August 25, 2010 - A privately held medical device company has secured $20 million in Series C financing led by new investor Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) GmbH and joined by existing investors Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners and OrbiMed Advisors.

August 26, 2010 – Analysis and quantification tools for 2-D, 3-D and 4-D data from a wide range of echocardiography systems will be added to Agfa's Impax Cardiovascular Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

August 25, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with the American College of Radiology as they initiate a review of a sample of mammograms performed by a Florida clinic suspected of inaccurate radiological reviews.

August 25, 2010 - A new technique that combines advanced radiologic imaging with precise tumor localization to remove a cancer in its entirety and with minimal disturbance to surrounding organs is available.

August 25, 2010 - A new portable digital radiography system was recently launched.

August 25, 2010 – Evidence suggests the use of contrast agents for echocardiography is safe and not associated with a greater incidence of myocardial infarction or mortality, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology (vol. 106, issue 5, pages 742-747, Sept. 1, 2010.)

August 24, 2010 - Ziosoft Inc. announced a new financing option at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual conference, held in the Washington, D.C., area Aug. 23 - 25, 2010.

August 24, 2010 - An ultrasound scanner that packages imaging electronics with ergonomics into a compact, user-friendly system is now available in the U.S. market and has been available in Europe and Japan for more than a year.

August 24, 2010 - In a recent study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 52nd Annual Meeting, researchers at the University of Washington showed that 18FDG dose for Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) may be reduced by as much as 70 percent without altering image quality.

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.

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