August 21, 2008 - U.S. medical scientists have created a technology that uses magnetic resonance imaging to locate and track specific cells in a living body.

Carnegie Mellon University researcher Eric Ahrens, PhD, developed novel imaging reagents and technology to visualize "with exquisite specificity" cell populations of interest in the living body, officials said.

August 21, 2008 – Tumor control and survival outcomes in the first year following lung cancer treatment with the CyberKnife System were positive, according to the study "Fractionated Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Primary, Recurrent, and Metastatic Lung Tumors," conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

The Eclipse treatment planning system is a comprehensive solution designed to simplify modern radiation therapy planning for all kinds of treatment, including 3D conformal, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), RapidArc volumetric modulated arc, electron, proton and brachytherapy treatments.

August 20, 2008 - The BSD-2000/3D/MR, an imaging system that uses MR-tomography, produces high quality thermal imaging of cancer treatments in progress, even when interfering frequencies are introduced, reported two case studies published in the current issue of the International Journal of Hyperthermia (Vol. 4, pp. 327-335).

The results of these studies are significant in showing the versatility of the BSD-2000/3D/MR (BSD Medical's system used in the treatment of cancer) and how detection and elimination of spurious frequencies can be accomplished, even in adverse environments.

August 20, 2008 – Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. said its Radionics XKnife clinicians presented their latest advances in the treatment of brain and spine tumors on Sunday, July 27 at the 50th annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in Houston.

Satish Jaywant, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, presented his latest work using Radionics XKnife and ImageFusion software and cone beam CT to achieve stereotactic accuracy for extracranial targets.

August 20, 2008 — FiatLux Imaging Inc. — a high-tech company founded by former Microsoft software veterans — said the FDA cleared the release of its medical imaging application, the FiatLux Visualize, that capitalizes on advanced video game technology reportedly to create high-quality 3D and 2D image reformations from CT and MRI scans at a fraction of the cost of current medical imaging technology.

August 19, 2008—Intelerad Medical Systems is partnering with Three Palm Software, a developer of software products for mammography.

"IntelePACS customers who do mammography reading now have a strong solution in the combination of IntelePACS and the WorkstationOne product from Three Palm Software,” said Randall Oka, president of Intelerad. “With this partnership, we can provide customers with a complete PACS solution that includes dedicated mammography reading capability.”

August 19, 2008 – Hospitals in Mississippi and Wyoming are the latest to choose NovaRad’s NovaRIS scheduling, billing software and NovaPACS imaging and technologies.

The CyberKnife System is reportedly the first and only dedicated radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors with pinpoint accuracy anywhere in the body. It provides an option to many patients diagnosed with inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or patients who may be looking for an alternative to surgery. The CyberKnife System is designed to deliver precise targeting accuracy with conformality and dose gradient.

According to Accuray, over 140 centers worldwide have chosen the CyberKnife System with more than 50,000 patients successfully treated.

Bracco's Isovue (iopamidol injection) X-ray/CT contrast is reportedly a safe and effective nonionic contrast agent, which is well established with U.S. clinical experience since 1986. Worldwide, more than 250 million doses of iopamidol have been administered, the company said.

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