April 10, 2008 - SenoRx Inc. gained CE Mark approval to apply its SenoSonix with EnCor, an integration of its EnCor breast biopsy system with an Ultrasonix ultrasound imaging system; the two companies received 510(k) clearance in the U.S for the SenoSonix system in October 2007.

The vacuum-assisted EnCor breast biopsy system is integrated with an ultrasound system developed and sold by Ultrasonix Medical Corp. of Canada. The fully programmable, automated, multimodality, modular system offers both open and closed tissue collection.

April 10, 2008 – Three imaging centers selected NovaRad’s NovaPACS and NovaRIS solutions in hopes of enhancing patient service and streamlining image reading and reporting.

Delta Imaging LLC in Slidell, LA, purchased NovaPACS and NovaRIS, while North Dover Open MRI in Lakewood, NJ and Sinai Diagnostic Imaging in Brooklyn, NY, both purchased NovaPACS.

April 10, 2008 - The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology received a record number of abstract submissions for its annual meeting, Sept 21-25, 2008, totaling 2,036, about 400 more than 2007.

Submissions for all three categories grew, rising from 1,205 to 1,301, biology abstracts increased from 156 to 178 and physics abstracts increased from 312 to 556. Overseas submissions also increased from 187 European submissions to 240 this year. Asia submissions marked 312 this year, compared to 240 in 2007.

April 10, 2008 - The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre in Kaduna State, Nigeria, selected Viztek’s Onyx Acquire digital image management solution to work with its new MinXRay portable X-ray units, marking the first time in 30 years the center has had access to X-ray technology.

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre is affiliated with the American-based program, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) whose main focus is to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, as well as combat tuberculosis and leprosy.

EXAM-VAULT archives exams with a QUAD-REDUNDANT ARCHIVE storage system that saves data in four separate locations and keeps archived exams online at the local facility and in multiple Class-A data centers in different states. These facilities each access different power grids and Internet peering points. Exams are also stored on removable media in a secure vault.

EXAM-VAULT archives exams with a QUAD-REDUNDANT ARCHIVE storage system that saves data in four separate locations and keeps archived exams online at the local facility and in multiple Class-A data centers in different states. These facilities each access different power grids and Internet peering points. Exams are also stored on removable media in a secure vault.

At SIIM 2008, Cerner will feature its ProVision PACS, which aims to provide a set of user-customizable image-analysis and manipulation tools. Optional capabilities include native 3D and new orthopedic planning and mammography packages.

CoActiv’s advanced 3D color image processing application, EXAM-3D, is powered by Biotronics3D’s advanced software engine and works to provide fast, accurate image reformations using a full range of processing protocols. The solution runs on a Windows operating system, is compatible with any Windows graphics card and optimizes computer resources to ensure smooth operation, according to the company.

April 10, 2008 - Sorna Corp, will showcase its recently introduced first manual DICOM CD/DVD publishing system for single DISC production.

Reviewer-Obstetrics Edition is a low-cost, networked DICOM CD/DVD publishing system designed specially for obstetrics practices. It creates DICOM CD/DVDs of diagnostic images containing an embedded DICOM viewer, archival or back-up DICOM DVDs, and CDs for patients of display-only grayscale ultrasound, color Doppler and 3D fetal images.

Philips Healthcare will highlight healthcare informatics solutions that aim to increase clinical harmony for all caregivers throughout the healthcare enterprise at SIIM 2008, including iSite PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System). iSite PACS enables delivery of clinical information throughout the enterprise, over existing networks.

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