December 15, 2008 - Breast conserving surgery is not improved by the addition of MRI to other conventional staging assessments, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

December 15, 2008 - Visage Imaging received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its latest thin-client product release, Visage CS 3.1, providing an upgrade to its prior offerings in cardiac and other tools, and includes new optional neuroradiology and oncology applications.

December 15, 2008 - Lantheus Medical Imaging reported that new data from a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study of over four million hospitalized patients showed similar unadjusted mortality rates for patients receiving DEFINITY Vial for (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension enhanced resting echocardiography exams when compared with patients who did not receive DEFINITY.

December 15, 2008 – Manatee Healthcare System Florida has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their PACS provider for a five-year agreement in which Sectra will supply PACS products and direct service and support to the Manatee Healthcare System.

December 15, 2008 - The board of directors of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has selected Sal Martino, Ed.D., R.T.(R), FASRT, CAE, as the association’s new chief executive officer, who will take over the top post of the world’s largest radiologic science organization upon the retirement of current CEO Lynn May on Dec. 31, 2008.

December 15, 2008 - A novel X-ray technique developed by a team of researchers from EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland allows researchers to see molecular motion on a time scale, reported an article published in the journal Science, online Dec. 11, 2008.

December 15, 2008 - Nuance Communications Inc. said today that more than 100 healthcare customers are using background speech recognition with Nuance’s on-premise Dictaphone Enterprise Speech System.

December 15, 2008 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alternated with mammography at six-month intervals can detect breast cancers not identified by mammography alone, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

December 15, 2008 — GE Healthcare has entered into a partnership with Deep Breeze Ltd., a leader in vibration response imaging (VRI) technology, and announced that the FDA granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the VRIxv, a noninvasive, radiation-free lung imaging system.

The VRIxv will be on display at the 54th AARC International Respiratory Congress from Dec. 13-16, in Anaheim, CA.

December 12, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for IQ-SPECT technology.

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