Either by default or pure interest, many radiologists may at some point in their careers find themselves addicted to PACS. It’s not your fault - you can’t avoid it. It’s with you throughout the entire workday, you run into it at trade shows and some of you might even seek it out in your free time. Let’s face it, PACS is addicting.

October 10, 2008 – The quietness and open design of the Toshiba Vantage Titan is dramatically improving the MR experience for patients at Health Scan Imaging in Temecula, CA, according to Toshiba.

The system boasts a 71 cm opening, reportedly the largest in the industry, and patented noise reduction technology.

October 10, 2008 - Brennen Medical said its XenMatriX product for soft tissue reconstruction is now available.
Brennen Medical received clearance to market XenMatriX, via the FDA 510k process, into the surgical hernia market. Surgeons are successfully implanting XenMatriX in ventral hernia/abdominal wall procedures, including complex repairs, according to the company.

Wilson Memorial Hospital, located in Sydney, OH, had been an early adopter of PACS – in fact, they had been using PACS for nine years when they decided to shop around for a new vendor in 2007. Here’s what mattered most to them during the selection process: functionality, the ability to distribute images with ease and providing excellent service to physicians and patients.

October 10, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare is introducing molecular CT, a new concept in integrated imaging that provides a premium imaging platform, and is a practical solution for today’s shrinking healthcare budget.

This new technology, Biograph mCT, represents the evolution of integration in imaging; a CT with molecular capabilities, a PET scanner with unlimited capabilities in CT, and a high performance integrated imager that an be used to achieve true collaboration and cooperation between diagnostic imaging specialties.

October 10, 2008 – CT angiography (CTA) to be an effective, cost-saving alternative to standard catheter angiography for confirmation of internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusions, according to a recent study conducted by researchers with the University of Michigan’s Stroke Program showed the results were published in this month’s Journal of Neuroimaging.

Features of InSite One's InDex managed storage services enable the healthcare enterprise to access patient data through a common, centralized vendor neutral archive allowing for cross document sharing and IHE actors and roles complying with XDS-I.

LMS-Liver is a software application for the initial evaluation and the follow-up of liver metastases and any lesions identified in CT images covering the liver.

The software provides 3D segmentation of liver lesions with automatic calculation of their volume and diameters. Nodal lesions or any other lesions can easily be marked and measured manually.

MEDIAN LMS – Lesion Management Solutions – is a comprehensive portfolio of software applications for the management of cancerous or suspicious lesions diagnosed in CT scans, which can be installed on Sectra PACS workstations. Such
integration brings new advanced clinical functionalities right to the radiologists’ desktops wherever needed in the hospital, guarantees access to previous exams necessary to perform follow-up studies and ensures the immediate transmission of comprehensive reports to the oncologists and other referring physicians.

LMS-Lung/Track is a software application designed to assist the radiologists in their evaluation of chest CT scans. It provides automatic segmentation of lung lesions and a complete set of tools to facilitate the quantification, reporting and follow-up of lesions identified in chest CT images. LMS-Lung/Track also facilitates the assessment of response to treatment of solid tumors according to RECIST criteria.

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