May 22, 2008 - An extensive survey by InMedica on the use of ultrasound equipment in Western European hospitals and imaging centers has shown that 75 percent of doctors specializing in general radiology would like more training in how to get the best use out of their equipment.

May 22, 2008 – Toshiba installed the Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, hoping to provide a faster, more accurate diagnosis, creating better patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

The dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) system is an advanced diagnostic imaging system that can image an entire organ in a single rotation or over multiple rotations, showing real-time dynamic movement.

Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. announced at SIIM 2008 that its full line of medical LCD monitors on the Macintosh platform using aycan workstations OsiriX Pro software. EIZO’s RadiForce and FlexScan MX series monitors are now able to run on the Macintosh platform in collaboration with this software.

OsiriX Pro is an advanced imaging processing tool and a DICOM PACS workstation in one.

The OsiriX Pro is an FDA cleared workstation for reviewing, diagnosis and post-processing of multimodality and multidimensional images like 2D/3D/4D/5D.

May 2008

May 21, 2008 - OrthoScan featured its portable OrthoScan mini C-arm — designed for orthopedic surgeons — at ASCs 2008 last week.

The portable C-arm weights only 185 pounds, and is designed with single keystroke operation, including an “instant” on and off feature, reportedly eliminating boot-up time, lengthy shut-down procedures and hard drive crashes.

The high definition device also yields less radiation and is totally quiet because it contains no noisy fans, said the company.

For more information: www.orthoscan.com

May 21, 2008 – RES-Q Healthcare Systems today introduced the RES-Q Labor Resource Management 10.0, the new release of its staffing and scheduling system for hospitals.

May 21, 2008 - At ASCs 2008 last week, BREG, a division of LAM North American Inc., showcased its line of pain care solutions, including its PAIN CARE 2000 and 2000L patient-controlled infusion pumps.

The 2000 and 2000L allow patients to deliver 4 mL doses of anesthetic directly to the site of the pain, and carry 50 mL reservoirs. The 2000L includes an automatic lockout designed to prevent the delivery of another dose of medications for 30 minutes.

May 21, 2008– Xoft Inc. said today it received clearance from the FDA for applicators to be used with the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System for the treatment of endometrial cancer.

Previously cleared for accelerated treatment of early stage breast cancer, the Axxent System, a proprietary technology platform designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive, isotope-free radiation treatment in minimally-shielded clinical settings, also recently received expanded FDA clearance for use in the treatment of other cancers or conditions where radiation therapy is indicated.

May 21, 2008 - CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc., said this week it was been named the winner in the Personal Health Record Systems category for its Personal Health Record (PHR) application at the TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) 2008 conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

CapMed's icePHR Mobile, an in-case-of-emergency PHR, was also a finalist in the Hot Products category.

May 21, 2008 - Hospitals are increasingly using real-time locating systems (RTLS) so clinicians know where to find the equipment they need or patients at any moment on a computerized map of the hospital. There are several technologies for RTLS tracking that use radio frequency identification (RFID), ultrasound or infrared emitting tags that are detected on a wireless network.

May 21, 2008 – IDC was awarded a patent for an invention that balances areas of varying density in a digital radiographic image, reportedly providing a method to improve the quality, contrast and sharpness of digital X-ray images and enhance the capability to study otherwise obscured details within a digital image.

By applying this methodology in situations like a chest X-ray, for example, where one rib is obscured by more soft tissue than another, ribs of the same density will show the same absolute brightness irrespective of the amount of obscuring material.

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