October 9, 2008 - A new therapeutic treatment, when delivered endoscopically and used in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, improved survival rates in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, according to a study released at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.

A Phase 2 multi-center study on the safety and long-term efficacy of a new biologic therapy called TNFerade, an injection of an anti-tumor agent, was conducted in 24 patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer.

October 9, 2008 - Merge Healthcare is now offering the implementation of Authentic eFilm, a software amnesty program to help organizations comply with license agreements for eFilm Workstation and to address unauthorized use of the software.

October 8, 2008 – To evaluate patient safety and quality care benefits of medical devices that share data with EMRs, HIMSS Analytics and the American College of Clinical Engineering have agreed to jointly conduct an ongoing research study of medical devices in American hospitals.

October 8, 2008 – SNM announced on Oct. 7, 2008, the creation of the Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network in response to the need for streamlined processes to utilize imaging biomarkers in clinical research and clinical practice.

October 8, 2008 — Matrox Graphics reported that Totoku Europe will be shipping Matrox Xenia Series display controller boards with its ME/CCL medical LCD displays.

Matrox Xenia is a native PCI Express single-slot board with all-digital, triple-monitor output and the flexibility to drive many display configurations. Xenia Series supports resolutions from

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Developed specifically to improve workflow, NX – Agfa HealthCare’s standard CR workstation for image identification and quality control – comprises a stand-alone CR/DR workstation and software designed for use at the point-of-care, enabling technologists to remain with their patients.

Agfa HealthCare’s advanced DX-S solution is a computed radiography system designed to fill the gap in the current range of direct radiography solutions by providing a combination of image quality, speed and flexibility that exceeds traditional CR solutions.

It is designed to deliver a full range of imaging exams with minimum wait times and directly to the point-of-care.

Agfa Healthcare will be displaying its line of CR solutions, including the CR 30-X, CR 35-X and the CR 85-X.

The CR 30-X is a desktop, compact CR solution, reportedly providing clinicians with a high quality, efficient and economical analog to digital solution, ideally suited for the smaller X-ray facilities such as satellite units, orthopedic facilities, chiropractors and so forth.

Agfa HealthCare will introduce its IMPAX Mobility solution at RSNA 2008.

This new product is an ultra-thin, Web-deployable Enterprise Image and Result Viewer designed for rapid and easy deployment operating across wide area networks. IMPAX Mobility is an add-on component to IMPAX Data Center, IMPAX or even third party PACS that provides full mobility to access image data, analysis tools and reports.

A vendor neutral enterprise imaging infrastructure that allows healthcare facilities to efficiently manage and share clinical imaging information, Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX Data Center is the foundation for healthcare enterprises who want to take control of their clinical imaging information using standards-based infrastructure. IMPAX Data Center is an important component of a hospital’s archive, access, and disaster recovery strategies.

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