November 13, 2008 – An estimated 15.7 million patients received nuclear imaging procedures in the U.S. in 2007, in 7,320 hospital and nonhospital sites, according to a report by IMV Medical Information Division.

This represents a slight 3 percent increase in patient visits, from 15.2 million in 2006 to 15.7 million in 2007.

November 14, 2008 - MEDRAD Inc., Multi Vendor Service said it will form a strategic alliance with Wetsco, a leader in the ultrasound transducer repair industry.

By combining Wetsco’s repair and innovation capabilities with MVS’ sales infrastructure, customer care and repair facility, the two companies aim to offer a superior customer experience.

November 14, 2008 - Agfa HealthCare said this week that two recent independent studies have confirmed that the company’s DX-S offline detector system delivers high quality diagnostic exposures with significantly reduced patient exposure dose.

November 6, 2008 - Aspyra Inc. will unveil volume-based pricing for its AccessNET PACS and AccessRAD RIS/PACS solutions at RSNA 2008.

November 14, 2008 - The 21st annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) will bring together industry leaders and experts to deliver cutting-edge interventional education to meet the needs of physicians Jan.18-22 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, FL.

November 14, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics said the cardiovascular X-ray business of its healthcare division was recently recognized as the No. 1 vendor in the Cardiovascular /Interventional Radiology X-ray Study category by KLAS, an independent research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting performance of healthcare medical equipment, software, and professional services vendors.

KLAS said the Philips Allura Xper FD20 technology ranked first in overall performance in the cardiovascular/interventional radiology X-ray study, published in August 2008.

im3D is applying CAD methodologies for use in screening and diagnosing a variety of cancer pathologies including breast cancer. Its CAD-BREAST MRI is reportedly an innovative diagnostic and therapy monitoring prototype that applies CAD precision and accuracy to DCE-MRI results.

November 13, 2008 - Traxtal Inc. released its new PercuNav 2.0 software for the PercuNav system.

PercuNav 2.0 is a computer assisted, image-guided diagnostic and interventional system cleared by the FDA and features a broad range of flexible and rigid “tip-tracked” instruments.

Biosound Esaote’s MyLab30 and MyLab25 ultrasounds have been extended with the introduction of the Gold platform, which aims to be the new standard in premium ultrasound systems.

November 13, 2008 – Oncentra Brachy by Nucletron received regulatory clearance from Health Canada for its volume-based treatment planning solution designed to optimize cancer treatment planning with brachytherapy.

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