Virtual Radiologic's new product for radiology groups is vRadSM Enterprise Connect.

The new solution, vRad Enterprise Connect, is the next-generation solution for radiology groups seeking to grow services and increase productivity without adding staff or significant overhead investments.

The GE Innova cardiovascular X-ray system will soon be aided by the new Innova Dose, Innova 3D and Innova with Stent Technologies features. GE’s Innova Dose package aims to deliver superb image quality and custom dose management.

October 15, 2008 – NiTi Surgical Solutions, a privately held company focused on advancing medical technologies for gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, said its NiTi Compression Anastomosis Ring, a new device that reconnects tissues naturally after colorectal surgery, has been used in 500 colorectal surgical procedures.

The device, which represents advancement in tissue reconnection, a process known as anastomosis, has shown promising results in accelerating recovery time, in promoting faster, natural healing and in reducing post-surgical complications over mechanical stapling.

October 15, 2008 - The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Center of Excellence for Breast Cancer Care today launched BreastCancerTrials.org, a free, non-profit, clinical trial matching service that provides nationwide information for individuals diagnosed with or at risk for breast cancer.

October 15, 2008 - Life Spine has released its CONQUEST Polyaxial Screw System, a top-loading thoracolumbar pedicle screw system that features a concerted locking mechanism, which allows true inline compression and distraction of the construct.

October 15, 2008 – TeraMedica reported that it won the Frost & Sullivan (F&S) 2008 Customer Value Enhancement Award in the North American Imaging Informatics Markets.

TeraMedica’s portfolio includes product solutions such as Evercore and Univision, which F&S said allow consolidating the multitude of patient data and digital healthcare information under one umbrella and servicing EMR, EHR and RHIO domains with technology such as a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and health information exchanges (HIE).

October 15, 2008 – Philips Research has concluded a usability and feasibility study of its decision support software tool for the automatic evaluation of dementia using PET (Positron Emission Tomography) image data.

The software has been evaluated in collaboration with the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Hamburg, Germany) and Austin Hospital (Melbourne, Australia).

The new PACS (shown as work in progress at RSNA 2008) will deliver significantly enhanced reading tools that can help speed exam interpretation and provide enhanced reporting, particularly for complex exams when comparing data sets.

Carestream's new Web-based RIS employs Microsoft Windows' .net framework to offer tremendous flexibility in a thin-client solution. This framework and new platform will allow IT staffs to easily and affordably add hardware for greater system scalability. Users can install and run the RIS client from a URL; software upgrades are automatically downloaded and installed to reduce maintenance.

Release 8.2 software for DR Systems' Unity RIS/PACS platform features expanded applications on client-supplied hardware, critical results tracking and timesaving DICOM structured reports.

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