May 14, 2008 — In women at increased risk for breast cancer, adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography revealed 78 percent of cancers versus 50 percent of cancers for mammography alone.

May 15, 2008 – Barco formed a strategic alliance with NeuIsys Imaging Systems Solutions to address the gastrointestinal market for virtual colonoscopy using Barco’s advanced visualization software, Voxar 3D ColonMetrix and NeuIsys’s in-office CT systems.

Greensboro, NC-based NeuIsys is an exclusive distributor of Neusoft Medical Systems. Voxar 3D ColonMetrix is a fully-integrated, physician-focused CT colonography software tool that incorporates multiple reading paradigms including 3D review, 3D endoluminal flythrough and a dissected view.

May 15, 2008 - McKesson acquired Vivalog, a provider of Web-based solutions, taking control of the MyPACS.net medical imaging reference site that enables radiologists, cardiologists and other imaging specialists to organize and share image and reference case information needed during daily practice.

May 15, 2008 - Barco developed a new set of drivers for its Nio and Coronis product lines that are seamlessly compatible with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, reportedly enabling customers to upgrade to Vista without complications.

Barco's new Vista-ready drivers will continue to support legacy operating systems as well. The Vista-compatible systems are immediately available for commercial distribution.

May 15, 2008 - Following the introduction of the dual-source Computed Tomography (CT) system, SOMATOM Definition, with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies, Siemens has developed 10 dual energy (DE) applications.

Candelis released the new iMed-Stor 300, a dedicated DICOM-compliant archive appliance engineered specifically to provide secure management of digital medical images and studies for stand-alone imaging operations, at SIIM 2008.

Barco developed a new set of drivers for its Nio and Coronis product lines that are seamlessly compatible with Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, reportedly enabling customers to upgrade to Vista without complications.

Barco’s new Vista-ready drivers will continue to support legacy operating systems as well. The Vista-compatible systems are immediately available for commercial distribution.

The Coronis Fusion 6MP DL, a 30-inch color LCD that can be used as two 3 MP heads or one wide-screen 6 MP display, offering radiologists to custom-organize their workspace.

Acuo Technologies will be showcasing the 6.0 version of its DICOM Services Grid solution, a distributed framework for managing medical imaging volume, featuring full XDS-I Source and XDS-I Consumer functionality.

Version 6.0 also includes several partner API integrations to include DICOM services on the Cisco Medical Grade Network, a high performance EMC Centera and Document integration and IBM GMAS integration, which will provide the healthcare marketplace a choice of proven infrastructure technologies to manage medical imaging and related clinical content.

May 14, 2008 - USGI Medical Inc. said it has licensed its incisionless surgery technology to Intuitive Surgical for use in medical robotics applications.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

May 14, 2008 - Broadlane clients, consisting of approximately 1,100 hospitals, selected ScImage for a three-year contract to use its multi-department picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) for radiology, cardiology and other image-producing departments within a healthcare system.

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