July 1, 2010 – Two companies this week announced plans to join forces to bring expanded proton therapy access to cancer patients in the United States and worldwide.
July 1, 2010 – Two companies recently announced they will work together to produce improved 3-D advanced visualization software. Intelerad Medical Systems will partner with Fovia Inc. to provide integrated High-Definition Volume Rendering (HDVR) for its flagship IntelePACS and InteleOne software solutions.
July 1, 2010 – The new version of DICOM Izer, which features increased automation and manipulation of high-definition (HD) video, is now available. ETIAM developed the new version 3.60 as a continuation of version 3.40, in order to make it easier for both new and existing users.
Like previous versions, DICOM Izer comes in three different editions:
July 1, 2010 – The experience of getting an MRI can now be a much less intimidating experience, thanks to a new magnetic resonance (MR) scanner designed to ease patients’ anxiety and claustrophobia.
June 30, 2010 – The European Reference Organization (EUREF) Council for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services awarded its first Mammographic Type Test certification this week. The Hologic Selenia digital mammography system with a tungsten tube became the first system of any type to receive this certification.
June 30, 2010 – Advanced imaging technologies have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward imaging-guided percutaneous—or through the skin—techniques, according to a new study appearing the September print and online edition of Radiology.
June 30, 2010 – Fujifilm Holdings America Corp. this week announced plans to restructure its new subsidiary, Fujinon Inc. Fujinon will be reorganized into two subsidiaries, one of which will report to Fujifilm North America Corp. for the optical device business and the other to Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. for the endoscopy business. The products created by the Fujinon Inc.
June 29, 2010 – A newly formed committee of experts has begun to tackle the issue of reducing radiation in computed tomography (CT). The panel was launched by Siemens Healthcare as a part of the Siemens Radiation Reduction Alliance (SIERRA).
June 29, 2010 – Researchers were able to use 21st-century technology to learn more about a mummy from the 18th century last week using a noninvasive computerized tomography (CT) scan. The scan, which was completed at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center, will help determine the mummy’s state of preservation and any disease or injury he may have had.
June 29, 2010 – KLAS Medical Equipment Report has named Agfa HealthCare category leader for single plate computed radiography (CR) in 2010, Agfa announced this week. Agfa’s CR 30-X single plate CR digitizer is the number one ranked CR product, according to KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of health care vendors.
