Avreo's new mammography solutions - the interWORKS Mammography Viewer and Breast Imaging Tracking System - are designed to allow customers to efficiently view, manage and store digital mammography images.

October 17, 2008 — Covidien has launched the Versaport Plus Bladeless Trocar line for the minimally invasive surgical market worldwide.

The Versaport Plus Bladeless Trocars offer surgeons greater precision and control, low insertion force, a small facial defect and superior port fixation with Covidien’s proprietary secure entry technology. When the Versaport Plus Bladeless Trocar is combined with Step technology in VersaStep.

October 17, 2008 - Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) said as part of Swedish Medical Center’s newly renovated Cherry Hill Campus, the Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment (CABTT) has officially opened its doors to patients diagnosed with both benign and malignant brain tumors.

CABTT’s facility is reportedly the first community-based center in Washington state that enables scientists, researchers, doctors and patients to work collaboratively toward new treatment options for those diagnosed with all stages of brain tumors, including brain cancer.

October 17, 2008 – Reportedly one of only a few of its kind, a surgical suite designed to treat a variety of brain and spinal cord injuries under one roof is now in operation at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

Equipped with advanced imaging technology and sophisticated medical machinery, the minimally invasive endovascular and vascular suite provides the most efficient and safest environment for a patient’s surgical care, according to Louis Caragine Jr., M.D., director of endovascular neurosurgery at Ohio State’s Medical Center.

October 17, 2008 - AMICAS is unveiling Version 6.0, the next generation of AMICAS PACS, at RSNA 2008. This release includes an enhanced viewing environment composed of the new patient profile and a brand new image viewer, both of which complement the existing industry-leading RealTime Worklist.

Version 6.0, the next generation of AMICAS PACS, includes an enhanced viewing environment composed of the new patient profile and a brand new image viewer, both of which complement the existing industry-leading RealTime Worklist.

Intuitive Imaging Informatics offers two new functionalities: Mammography on Rational Imaging PACS and 3D on ImageQube Web-based PACS.

The new Elevate Electric Lift Table Family from Anthro consists of the single surface tables, corner and wrap. The Elevate Family is especially suited for Medical applications and Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS).

October 16, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics opened the first magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) manufacturing facility in Latin America, as part of Philips' strategy to service emerging healthcare markets.

Starting in November 2008, the plant will also produce CT devices, making it the only site in Latin America manufacturing the two types of equipment. Customers across Latin America will benefit from shorter delivery periods and reduced equipment costs, said Philips.

October 16, 2008 — eHealth Global Technologies released the Image Exchange Service for RHIOs and Community Health Networks, a solution designed to enable healthcare facilities to share medical images with an affordable, easy-to-use solution that does not require a large capital investment or technical implementation complexity.

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