March3, 2009 - Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has signed HB 1939 into law making Virginia the 24th state to license, regulate or recognize the radiologist assistant as a member of the radiology health care team.

March 3, 2009 - Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands (lobules) and then spreads to the surrounding breast tissues, according to a study published in the February 2009 issue of “American Journal of Roentgenology.”

March 3, 2009 - Barco won a large PACS display order from the Nürnberg Hospital South in Nürnberg, Germany to provide the facility with dedicated color and grayscale display systems for its multiple reading applications, along with a user-friendly solution for online Quality Assurance and asset management.

March 3, 2009 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) recommendations for significant changes to physician reimbursement rates for advanced medical imaging procedures.

March 3, 2009 – NovaRad has released a new system for cardiovascular labs, hospitals and other sites requiring both a PACS and a cardiovascular reporting system (CRS).

March 3, 2009 - SpectraScience Inc. said today that the FDA has given approval to manufacture its LUMA Cervical Cancer Imaging System in its San Diego facility.

The LUMA Cervical Imaging System was developed to significantly improve the detection of high-grade pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities that have the potential to become invasive cancer.

March 3, 2009 - For the third quarter, the Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra’s net sales rose 20 percent to SEK 226.1 million compared with SEK 189.3 million the year-earlier period.

Profit after financial net increased 10 percent to SEK 15.8 million (14.4), corresponding to a profit margin of 7 percent. Order bookings amounted to SEK 217.0 million (458.9).

March 3, 2009 – Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center (Trumbull, CT) selected the upright REGIUS 370 Digital Radiography and Nano CR solutions by Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA to convert from analog to digital imaging.

March 3, 2009 - Merge Healthcare just released eFilm Workstation 3.1, which adds Windows Vista support, has reportedly faster load times and accelerated workflow communication in its diagnostic review software.

eFilm Workstation is most commonly used as a diagnostic workstation, technologist review station, remote reading terminal, image distribution mechanism and disaster recovery device.

March 3, 2009 - Merge Healthcare today released its eFilm Workstation 3.1, which adds Windows Vista support, reportedly faster load times and accelerated workflow communication to the popular diagnostic review software.

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