NextComputing’s family of flextop computers are an ideal fit for the medical imaging community, providing maximum functionality in the smallest package available. Open standards, and upgradeable, the NextDimension line up is unsurpassed in the portables market. They have grown in popularity among those looking for portability without compromising functionality.

U.S.Electronics Inc. (USEI) will exhibit the 42-inch Surgical Display USE4201A-2A at RSNA 2008.

As the basis of its healthcare IT platform, Philips now offers both a PACS and RIS solution. Philips XIRIS 8.0 introduces several reported enhanced features including improved scheduling and billing, statistical reporting, key milestone tracking and QA and peer review.

Philips newest iSite PACS release features enhanced mammography reading capabilities, through a specialized set of tools designed for screening and reading of mammography exams.

Philips iVault reportedly provides a secure, scalable image management solution that helps reduce the costs and complexity of PACS storage. iVault protects the integrity and privacy of data while giving clinicians reliable access to images across the enterprise.

Philips will feature advanced visualization tools on its iSite PACS at RSNA 2008.

October 8, 2008 - SurgiCount Medical said they implemented their SurgiCount Medical’s Computer Assisted Sponge Counting System for the first time in a New York hospital.

SurgiCount’s Safety-Sponge System consists of individually bar-coded surgical sponges and portable scanner that validates traditional hand sponge counts and will be implemented across all services, thus offering the same standard of care to all of their patients, said the company.

For more information: www.surgicountmedical.com

October 1 2008 – At RSNA 2008, BRIT Systems is celebrating 15 years in the radiology informatics marketplace as one of the few remaining original PACS companies.

BRIT has continually updated its solutions with the latest available technologies and actively supports industry standards such as DICOM and IHE.

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.

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