September 10, 2008 – Royal Philips Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) setting out a long-term research partnership with the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, the Netherlands’ biggest university hospital, to develop new solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of major disease areas including cardiac disease, brain disease and cancer.

TeraRecon Inc. released new innovations in its flagship Aquarius iNtuition client-server to empower nuclear cardiologists to improve efficiency within their cardiac imaging portfolio.

September 10, 2008 - Knowledge Enterprises Inc. announced the availability of The Orthopedic Device Company Database, a searchable, sortable collection of thousands of global orthopedic and spinal device manufacturers.

September 10, 2008 - EDAP TMS SA, a therapeutic ultrasound developer, will launch initial HIFU services, a noninvasive prostate cancer treatment that uses high-intensity focused ultrasound, at Amphia Ziekenhis Hospital, in Breda, the first Ablatherm robotic HIFU treatment center in the Netherlands.

September 10, 2008 - Neurostar Solutions Inc. yesterday announced the incorporation of M*Modal’s advanced speech understanding technology into its existing Virtual Radiology Network (VRN), in an attempt to further increase VRN’s reporting accuracy and turnaround time.

September 10 — Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health, Inc.is expanding its international presence with new dealer partnerships and a growing worldwide customer base, adding new dealer partners in Europe and the Middle East, the company reported at this week’s World Molecular Imaging Conference in Nice, France.

September 9, 2008 - Two new FUJIFILM Computed Radiography (FCR) systems – FCR XL-2 and FCR XC-2 - are customized to meet the imaging needs of private practices, including orthopedic, chiropractic, internal medicine and urgent care facilities, and are now available.
Both systems include enhancements to the previous generation of Fujifilm’s digital x-ray systems, delivering superior image quality and enhanced throughput in a compact design, making them ideal for any private practice.

Abbott Vascular will showcase its XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, indicated for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

According to the company, the FDA approved XIENCE V based, in large part, on superior results from the 1,002 patient SPIRIT III U.S. pivotal clinical trial, in which XIENCE V demonstrated statistical superiority to TAXUS on the study's primary endpoint of in-segment late loss (vessel renarrowing) at eight months, with a statistically significant 50 percent reduction (mean, 0.14 mm for XIENCE V vs. 0.28 mm for TAXUS).

September 9, 2008 – TomoTherapy and Vision RT jointly developed AlignRT 3D imaging technology for the Hi·Art platform and will present the solution at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, MA., Sept. 21-25, 2008.

September 9, 2008 - Two new Fujifilm Computed Radiography (FCR) systems – FCR XL-2 and FCR XC-2 - are customized to meet the imaging needs of private practices, including orthopedic, chiropractic, internal medicine and urgent care facilities, and are now available.

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