Acuo Technologies showcased the 6.0 version of its DICOM Services Grid solution, a distributed framework for managing medical imaging volume. By freeing the archive function from PACS, the solution reportedly allows healthcare institutions to own their own digital imaging data without data migration difficulties.

The latest offering of NovaPACS and NovaRIS 7.0 offers tighter integration between the systems, enhanced image access and improved scheduling/billing/process management for radiologists and administrative staff. Additional features in these latest versions include an improved information NovaCentral support “command center” for real time remote monitoring and referring physician features in NovaPACS to enhance image reading efficiency.

Carestream Health showcased new capabilities for its Carestream RIS and PACS platforms. New features for Kodak Carestream RIS include voice activated controls and voice activated standardized reporting to allow radiologists to dictate reports from any location.

Amicas demonstrated Vision Series PACS Version 5.5 at DHIMS 2008. Version 5.5 introduces enhancements to the RealTime Worklist, including role-based workflow management, said the company. Also included are extended Vision Watch reporting capabilities and new advanced high availability options.

Toshiba recently released its Infinix VF-I-SP, a single-plane floor-mounted cardiovascular system with multi-access positioner. Toshiba has also recently introduced new Advanced Image Processing (AIP). The AIP technology, which is made for its Infinix X-Ray product line, is designed to give clinicians better visualization of the smallest interventional devices.

The FDA cleared St. Jude Medical Inc.’s EnSite Fusion Registration Module, a software designed to help physicians create detailed heart models to facilitate the diagnosis and delivery of therapy for complex abnormal atrial heart rhythms, including Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

The software integrates an EnSite System-created chamber model with a 3D computed tomography (CT) model so that the physician has an improved view of the heart’s anatomy.

The new 2008 CardioValue software program on the Terason Echo ultrasound system is a custom chip set and Windows-based software, making performance comparable to that of a high-end system. It provides 2D image quality and sensitivity of color Doppler and spectral Doppler quality.

RIS/PACS solutions provider RADinfo Systems recently released PowerPACS DICOMmail software, which allows physicians to send DICOM image studies and reports through common eMail systems.

The new Digital Starter Kit 9397 combines digital dictation technology with transcription software and accessories, such as the Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9370, Philips SpeechExec software and the recently released USB Foot Control 2330.

The Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9370 is a hand-held recorder featuring push buttons for single-handed use, “smart buttons” and a large backlit LCD for viewing information such as author name, file name and length of dictation.

Viztek introduced its Opal-RAD Web-based PACS with an OnCall auto-routing feature that delivers designated exams to a Web-enabled PC to enable flexible reading, allows users to define where and when particular types of studies will be automatically pushed over the Internet, without any preplanned setup or IT coordination.

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