May 9, 2008 – FUJIFILM Medical Systems, in collaboration with The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), donated its Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm) system to the Nancy Reagan Breast Center in Simi Valley, CA and Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., marking the first installation of full field digital mammography technology at each facility.

U.S. Electronics Inc. will feature its MS51i2, Totoku’s first 21.3-inch monochrome display with the super high resolution of 15 mega sub pixels. This model will reportedly easily handle the higher resolution images output of the various modality devices.

May 2008

Fovia Medical Inc. has introduced its next-generation, thin- client High Definition Volume Rendering technology, and will be demonstrating its enterprise 3D solution at SIIM 2008.

Fovia’s scalable, CPU-based HDVR architecture enables users to take full advantage of multicore processors and 64-bit architecture, thereby dramatically boosting performance and allowing interactive HDVR of the largest datasets generated by today’s medical imaging equipment.

S&S Technology's upgrades to its monitor mounting solution for the EW100 Full Featured Ergonomic Workstation include the new Centris Technology articulating dual and triple monitor arm configuration, allowing users maximum viewing capability. These arms offer height adjustment with gravity-centered fingertip adjustments and support monitor weights up to 40 pounds per mounting arm.

Mammography Reporting System (MRS) will showcase its two newly-released beta software products that reportedly create cutting edge scheduling solutions and instant internet communications with breast procedure patients.

The MRS Scheduling Matrix and Resource Tracker, or SmaRT, schedules staff, patients, equipment and rooms.

May 9, 2008 – Philips launched the new Xcelera R2.2, the latest version of its Xcelera multimodality cardiology image management, analysis and reporting solution, offering improved support for imaging studies and data from key cardiac subspecialties including cardiac catheterization and cardiovascular ultrasound, and additionally supports nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI and electroph

The FDA approved Covidien’s contrast delivery system with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, integrating the technology to create a system that is designed to enhance patient safety by reducing the risk of medical errors in radiology departments.

May 8, 2008 - The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) launched dataQ, a next generation pharmacy data solution that reportedly provides healthcare stakeholders with the most up-to-date and in-depth
pharmacy information available.

May 8, 2008 – Capsule and B. Braun Medical entered into a partnership to connect B. Braun's Outlook Safety Infusion System into clinical information systems (CIS), and add B. Braun's system to the library of medical device drivers that Capsule supports.

May 8, 2008 - The VHA Foundation formally launched the Health Care SafetyNetwork, a national program to open dialogue among hospital CEOs in an area where most have little formal training, creating a two-year initiative to provide a forum where CEOs can learn from peers and patient safety experts about ways to create a culture that emphasizes safety.

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