August 27, 2008 – The North Shore-LIJ’s Diagnostic Imaging Center installed reportedly the first open-field MRI on Long Island, NY.

Unlike conventional closed tunnel-shaped MRIs, the open design of the center’s new MRI reportedly caters to anxious or claustrophobic patients, overweight or large adults and children who may be especially fearful of older machines.

August 27, 2008 – Spectrum Surgical Instruments this week introduced its line of Spectrum SuperCut scissors.

Distinguished by black ring handles, these German-made scissors reportedly feature a razor sharp knife-edged cutting blade, while the opposing blade is serrated. They are designed for superior cutting action and preventing tissue slippage. Backed by Spectrum’s famous lifetime warranty, Spectrum SuperCut scissors are available in many patterns and sizes.

For more information: www.spectrumsurgical.com

August 27, 2008 – Nueterra Healthcare (Leawood, KS) said it will implement McKesson’s healthcare information technology in three community hospitals that it is building.

August 27, 2008 – Draeger Medical Inc. said its enhanced and exclusive partnership with Intensive Care On-Line Network (ICON) to provide 24/7 clinical and educational support for Draeger ventilation equipment now including the Babylog 8000 .

Aug. 27, 2008 — Electrocardiographically gated 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) was 99 percent as effective in ruling out obstructive coronary artery stenosis as the more expensive and invasive coronary angiography traditionally used by physicians, according to a multi-center study on the accuracy of cardiac imaging technology.

August 26, 2008 - GE Healthcare is showcasing new enhancements to its Voluson compact ultrasound imaging platforms together with its consoles designed to enable early diagnosis and clinical confidence for women’s healthcare at the 18th World Congress of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) Aug. 24-28 in Chicago.

August 28, 2008 – TomoTherapy reported that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its radiation therapy technology, TomoDirect, designed to complement helical tomotherapy and faster treatment planning.

Tomotherapy will unveil TomoDirect at the European Society for Therapeutic radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept. 14-18, 2008, and the American Society for Therapeutic radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, MA, Sept. 21-25, 2008.

Atlas Medical Systems provides pre-owned and refurbished GE Healthcare, Philips/Picker, Toshiba CT and MRI systems.

They include installation, onsite training and service/warranty in their packages. Atlas is authorized to re-sell and re-license ADAC/Philips Treatment Planning Computers.

X-ray tubes and parts are also available.

TherOx will feature its SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy, designed to ameliorate progressive myocardial necrosis by minimizing miscrovascular damage in heart attack patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

ProSolv CardioVascular, a FUJIFILM company, recently released ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a new software release featuring a Web-based application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using Web communication protocols, secured via SSL, in addition to a Web URL single-click application download and installation for easier deployment.

Other enhancements include new advanced clinical tools to further aid the diagnostic process, and the full integration to FUJIFILM Medical Systems’ Synapse PACS.

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