September 5, 2008 - On the heels of the recent press release from the Mayo Clinic regarding molecular breast imaging, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have released their findings using this new imaging modality at the American Society of Clinical Oncology national meeting.

September 5, 2008 - NexGen Medical Group is featuring the Sofia Automated Ultrasound System, its recently FDA-approved automated breast scanner, at the 28th Annual Breast Imaging Show Sept. 4-6, 2008, in Nashville, TN.

September 2, 2008 - GE Healthcare launched a new ultrasound system for radiology and vascular applications that fuses ultrasound images with images from other imaging modalities like CT, MR, and PET, to overcome challenges with using clinical images from previous diagnostic imaging studies.

September 5, 2008 - Medison Co. will launch its new ACCUVIX V20 model in the second half of this year, offering 2D, 3D and 4D technologies for increased efficiency and enhanced diagnostic capabilities.

September 5, 2008 - Boston’s Brigham & Women’s (B&W) Hospital, a 777-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has purchased an additional four CT systems from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, including two SOMATOM Definition AS 40-slice and two SOMATOM Definition AS 128-slice systems.

Siemens upgraded B&W’s four existing units – two SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice and two Sensation 64-slice – as part of its equipment contract. The terms of the new agreement with B&W will extend the contract for an additional nine years.

September 5, 2008 - GE Healthcare today said it launched a new ultrasound system for radiology and vascular applications, the LOGIQ E9, which fuses ultrasound images with images from other imaging modalities like CT and MR.

September 4, 2008 - Cancer patients in Europe, and possibly worldwide, may face a longer wait for diagnostic tests and treatments as a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands that supplies medical isotopes extended its shutdown for potential safety reasons.

Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group, which operates the reactor in Petten, in northwestern Netherlands, said Wednesday it would not start up the reactor again before the end of October.

About 15 to 20 percent of Canada's medical isotopes come from overseas, including the Petten facility, according to Health Canada.

September 5, 2008 - Digirad Corp. today announced the initial clinical trial of its new SPECT imaging system incorporating new proprietary technology to correct attenuation, an inherent issue in cardiac SPECT imaging.

The new system, Cardius X-ACT, will be exhibited at the 2008 Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Sept. 10-14, 2008, at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

iVu Imaging Corp. recently received FDA clearance for its Sofia Automated Tomographic Ultrasound (ATUS), designed for rapid 3D analysis of the human body for the earlier detection of numerous abnormal anatomical features including but not limited to breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, cardiac and peripheral vascular disease, gynecological abnormalities, In-vitro fertilization pre-implantation analysis, and abdominal trauma assessment.

Faxitron X-Ray’s enhanced version of ImageAssist as part of the latest v. 1.5 SR software for DX-50, MX-20 and LX-60 Digital Specimen Radiography Systems combines automatic exposure control with an expanded post-image processing suite. Along with automatic window leveling and auto-sharpen, ImageAssist now includes automatic contrast enhancement providing improved depth and structure in images. ImageAssist provides optimal images in just seconds with a single click, the company said.

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