April 9, 2009 - Radiologists have developed a computer-based model that aids them in discriminating between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to a study performed at the University Of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.

April 9, 2009 -Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a study performed at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

April 9, 2009 - A fundamental issue facing healthcare worldwide is tying fragmented information and data silos together to increase intelligence, and Initiate Interoperable Health solutions showcased its vendor-neutral “middleware” to bridge disparate data during HIMSS 2009 in Chicago this week.

April 9, 2009 – Vital Images recently announced the results of an independent survey of nearly 2,400 U.S. hospitals with more than 100 beds, which showed Vital Images continues to be the market share leader among 3D imaging vendors.

April 9, 2009 - Vital Images Inc. has achieved certification for Excellence in Service Operations by the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA), a certification benchmarked against industry best practices in a number of areas, including support operations, customer satisfaction, service sales and marketing, product serviceability, technology infrastructure and human resource systems.

April 9, 2009 – Better tumor control and possible survival improvement may be achieved safely with preliminary results of an ongoing Phase I clinical trial on the use of intensity-modulated (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) focusing on the concept of accelerated hypofractionation to overcome tumor repopulation, one of the well-known mechanisms of radiation resistance, using TomoTh

April 8, 2009 - Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is using the latest optical molecular imaging technology from Carestream Molecular Imaging as part of its intensive research efforts involving cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious agents, inflammatory disease and other conditions.

April 8, 2009 - For enterprise-wide access to clinical images and clinical applications, Philips highlighted at HIMSS 2009 its enterprise image management solutions, which include XIRIS’s newest version is 7.0 and iSite PACS, and also improves clinical decisions and organizational efficiency throughout and between hospitals.

April 8, 2009 - Cianna Medical said it has successfully completed a funding round totaling more than $10 million to further accelerate commercialization of the company’s proprietary SAVI technology for breast cancer brachytherapy.

April 8, 2009 - FUJIFILM company featured at HIMSS 2009 its ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a Web-based application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using Web communication protocols, secured via SSL, in addition to a Web URL single-click application download and installation for easier deployment.

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