April 8, 2008 - Battelle, a non-profit independent research and development organization, and MEDRAD Inc. today said they won a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the MEDRAD XDS Extravasation Detector, a technology that reportedly enhances the safety of contrast media injection through early detection of extravasations.

April 8, 2008 - Accuray Inc. said today that a study published in the April 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics - also known as the Red Journal - demonstrates that the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System can serve as a noninvasive means for delivering high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy dosing.

The study supports the CyberKnife System’s clinical flexibility in treating prostate cancer and expands the noninvasive options available to clinicians and patients.

April 8, 2008 – Draeger said today it offers a wide product range of disposable products for equipping its ventilators to help prevent avoid cross-contamination leading to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), one of the most serious emerging nosocomial infections.

April 8, 2008 - Vascular Solutions Inc. today said a jury has returned a verdict in its favor in the litigation against Marine Polymer Technologies Inc. for disparaging statements made regarding the safety of Vascular Solutions’ D-Stat Dry hemostat product.

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) has left its mark on hospitals and outpatient imaging center operators. There is no denying that the imaging industry has changed forever. Some may think that the 10 percent of operators on the brink of bankruptcy or in default on payments to finance vendors is a mere market correction for years of overgrowth. But do the math.

April 8, 2008 - The government on Monday said it would raise payments next year to insurers that provide healthcare coverage to seniors by 3.6 percent, a slight increase from last year's boost.

The increase applies to companies in the Medicare Advantage program, the privately run wing of the government health care plan for seniors. Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the increase is slightly lower than the estimated 3.7 percent expected growth increase for Medicare in 2009.

Last year the agency increased payments on average by 3.5 percent.

April 8, 2008 - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. collaborated with Mobile Aspects to create VistaTrak, a touchscreen contrast media management system that gives users a new management tool designed to help enhance patient care and safety, optimize inventory management and improve billing accuracy.

April 8, 2008 - Philips launched the latest addition to its HD ultrasound family of products, the Philips HD7, in the U.S. designed for high-volume use in cardiovascular, OB/GYN, anesthesiology, oncology, electrophysiology, stress echo, pediatric, orthopedic, urologic, emergency and other applications.

April 8, 2008 - Battelle, a nonprofit independent research and development organization, and MEDRAD Inc. won a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the MEDRAD XDS Extravasation Detector, a device for the enhancement of the safety of contrast media injection through early detection of extravasations.

Battelle worked closely with MEDRAD to develop the technology from exploration through product development. MEDRAD and Battelle jointly invented the electrical permittivity technology that enables XDS and developed the commercial product.

April 8, 2008 - Connect Imaging introduced new software, VCM Port, for use with FUJIFILM’s FCRm digital mammography systems, created to address an issue the company identified while validating its PACS for use with Fuji’s computed radiography mammography system installed at one of Connect’s clients sites.

Fuji has fully validated the VCM Port software and now offers it for use with the company’s FCRm digital mammography systems (Part Number X-VCMPORT-00). Users of Fuji’s FCRm system also may purchase the software directly from Connect Imaging.

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