.

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