March 12, 2012 —Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. announced the commercial availability of the FDR D-EVO portable upgrade system, the company’s first digital radiography (DR) upgrade option for analog mobile portables.

FDR D-EVO portable upgrade system

March 12, 2012 — A new study shows that the use of gadobenate dimeglumine, the highest relaxivity gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) available for central nervous system (CNS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), over a high concentration MRI contrast agent may improve clinicians’ ability to visualize lesions of the brain.

March 12, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare announced shipment of the Acuson S1000 ultrasound system, a premium ultrasound platform. The Acuson S1000 system expands access to imaging performance at a very low cost of ownership.

March 12, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a surface beacon transponder to be used with the Calypso system as a tracking device capable of monitoring motion during radiotherapy treatments for indications anywhere in the body.

Surface Beacon Transponder

Liver imaging is a complex magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination and requires experience to reach consistent image quality. Abdomen Dot (Day optimizing throughput) engine provided by Siemens Healthcare helps to take away the complexity of abdominal imaging through guidance and sophisticated automation. This enables optimized scans tailored to every patient yielding consistent, high-quality results and enhanced staff efficiencies.

March 9, 2012 — Residency training requirements in competencies related to radiology business practice and healthcare policy have been in place for more than a decade.

March 9, 2012 — Parascript, LLC, an image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced that its AccuDetect Galileo computer-aided detection (CAD) software for digital mammography showed better overall performance in detecting breast cancer against iCad’s SecondLook in a recent retrospective study.

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