August 7, 2008 - A new software enhancement for Nova StatStrip Glucose and StatSensor Creatinine point-of-care monitoring systems allows off-line entry of POC test results for immediate data capture.

August 7, 2008 – MEDRAD Inc. completed today the first installation of its Intego PET Infusion System at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Hillman Cancer Center.

MEDRAD has partnered with IBA Molecular which will supply UPMC with Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in a multi-dose vial housed in a specially-designed Tungsten vial shield. Use of this system is said to minimize the need to manually prepare and handle individual FDG doses, significantly reducing potential radiation exposure to hospital personnel.

August 7, 2008 - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) has negotiated preferential conditions and pricing with GE Healthcare Canada through a Preferred Solution Agreement for their Centricity PACS and diagnostic imaging repository, as the Canadian government works to improve access to patient information.

August 7, 2008 - The first patients were treated using the next generation CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System that was recently installed at the Oklahoma CyberKnife, LLC in Tulsa, OK, reported CyberKnife manufacturer Accuray Inc.

The next generation CyberKnife System reportedly delivers radiosurgery with significantly reduced treatment planning and delivery times, according to Accuray.

August 7, 2008 - Merge Healthcare said today that Saint Francis Health System, a large multisite, multispecialty hospital operating throughout Tulsa, OK, has signed a contract to upgrade from its existing PACS to the Merge Fusion PACS MX 3.0, a recently released solution with bundled multimodality and vendor neutral workstation capabilities of Merge Mammo 7.10.

August 7, 2008 - The market for adjunct breast imaging systems, including breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coils, dedicated breast MRI systems and breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) systems, will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 28 percent over the next five years, according to Millennium Research Group's (MRG) U.S. Markets for Women�s Health Imaging Systems 2008 report.

August 7, 2008 — NDS Surgical Imaging (“NDSsi”) said it has acquired Dome Imaging Systems, the medical business unit of Planar Systems Inc.

Dome manufactures medical display products for diagnostic imaging and patient care applications. Dome’s customers include global Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) OEM suppliers and medical IT resellers to healthcare providers.

August 6, 2008 — The new Steril-Eze open wire surgical case carts from Eagle MHC feature Eagle’s patented QuadTruss design that reportedly makes the wire shelves up to 25 percent stronger and provides a retaining edge for increased storage stability.

August 6, 2008 – EMC Corp. unveiled the new EMC CLARiiON CX4 Series of midrange storage systems with a new architecture optimized for VMware and other virtual server environments.

The CLARiiON CX4 Series is the latest generation of the CLARiiON family of networked storage systems with new features built-in for virtual server environments – including VMware infrastructure – designed to use less energy, improve storage utilization, performance and management and protect the overall storage investment. These include:

August 6, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. delivered the first Aplio Artida ultrasound system to Iowa Heart Center in Des Moines.

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