June 5, 2008 – Kimberly-Clark Health Care today launched a new solution designed to facilitate the initial placement of its balloon-retained enteral feeding tubes – the MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit.

June 5, 2008 - GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today announced the formation of a new company, Omnyx LLC, to improve the speed, efficiency of diagnosis and interpretation of lab results.

June 5, 2008 - According to IMV's recent census of MRI sites in the U.S., an estimated 27.5 million MRI procedures were performed at 7,195 sites in 2007, a 14 percent increase from 24.2 million in 2003, for an average annualized rate of 3 percent per year.

This represents a slowdown in procedure growth compared to the beginning of the decade, when the average annual growth rate from 1999 to 2003 was approximately 15 percent per year.

June 5, 2008 – There was a 14 percent increase in MRI procedures from 2003 to 2007, for an average annual rate of 3 percent, representing a slowdown in procedure growth compared to the beginning of the decade, when the average annual growth rate from 1999 to 2003 was about 15 percent, according to IMV’s recent census of MRI sites in the U.S.

The census showed an estimated 27.5 million MRI procedures were performed at 7,195 sites in 2007, increasing from 24.2 million in 2003.

June 13, 2008 - Elekta has been selected to supply multiple Elekta Synergy digital linear accelerator systems to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center over the next few years.

June 5, 2008 - At the SVS Vascular Annual Meeting Royal Philips Electronics and Skytron said they are teaming up to deliver hybrid operating rooms for minimally invasive cardiovascular surgical procedures. The solution combines Philips' cardiovascular X-ray systems with Skytron's surgery room equipment to enable clinicians to treat cardiovascular patients in the same room.

June 5, 2008 - Imaging On Call (IOC) acquired NightVision Radiology of Mayfield Heights, OH, allowing IOC to expand its coverage hours and provide customers with quality services in a timely manner.

Imaging On Call has completed the acquisition of NightVision and expects to completely combine operations by July, 2008.

With the addition of NightVision, IOC will increase its roster of physicians to 31 radiologists serving a growing base of U.S. hospitals and radiology practices.

June 5, 2008 - GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) formed a new company, Omnyx, to improve the speed, efficiency of diagnosis and interpretation of lab results, seeking to enable clinicians to share images virtually, interpret results using advanced algorithms and reduce costs associated with diagnosis.

June 5, 2008 - Images from inside the body can be made with tiny cameras a patient swallows, but until now doctors have not been able to steer or control them.

A new device being developed uses magnets to steer and can even deliver images of the esophagus.

In collaboration with engineers from the manufacturer Given Imaging, the Israelite Hospital in Hamburg and the Royal Imperial College in London, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering in Sankt Ingbert have developed the first control system for the camera pill.

June 5, 2008 - eHealth Global Technologies signed an agreement with the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization to provide the eHealthConnect Image Exchange service for a two-year initial term, allowing automated access to radiology imaging across the Rochester community and providing a link for the Monroe County Department of Public Health to access imaging studies for its work in TB tracking and other public health issues.

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