August 24, 2010 - While the use of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in European hospitals is 80 percent, the modern radiology information system (RIS) that drives PACS has only reached a penetration level of about 41 percent.

August 23, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the CXDI-70C wireless digital radiography (DR) system, Canon’s first wireless detector, which offers easy portability. Canon introduced the system today at the 2010 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting in Washington, D.C.

August 23, 2010 - New advanced 3-D capabilities comparable to those offered by dedicated advanced visualization systems are available on the latest Carestream picture archiving and communications system (PACS) platform upgrade.

August 23, 2010 – A 30-inch, 10 mega-pixel (MP) liquid crystal display (LCD) with auto-calibration software was released for mammography and viewing images from picture archiving and communications systems (PACS). Double Black Imaging (DBI) is showing the LCD this week at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) 2010 annual meeting in booth 328.

August 23, 2010 – Making the most of limited space, a low-profile, height-adjustable, user-friendly, mini-workstation that folds against a wall when not in use brings computer technology to almost any location in a healthcare facility. AFC Industries Inc. introduced the Wall Mount Combo AFC78-08_12 at Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2010 annual meeting in booth 429.

August 23, 2010 - The radiation therapy skin cancer business of Topex Inc. is being sold to Sensus Healthcare. Sensus will take over sales of the low-energy SRT 100 superficial radiotherapy treatment system.


August 23, 2010 - Calypso Medical Technologies Inc., entered into a distribution agreement with Siemens Healthcare for the sale of its Calypso System in Europe.

The Calypso System is a real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumor targets.

August 23, 2010 - Two companies recently signed a strategic partnership agreement drawing on both firms' established expertise in imaging technology to establish computed tomography (CT) as a viable, minimally-invasive imaging alternative for many cardiovascular procedures.

August 23, 2010 - A new, rapid method of labeling peptides with a fluorine-18 (F-18) positron-emission tomography (PET) radiotracer is being evaluated.

Immunomedics Inc. and GE Healthcare announced they have entered into a license and collaboration agreement for the evaluation of labeling technologies based on Immunomedics' patented F-18 peptide labeling method.


August 19, 2010 – Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel 3-D imaging approach that may improve the accuracy of treatment for ventricular tachycardia (VT). The potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder causes the heart to beat too fast.
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