Emageon Inc.’s RadSuite Express PACS, to be featured at SIIM 2008, is a simplified Web-enabled, single-server solution based on Dell technology, created for the fast growing small to mid-sized hospital and clinic market, reportedly giving specialists and referring physicians in smaller facilities access to the same high-end, multidisciplinary 3D imaging tools used by radiology, orthopedic and emergency specialists.

M*Modal will showcase its AnyModal CDS Live, which extends the company’s conversational documentation service, AnyModal, to provide speech understanding functionality in real time. The technology captures and comprehends clinical information from dictation, transforming it directly into accessible, retrievable and shareable electronic files.

IQQA-Enterprise Engine technology which will be featured at SIIM 2008, aims to address the challenge that physicians and hospital IT now face in integrating more and more advanced clinical applications into existing PACS workflow. The system aims to redefine how radiologists can access advanced clinical applications managed by radiology IT.

Created as a CAD solution for chest CR/DR, the IQQA-Chest Enterprise gives users a set of real-time interactive tools to support radiologists in their identification, confirmation and quantification of lung nodules as small as 5mm in diameter.

EDDA Technology’s IQQA-Liver Enterprise for contrast CT supports physicians’ real-time evaluation of liver and hepatic lesions on hospital’s existing PACS workstations. By combining advanced image analysis algorithms and visualization tools, the software allows physicians to distill critical diagnostic information from data volume of extraordinary size, according to the company.

The GuardianOR Surgical Instrument Detector by Medical Cost Containment Systems is a metal detector imbedded in the lid of a standard-sized hamper stand designed to alert medical staff if a metal object, including surgical instruments or tools, are accidentally discarded. The detector immediately emits a sound, alerting staff that an instrument was discarded, said the company.

SonoSite Inc. recently released one of the first ultrasounds designed for musculoskeletal specialist.

The S-MSK was made for usage by rheumatologists, physiatrists, sports physicians, orthopedic and osteopathic surgeons and physical therapists, said the company.

Based on SonoSite’s fourth generation M-Turbo platform, the S-MSK ultrasound tool reportedly delivers an increase in processing power for superior image clarity plus connectivity for digital image export. The ultrasound system is backed with a five-year warranty.

BRIT Systems will introduce a new workflow solution for outsourced radiology reading.

An increased need for a reading environment for primary diagnosis among multiple facilities via teleradiology prompted BRIT to release this advanced set of tools and services that reportedly enables radiologists to read, report and return results to various healthcare facilities.

Elekta’s Synergy, a Modulated and Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IMRT and IGRT) system is designed to provide automated workflow tools and 3D volumetric imaging at the time of treatment.

The Synergy is reportedly an advanced digital linear accelerator and first platform to enable clinicians to image and treat patients simultaneously. The combination of high-resolution imaging, taken in 3D and at the time of treatment, combined with workflow solutions developed to be applicable on a routine basis, is described as ‘4D Adaptive,’ said Elekta.

The FDA cleared Siemens’ new ARTISTE Solution, a linear accelerator engineered for Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART). The ARTISTLE is an integrated imaging and workflow solution designed to provide high-quality image-guided and advanced treatment delivery protocols.

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