November 18, 2008 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation yesterday into allegations by at least eight FDA scientists that agency managers coerced those in the medical device division into approving products despite serious safety and effectiveness concerns.

November 18, 2008 - Dilon Technologies Inc. said today that they have formed an alliance with Terason Ultrasound to offer an expanded imaging capability when molecular breast imaging and ultrasound may be required.

November 18, 2008 - Riverain Medical said its OnGuard Chest X-ray CAD system and the SoftView Enhanced Chest Imaging technology are commercially available in the European Union and Canada after being awarded CE marks and Canadian device licenses.

November 18, 2008 - AMICAS Inc. will unveil its next generation PACS, Version 6.0, at the 2008 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting from November 30 to December 5, 2008, in Chicago, IL.

AMICAS PACS Version 6.0 introduces intrinsic 3D, a mammography workflow, advanced personalization and hanging protocols, and patient-centric reading to the radiology marketplace.

November 18, 2008 - NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research said today that they have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders.

November 18, 2008 - A new long-length imaging system, the CARESTREAM DR Long-Length Imaging System, is designed for long bone and spine exams and is now available on the KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 7500 System.

November 18, 2008 - NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH has chosen and will be shipping Matrox Xenia Series display controller boards for use with a variety of color and grayscale medical LCD displays, including next generation high brightness color medical displays.

November 18, 2008 - Solos Endoscopy today introduced its “MammoView” instrument line dedicated to breast endoscopy.

November 18, 2008 - Medicalis Corp. said today that its Medicalis Analytics product has commercially released.

Medicalis Analytics reportedly makes clinical data for radiology available on demand. The intuitive interface allows for easy analysis of the outcomes and the effectiveness of imaging studies, according to the company.

INFINITT North America's Xelis-Colon is reportedly the first in a new line of dedicated 3D visualization solutions using volume rendering and other post-processing techniques for advanced viewing and diagnosis.

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