March 5, 2009 - The Aevresis Diagnostic Center in Nicosia, Cyprus, has chosen to digitize their mammography operations with the Sectra MicroDose Mammography from Sectra as it converts to digital and selects a mammography system with lower dose levels.

The system was sold by Proton S.A, Sectra’s new distribution partner for Greece and Cyprus.

March 5, 2009 – The U.S. FDA is notifying healthcare professionals and patients that certain transdermal patches (medicated patches applied to the skin), containing aluminum or other metals in the backing of the patches, can overheat during an MRI scan and cause skin burns in the immediate area of the patch.

March 5, 2009 - Rogan-Delft, reportedly the first PACS company in the world and the winner of several Frost & Sullivan Awards, said they have developed the Rogan View Pro-X viewing solution for the Totoku Independent Sub-pixel Drive (ISD) technology.

March 5, 2009 – Fifty patients who have undergone stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at Temple University have doubled their chances of surviving early stage lung cancer - and without the conventional radiation regimen or surgery.

March 5, 2009 - TomTec is showcasing its brand-new CardioArena multimodality workstation for Cardio PACS during the upcoming ECR conference in Vienna, Austria.

The CardioArena platform is a commercially available solution for 2D, 3D, and 4D imaging data. It serves multimodality platform for all major medical imaging modalities such as ultrasound, MRI and cathlab.

March 5, 2009 - Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH, which was published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 5, 2009 – Xoft Inc. received clearance from the FDA for a skin and surface treatment applicator for use with the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System to deliver surface brachytherapy, including intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT).

March 5, 2009 – The Joint Commission is alerting hospitals is alerting hospitals and imaging centers the importance of infection control in MRI facilities, stemming from an article by Peter Rothschild, M.D., author of "Preventing Infections in MRI: Best Practices" and founder of Patient Comfort Systems.

March 5, 2009 - Patients with chronic kidney disease who also suffer from atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue of Circulation.

March 5, 2009 - Philips' Brilliance Workspace computed tomography (CT) workstation was the category leader in Advanced Visualization, recognized KLAS, an independent research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting performance of healthcare information technology vendors.

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