December 14, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed marketing of the first hand-held device intended to aid in the detection of life-threatening bleeding in the skull called intracranial hematomas, using near-infrared spectroscopy. The device, the Infrascanner Model 1000, can help healthcare providers identify patients with critical head injuries who need an immediate computed tomography (CT) brain imaging study.

December 13, 2011 — At RSNA 2011, Ziltron will launch its Web-based Perform & Director Product Suite to measure, analyze and improve the diagnostic capability, quality and performance of radiology professionals. The company, based in San Diego, Calif. with a European base in Limerick, Ireland, delivers observer performance and digital imaging diagnostics.

Ziltron Peform & Director Product Suite

December 13, 2011 — Royal Philips Electronics announced that iDose, the latest generation of its iterative reconstruction technique, has nearly 500 sales.

December 13, 2011 — Siemens announced its computed tomography (CT) iterative reconstruction algorithm SAFIRE – Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction – has been cleared for domestic sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This new generation of image reconstruction software and hardware allows for a robust reduction of radiation dose in CT examinations.

SAFIRE Iterative Reconstruction Protocol

December 13, 2011 — Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. has introduced DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report on all new Infinix-i vascular X-ray systems. The new feature automatically records radiation dose information from every X-ray event, from beginning to end, based on each pedal push administered by the clinician.

DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report

Hitachi Aloka Medical displayed the world’s first 4-D ultrasound elastography feature at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) annual meeting this year.  

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