June 13, 2008 - Codonics brought to SNM 2008, the Virtua Medical Disc Publisher, designed to set a new standard for speed, efficiency and ease of use in automatic disc recorders.

This medical device is a DICOM-compliant network appliance that can concurrently record and label multiple medical studies onto CD and DVD media.

The company will also showcase Integrity, a compact, stand-alone, network-based disc import station that reads, reconciles and stores medical studies.

June 10, 2008 – Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won’t protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology.

June 10, 2008 - The use of ultrasound contrast agents during stress echocardiograms is safe, according to results presented at the 19th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography.

These findings are significant after the FDA mandated a black box warning on labels of contrast agents used for cardiovascular ultrasound.

June 10, 2008 – A new calcium scoring method, which takes into account not only the amount of calcified plaque build-up in the coronary arteries but also its distribution, may better predict a person’s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology.

June 10, 2008 - At the Digestive Disease Week Conference, Cook Medical announced that it has been granted 510(k) clearance from the FDA for use of the Evolution Controlled Release Esophageal Stent System, a stent designed to improve the quality of life for patients with esophageal cancer.

June 10, 2008 - The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCU) recently implemented McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging picture archiving and communication system (PACS), looking to provide its radiologists, surgeons and other caregivers faster access to medical images ranging from multislice CT to ultrasound.

VCU also installed the system to provide its caregivers with improved workflow capabilities to analyze, distribute and store medical images and information across the organization, in hopes of improving patient care.

iCAD’s SecondLook Digital Computer-Aided Detection system for mammography received FDA clearance for sale with FUJIFILM’s Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm) systems.
The digital system coupled with the Fuji CR Mammography system will reportedly improve a user’s ability to detect potentially malignant calcifications and masses.
SecondLook Digital for FCRm is one of the first CAD products approved and available in the U.S. for use with computed radiography (CR).

Cook Medical's FDA-cleared Evolution Controlled Release Esophageal Stent System is a stent designed to improve the quality of life for patients with esophageal cancer.

June 9, 2008 – Electronic health records maker MediNotes Corp. said it added 199 new software agreements with new and existing medical practice customers during the first six months of 2008.

These organizations selected the company’s EHR solutions as well as new practice management (PM) capabilities, to enhance practice workflow and seamlessly integrate with existing software.

June 9, 2008 - Cardinal Health today launched a new system that leverages the company’s dispensing technologies to enable clinicians access to a patient’s medications and medical supplies from one system.

The Pyxis DuoStation system allows clinicians to dispense both medications and medical supplies from a single dispensing machine, reportedly increasing workflow efficiency and cost savings opportunities through inventory reduction and increased charge capture.

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