September 8, 2008 - Toshiba Teli America Inc. said today it is shipping the T24MSA001-MD medical-grade 24-inch LCD color widescreen monitor.

Featuring full HD (1080p) resolution, this new LCD assures the most natural reproduction of video images and the highest level of differentiation during such critical applications as diagnostic analysis, video endoscopy and surgery. Users also reportedly benefit from its 800:1 contrast, 500cd/m2 brightness and the versatility of picture-in-picture functionality.

September 8, 2008 - In the study "Neural predictors of moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive flexibility" published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Andrew Leber, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at UNH, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explain how the brain can predict when people are efficient multitaskers.

September 8, 2008 - Hologic is the first diagnostic medical device manufacturer to receive FDA clearance to incorporate the World Health Organization (WHO) FRAX 10-year fracture risk calculator into its bone densitometer systems.

Hologic has built FRAX technology, a tool to help healthcare providers identify and proactively treat patients with a high risk of bone fractures due to low bone mass and other risk factors, into its Discovery and Explorer bone densitometer systems.

September 8, 2008 – The InDex Archive, Insite One online archive, surpassed two billion managed individual objects online in its Tier-3 datacenter, marking a company milestone in growth in the digital medical storage service provider sector.

September 8, 2008 – Acceletronics will feature its variety of products and services at ASTRO 2008.

The company is a supplier of pre-owned linear accelerators from major manufacturers. The accelerators may be bought as a turn-key package or a la carte.

September 8, 2008 - Breast MRI of Oklahoma and the Breast Center of Hattiesburg Clinic are the first two facilities to receive accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Magnetic Resonance Laboratories (ICAMRL) for the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System.

September 8, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics reached an agreement to acquire India-based Alpha X-Ray Technologies, a manufacturer of cardiovascular X-ray systems targeting the economy segment of the Indian market, as Philips positions itself in high-growth emerging economies.

Upon closing of this transaction in the fourth quarter of 2008, which is subject to certain contractual and other conditions such as regulatory approvals, Alpha will become part of the Cardiovascular X-Ray business within Philips’ Healthcare sector.

September 8, 2008 - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has launched an interactive job board for medical imaging informatics called the SIIM Career Center (http://careers.siimweb.org), which is open to both members and non-members.

The SIIM Career Center is a recruitment resource for PACS administrators and other imaging informatics professionals, offering individual and institutional members, and the imaging industry at large, an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.

September 8, 2008 - Excluding cardiac causes in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain using myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) can prevent unnecessary admissions, making it a cost-efficient tool in the evaluation of these patients, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

September 8, 2008 - Aspyra Inc., a provider of clinical and diagnostic healthcare information solutions, entered into an agreement with Data Strategies, allowing Aspyra to represent Data Strategies’ elligence billing product line nationally to new and existing Aspyra customers.

Data Strategies develops, manufactures and distributes products for healthcare practice management and targets similar users those who use Aspyra’s clinical and diagnostic product solutions.

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