September 5, 2005 - RamSoft just unveiled its latest Web-based mammography PACS tools designed to streamline and automate repetitive day-to-day user tasks, the company announced at the 28th Annual Breast Imaging Conference.

In response to its customers, RamSoft developed a suite of mammography enhancements specific to its customers’ needs, while bolstering the PowerServer.

The newest core mammography features include: a multimodality breast workstation; a study router and prefetch feature; CAD image overlays; and an auto layout and matching tool.

September 7, 2008 - Cardiolite (Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi for Injection) by Lantheus Medical Imaging will be featured in a new study on molecular breast imaging being presented on Sunday, Sept. 7 2008, the company announced at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium in Washington, D.C.

September 8, 2008- Hologic featured its MammoSite Targeted Radiation Therapy at BIC 2008.

MammoSite places a MammoSite balloon inside the lumpectomy cavity through a small incision in the breast through a catheter. During therapy, a portion of the catheter that remains outside the breast is connected to a computer-controlled High Dose Rate machine that inserts a radiation seed. The treatment lasts five days.

Featuring full HD (1080p) resolution, Toshiba Teli's T24MSA001-MD medical-grade 24-inch LCD color widescreen monitor 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.

RamSoft developed a suite of mammography enhancements specific to its customers’ needs, while bolstering the PowerServer. PowerServer’s PowerReader is a web-based mammography PACS tool designed to streamline and automate repetitive day-to-day user tasks.

The newest core mammography features include: a multimodality breast workstation; a study router and prefetch feature; CAD image overlays; and an auto layout and matching tool.

September 4, 2008 - Pioneer Surgical Technology Inc. has received 510(k) clearance to market FortrOss, a novel bone graft substitute utilizing the power of nanotechnology for orthopedic applications.

The FortrOss bone void filler is a scaffold for the in-growth of new bone and other connective tissues, when superior bone regeneration is required.
The osteoconductive matrix in FortrOss utilizes Pioneer's nanOss technology and is designed to mimic the nanostructures inherent in boney tissue.

September 5, 2008 – Varian Medical Systems launched a new
“Dear Cancer” letter writing campaign designed to inspire patients, families and friends to beat the disease.

Launched this week, the site, www.varianrapidarc.com, is a place where patients, family members, survivors and friends can post messages expressing feelings of hope, inspiration and determination to prevail in the battle against cancer.

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.

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