VIDAR’s SIERRA plus is designed to increase report turnaround and reduce courier costs, all while utilizing you current PACS infrastructure. The SIERRA plus as been upgraded to include easy USB connectivity, a new LED lighting system and RoHS compliance — all for a price tag of less than $11,000.

VIDAR’s DiagnosticPRO Advantage film digitizer for PACS and mammography in dual use/mixed file room imaging centers with a low volume of mammography patients (5-20 per day) and mixed mammography and general radiography file rooms. With software optimized to scan images in DICOM MG and SC, the DiagnosticPRO Advantage is reportedly an ideal solution for these facilities.

October 29, 2008 - To offer hospitals more versatility and a seamless transition from endovascular imaging to surgical intervention on a single system, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. is partnering with surgical table manufacturer MAQUET to provide new solutions for Toshiba’s Infinix-i product line.

October 28, 2008 - The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cardiovascular disease can be accomplished through a variety of medical imaging modalities, and demonstrating the effectiveness of a multimodality approach is Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System.

October 28, 2008 - U.S. Electronics Inc. (USEI), will feature a new 21.3-inch 6-mega independent subpixel drive (ISD) grayscale medical display MS21i2 at RSNA 2008.

The MAMMOMAT Novation DR is approved for mobile use. Medical facilities can "hit the road" with this full field digital mammography system, as it can be hooked up to a mobile coach, offering clinicians improved functionality and flexibility in the mobile environment.

iCAD Inc.'s new SpectraLook is a kinetics technology integrated into iCAD’s image analysis solutions for breast and prostate MRI studies; CADvue is an image review and analysis software designed to improve the analysis workflow, interventional planning and reporting of breast MR results.

Emageon's MammoSuite mammography viewing package features a common worklist, multimodality support, computer-aided detection display and DICOM printing.

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), or molecular breast imaging, has evolved from a related nuclear medicine imaging procedure of the breast, scintimammography, and both are based on the enhanced uptake of sestamibi in tumors within the breast. For years, scintimammography showed considerable promise to be a strong diagnostic tool in the early detection of breast cancer.

Carestream Healthcare's portfolio of CR systems includes the DirectView CR feature, which is designed to allow clinicians who already use Carestream's computed radiography (CR) technology to conduct mammography exams.

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