Kalare X-ray system is optimized for the most demanding clinical environments by reportedly ensuring that more exams are performed with ease, comfort and speed. The system aims to increase patient comfort with its extended table weight limit, tableside controls and radiation dose reduction technology.

October 8, 2008 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast continues to show double digit growth in 2008 and is one of the fastest growing procedures in the magnetic resonance departments, reported Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of premier market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries.

The newly released edition of the Imaging Market Guide also finds that approximately 90 percent of patients undergoing an MRI of the breast received a contrast agent during the study to improve the delineation between normal and abnormal tissues.

October 7, 2008 — Carestream Health unveiled new software for its DR 7500 digital radiography system designed to deliver greater user control over image display, more consistent presentation of images across soft copy and hard copy devices and enhanced image processing algorithms.

October 8, 2008 – Medical imaging company Barco has introduced a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization product that integrates seamlessly into FUJIFILM’s Synapse PACS platform.

The new integration allows Synapse users to read their studies faster without major infrastructure investment and provides a five-fold increase in image loading performance, according to Barco.

October 8, 2008 - The Medipattern Corp. said that a study abstract, showing a statistically significant increase in diagnostic accuracy when using B-CAD Version 2 on lesions less than 1 cm in size, has been published in the October 2008 issue of the “American Journal of Clinical Oncology.”

October 8, 2008 - deCODE genetics today launched deCODE BreastCancer, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will unveil women’s imaging ultrasound techniques at RSNA 2008, including breast imaging techniques that enable physicians to better evaluate breast lesions and Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation (STIC) technology to assess the fetal heart.

Mammography is the gold standard for detecting micro-calcifications in the breast. Toshiba has developed a proprietary ultrasound technology called MicroPure to help identify and eventually characterize these micro-calcifications.

BRIT will demonstrate new enhancements to the Roentgen Works remote reading service, a new workflow solution that enables radiology groups of all sizes to provide outsourced radiology reading services.

BRIT will showcase the use of advanced technologies such as AJAX and Skype embedded in the Roentgen Works and demonstrate newly developed tools such as the discordance and urgent findings tools. The Roentgen Works will also include BRIT’s newly developed integrated voice dictation and transcription solution.

Toshiba will introduce its Radiance Plus Breast Imaging Suite (works-in-progress) available on the Vantage Atlas and Vantage Titan MR systems.

Designed for private practice office and clinics, the Image Pilot CR System simplifies image acquisition with AutoPilot Imaging Processing.

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