May 21, 2009 - Carestream Health Inc. signed an agreement with Attainia that makes information on Carestream Health’s medical imaging and healthcare IT solutions available on Attainia’s web site, where there is an online showcase for capital equipment.

May 21, 2009 -- Ziosoft Inc., a leader in advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, and MMS Medicor Medical Supplies GmbH Kerpen (Medicor), a leading distributor of medical products in Europe, have signed an exclusive agreement for Medicor to distribute Ziosoft’s 3D thin-client software solutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

May 21, 2009 – The FDA gave 510(k) clearance to Signostics to market Signos, the company’s portable ultrasound device that weighs just one pound.

The system is one of the smallest and lightest ultrasound devices, the company says. Its high-resolution images are specifically tailored for emergency medicine, primary care, remote healthcare, critical care and sports medicine applications.

May 21, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. introduced two advanced multidetector CT systems, the Aquilion Premium edition and the Aquilion CX edition. The Aquilion Premium provides an upgrade path to the Aquilion ONE, while the Aquilion CX is an advanced 64-detector row CT system that incorporates superior features of the existing Aquilion 64.

May 20, 2009 - Breast cancer radiation with the SAVI applicator provides positive cosmetic outcomes and the multicatheter device allows greater planning flexibility, technically easier insertion, according to two new studies on breast conservation therapy patients with small breasts, small tumor beds and minimal distance between the lumpectomy cavity and skin surface.

May 20, 2009 – The Electronic Health Records Association (EHR Association) seeks broad stakeholder consensus by sharing its perspectives on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) as well as specific recommendations for the definition of “meaningful use” of certified EHRs, which will be used to determine eligibility for the over $36B in healthcare IT stimulus incentives for

May 20, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. has signed an agreement with NTP Radioisotopes (Pty) Ltd., a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corp. (NECSA), to manufacture and supply Lantheus with an ongoing volume of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a key isotope used in medical imaging procedures.

May 20, 2009 – Definiens, an image software company, and Moffitt Cancer Center will utilize Definiens technology in the analysis of lung cancer CT images for the purpose of developing more accurate prognosis and prediction models for response to specific lung cancer therapies.

May 20, 2009 - Real-time image-guided radiotherapy, combining radiation treatment with non-invasive MR imaging, would leave less healthy tissue damaged and give radiation oncologists the possibility of instantly modifying the treatment dose as tumours change in size and shift, according to a new study published in issue 12 of IOP Publishing’s Physics in Medicine & Biology.

May 20, 2009 – Sapheneia, a global imaging services company, reported that Clarity CT solution has helped lower CT dose 30- 40 percent, according to initial results of an on-going partnership with Children’s Memorial Hospital (“CMH”) of Chicago, Ill., designed to materially reduce CT radiation dose for pediatric patients using Sapheneia’s Clarity CT Solution.

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