July 9, 2008 – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today applauded the U.S. Congress for passing Medicare legislation that preserves seniors access to life-saving diagnostic and therapeutic imaging technologies.

MITA said the accreditation and appropriateness criteria provisions in the legislation are important steps toward ensuring proper utilization of medical imaging services.

July 9, 2008 — Carestream Health Inc. has received regulatory approval from Health Canada for the mammography feature offered with its new KODAK DIRECTVIEW Classic and Elite CR systems, which will allow Canadian healthcare facilities to perform mammography exams with CR systems that are also used for general radiography and long-length exams.

July 9, 2008 - TomoTherapy has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire certain assets of Hi-Art Co. Ltd. relating to the sales and service of TomoTherapy’s products in Japan.

Hi-Art Co., Ltd., has distributed the TomoTherapy Hi·Art treatment system in Japan since 2004. Fred Robertson, CEO of TomoTherapy, said, "As TomoTherapy grows, we continue to assess how we can best serve our customers in all markets. This move in Japan reflects our commitment to our current and future Japanese customers."

July 9, 2008 – The American Heart Association recently issued new guidelines for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, which state CT is the better imaging technology, but MR offers more patient safety because it does not use ionizing radiation.

July 9, 2008 — Confirma is expanding customer support by providing increased access to CME-accredited educational programs for physicians to meet the growing demand for breast MRI.

Confirma supports professional development in breast MRI through educational grants to organizations, including the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) and The Scienomics Group. Education programs consist of a variety of online case review seminars, fellowships, and didactic and hands-on training workshops.

July 8, 2008 — Researchers have developed a small portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner using strong permanent magnets instead of large superconducting magnets.

July 9, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems was ranked No. 1 in an independent study released by KLAS for Varian’s ARIA software, which received the top scores for ease of use, quality of releases and updates, and compatibility with third party products.

July 9, 2008 - The next in a series of hands-on radiology courses, supported by Confirma, will be held in San Francisco on July 11-12, covering the topic of “Breast MRI Interpretation and Intervention.”

The faculty will be Elise L. Berman, M.D., director of breast MRI and Mary Perrine, RT (NM) (MRI), chief MRI technologist, Fairfax MRI, Fairfax, VA.

July 9, 2008 - The new Visions for Cancer Recovery DVD was created by a Minneapolis nurse and two-time cancer survivor and is intended to provide patients with 20 minutes of rest, relaxation and visualization, as well as a sense of hope and empowerment.

The most powerful aspect of the DVD is visualization of “apoptosis,” the rarely viewed process in which the body's healthy cells attack cancer cells, said the DVD’s creator, Mary Hallman.

July 9, 2008 - InnerSpace has added the V-Series line of heavy-duty cabinets, carts and workstations to its organized storage solutions product offering.

V-Series high density storage products reportedly allow for more storage in less space due to partitioned, full-extension drawers. Movable interlocking steel partitions and dividers are shipped fully assembled and allow drawer compartment sizes to be adjusted to accommodate supplies of varying sizes and shapes. Roll-out shelves are also available for storing instrument trays and other large bulky items.

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