October 1, 2008 — GE Healthcare and Gamma Medica-Ideas (GM-I) have extended their product distribution relationship to include joint development of pre-clinical imaging systems.

October 1, 2008 – The American College of Radiology (ACR) said in a public statement that the “DRA may actually increase inappropriate utilization because physicians who own imaging equipment and refer their patients to those scanners; a process known as self-referral,” in response to the September 2008 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

September 30, 2008 - The Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital is now applying intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) to deliver dose of radiation therapy in the operating room at the time of surgery (lumpectomy) for patients with early stage breast cancer.

October 1, 2008 — Carestream Health introduced a new version of its company Web site optimized and formatted specifically for use with mobile phones, PDAs, iPhones and other handheld devices.

October 1, 2008 - Medvix will launch its AMVX Series 15-inch, 19-inch, 21-inch, 24-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch and 42-inch LCD displays at the AMVX Series at the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress in San Francisco, CA from Oct.12–16.

The AMVX Series reportedly produces a crisp, clear and consistent color image with a wide viewing angle helping improve patient outcomes and OR productivity. Each panel features multiple inputs such as analog, digital DVI, composite and S-video input.

September 30, 2008 - Hologic Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance for the R2 Quantra volumetric breast density assessment tool, a software application for use with Hologic digital mammography systems as an automated method for assessing breast density.

October 1, 2008 - Nuance Communications Inc. said it has acquired Philips Speech Recognition Systems (PSRS), a business unit of Royal Philips Electronics.

With the combined resources of Nuance and PSRS, Nuance said it has increased its ability to deliver speech-driven clinical documentation and communication solutions to healthcare organizations throughout Europe.

For more information: www.nuance.com

Version 2.0 of Softek Illuminate (Illuminate), with its proprietary free-text search technology, gives Philips iSite PACS users split-second access to all radiology reports and images in their system.

One IT challenge facing medical facilities is the ability to receive diagnostic imaging studies, associated medical information and full patient demographics from outside its usual network to be read or considered by its third-party diagnosticians or specialists.

The Canon CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector realizes a new level of freedom and immediacy for diagnosis in the X-ray room and beyond. Thin (less then an inch think), lightweight (5.9 pounds) and robust, the CXDI-60G offers true portability and flexibility in high-quality DR.

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