February 4, 2010 - “Information is the lifeblood of modern medicine. Health information technology is destined to be its circulatory system.”1


February 3, 2010 - The demanding nature of maternal-fetal medicine requires medical imaging and workflow solutions to help streamline the busy environment. Dedicated women’s imaging systems and applications in OB/GYN imaging presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) 30th Annual Meeting held Feb.1-6, in Chicago, will focus on new advances in the delivery of care.

February 3, 2010 – The FDA granted 510(k) market clearance for Shina Systems’ 3Di advanced medical (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC.

February 2, 2010 - Key to any purchase of capital equipment is maintenance and in a busy hospital setting that may require protecting X-ray panels from scratches and smudges.

February 2, 2010 - Hologic reported its first quarter 2010 net income was $26.1 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

February 2, 2010– Doctors can now use light to optically scan tissue and provide immediate analysis of cancerous tissue.

February 2, 2010 - Among noninvasive imaging tests for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD), computed tomography (CT) is a more accurate noninvasive test than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a comparative study released in Annals of Internal Medicine.

February 2, 2010 - Hundreds of radiology practices in Latin America require Spanish versions of RIS, PACS, and teleradiology tools for workflow management, image routing, diagnostic image viewing and manipulation, patient scheduling, reporting and billing.

February 2, 2010 - Two protocols for reduced-dose cardiac imaging, without compromising image quality, may help enhance the performance of gamma cameras by shortening acquisition times, enabling reduced radiopharmaceutical doses and increasing image resolution.

February 2, 2010 - Researchers found that while using Gamma Knife radiosurgery was well-tolerated as initial therapy in the management of patients with sarcomatous intracranial metastases, many patients end up developing progressive brain disease.

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