October 5, 2009 - In a bold effort to provide women and their doctors with better information about how and when to take the necessary steps to obtain an early diagnosis for ovarian cancer, the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance has taken the lead in posting guidance for diagnoses on its web site (ovariancancer.org/diary).

October 5, 2009 - Philips Healthcare rolled out a new upgrade program for its Allura Xper family of cardiovascular X-ray devices, which includes remote technologies for remote proactive support, enabling Philips to automatically monitor each system and send alerts when issues arise.

October 6, 2009 - SonoSite Inc. introduced SonoSite Workflow Solutions (SWS), a suite of specialized tools designed to streamline exam management at the departmental level by giving physicians the ability to browse, manage and store ultrasound studies and generate reports suitable for billing and credentialing.

October 5, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Joseph Contessa, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and Phuoc Tran, M.D., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, to receive a two-year award in the amount of $125,000 per year.

Eizo Nanao Corporation will unveil a new line of clinical review monitors, the RadiForce MX-Series, at RSNA 2009. This series consists of seven models in different sizes from 17-in to 30-in. EIZO introduced the industry’s first lineup of clinical review monitors with the FlexScan M-Series in 2005.

At the upcoming RSNA Annual Meeting, there will be demonstrations of Barco’s MDRC clinical review displays. Thanks to their excellent image quality and rich feature set, the MDRC displays are very well suited for visualizing PACS, cardiac, orthopedic, dental or pathology content, along with data from EMR, HIS or RIS applications.

Coronis Fusion 6 MP DL display is an ingenious PACS display system designed to further enhance flexibility and productivity in diagnostic imaging.

The Nio Color 3 MP PACS display system has a high-bright LCD panel that provides a calibrated luminance of 400 cd/m² throughout its entire life time. Users will welcome the new, built-in system for uniformity correction. Thanks to this feature, images are presented with more uniform luminance, which enhances diagnostic precision and facilitates compliance with regional QA standards.

Horizon Cardiology 12.1 is a complete cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) that includes fully integrated hemodynamic monitoring and ECG management.

With the availability of Horizon Medical Imaging 11.6, McKesson provides several enhancements to its workflow-focused solution, highlighted by an advanced mammography package featuring such improvements as sector zooming, historical matching, optimized zoom viewing, DICOM CAD SR and an auto-dim feature.

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