After spending a week walking the show floor and meeting with scores of vendors at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 annual meeting, the following are my choices for the most innovative new technologies presented.

December 2, 2011 – At the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Sony Electronics unveiled its new works-in-progress 25-inch Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) medical grade monitor. With the introduction of the PVM-2551MD display (pending 510(k) clearance), Sony is the first display manufacturer to show the noted advantages of OLED technology to the radiology industry.

Philips Healthcare announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s first commercially available whole body positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) imaging system, the Ingenuity TF PET/MR. This platform will redefine how medicine is practiced in the future by helping clinicians and researchers investigate novel personalized medicine and treatments for oncology, cardiology and neurology.

December 1, 2011 – Vizua introduced an interactive, cloud-based 3-D scan visualization and collaboration platform at RSNA 2011. Designed to extend the capabilities of radiology practices, Vizua enables real-time exploration and sharing of high-definition 3-D views created directly from traditional 2-D scans.

One-click this and drop-in that is my kind of technology.  While I took satisfaction in mastering DOS, for example, remembering the key strokes to highlight a paragraph and the next set of strokes to move it, I don’t want to go back. Radiologists won’t either, after they start using the amazingly simple technologies I saw this year on the RSNA exhibit floor.

Double Black Imaging ‘s (DBI) picture archive and communications system (PACS) LCD Solutions offers environmentally friendly and ergonomically designed LCDs exceed industry standards with built-in front sensors. They are bundled with X-CAL Web calibration suite for full automatic calibration, conformance, alerting and reporting.  The LCDs come with ultra-high brightness and contrast ratios, industry-leading luminance uniformity performance, bonded protective panels, high speed graphic controllers and a full five-year warranty.

The X-Series LCD line consists of a 2 MP Monochrome and High-Bright Color, a 3MP Monochrome and High-Bright Color, a 5 MP Monochrome LCD with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) for mammography and PACSs and the new 10MP Monochrome LCD all with X-CAL Web. 

For more information: www.doubleblackimaging.com

Cerner RadNet radiology information system (RIS) provides the tools to work more efficiently while providing patients with a positive personal experience and delivering superior care.  RadNet RIS helps streamline departmental operations — from registration and order entry, through worklist management and image interpretation, to image and result distribution and business analysis.

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