July 24, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare will showcase its ARTISTE Solution, a linear accelerator engineered specifically for Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART), in addition to its portfolio of radiation therapy IT solutions at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Houston, July 27-31.

July 24, 2008 - EDDA Technology will launch its new release of IQQA-Liver V1.2, designed to assist physician's assessment of volumetry from liver MDCT, at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) in Denver, CO.

July 24, 2008 - Philips has a new addition to its HD ultrasound family of products, the Philips HD15 ultrasound system, which is designed to provide physicians with high-end imaging and workflow performance in a cost-effective system.

July 24, 2008 - The FDA has granted clearance for GE Healthcare’s newest positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner, which is part of GE’s Discovery family of scanners designed to enable earlier detection and monitoring of disease with advanced molecular imaging technology in both hardware and software.

July 24, 2008 - FluoroPharma said it achieved positive phase I test results for BFPET, a novel Fluorine-18 labeled tracer for PET myocardial perfusion imaging.

BFPET is designed to assess the blood flow in the heart (myocardial perfusion), which is a standard test to assess coronary artery disease (CAD), with more than 9 million Americans undergoing the test annually.

July 24, 2008 - U.S. hospitals with fewer than 200 beds are allocating more money to their budgeted capital spending for diagnostic imaging equipment in 2009, compared to 2008 spending levels, according to a newly released study by IMV Medical Information Division.

July 24, 2008 – Covidien recently launched the Optistar Elite contrast delivery system, designed to inject contrast media-related drugs into a patient’s vascular system to aid in obtaining diagnostic images when used with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging equipment.

The product recently received FDA approval and already carries a CE Mark.

The Optistar Elite aims to provide improved performance and ease of use, compared with the previous Optistar LE model.

July 24, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems reported net earnings of $74 million ($0.58 per diluted share) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 versus net earnings in the year-ago quarter of $50 million ($0.39 per diluted share), owing to revenue growth in its oncology systems, X-ray products and security businesses.

Compared to the same period last fiscal year, third quarter revenues grew 21 percent to $513 million, net orders rose 15 percent to $575 million, and the quarter- ending backlog increased 13 percent to $1.8 billion.

July 23, 2008 - PACSGEAR Inc. reported it will partner with Three Palm Software, developers of software products for mammography, to enable portable mammography records on CDs and DVDs.

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