Aug. 4, 2009 - The FDA gave Cerner 510(k) pre-market clearance for the ProVision Workstation – Mammography solution, which is designed to help radiologists efficiently interpret the growing number of mammography images.

August 4, 2009 - MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, has submitted a proposal to Canada’s Expert Review Panel on Medical Isotope and Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) Generator Production, stating the best answer to the shortage of medical radioisotopes is the completion and bringing into service of the MAPLE project.

August 4, 20009 - Use of the combination of digital breast tomosynthesis and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) was associated with a 30 percent reduction in recall rate for cancer-free examinations that would have led to recall if FFDM had been used alone, reported a study published in American Roentgen Ray Society.


August 3, 2009 - It is unclear whether or not the amendment on physician self-referral to address the in-office ancillary services exemption will be offered when the committee reconvenes in September, reported the American College of Radiology (ACR).

August 3, 2009 - Hologic Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced its results for the quarter ended June 27, 2009.

August 3, 2009 - Cardinal Health today announced it has agreed to acquire the assets of privately held Biotech, an operator of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) cyclotrons and nuclear pharmacies in the Southwestern United States, as it pursues more growth opportunities in PET imaging agents.

August 3, 2009 - Northeast Radiology reported it received the first-in-the-nation American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation for its high-field, extremity, open MRIs located in Danbury, Conn. and Mount Kisco, N.Y., featuring the MSK Extreme MRI from ONI Medical Systems.

August 3, 2009 - Merge Healthcare today announced that Allscripts has selected its Cedara WebAccess software application to “image enhance” Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions.

The Cedara WebAccess portal will provide a zero-footprint method of distributing medical images and reports to clinicians using Allscripts EHR solutions.

August 3, 2009 – Xoft Inc. said it has expanded the treatment capabilities of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx, System with the launch of a multicenter skin cancer trial to further prove the safety and feasibility for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers at the 51st Annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Meeting.


August 3, 2009 – Xoft Inc. today announced that it has expanded the treatment capabilities of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx, system with the launch of a multicenter skin cancer trial to further prove the safety and feasibility for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers here at the 51st Annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Meeting.

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