Quest International Inc. will showcase at SIIM 2008, true 12-bit, grayscale mammographic images, utilizing an Apple Mac system, OsiriX and the Totoku, ME551i2, medical LCD display.

The company will display the images using the using the Apple Mac Pro 8-Core workstation with two ME551i2 medical, LCD displays. The ME551i2 is a 21.3-inch, 5MP, DICOM-compliant diagnostic display, and is reportedly the only display able to interface with the new 64-bit version of OsiriX, an advanced open- source PACS workstation DICOM viewer.

April 2008

Carestream Health will showcase its new CARESTREAM Virtual 3D Solution to users of other vendors’ PACS systems and to facilities that do not yet have a PACS at SIIM 2008.

The company’s 3D software package delivers advanced 3D processing and comparative viewing of MR and CT studies. In addition to a full suite of diagnostic tools, it provides advanced display protocols that reduce set up time for image review and streaming technology that speeds performance even in low-bandwidth environments.

April 1, 2008 - VIDAR’s DosimetryPRO Advantage and DosimetryPRO Advantage (Red) offer the Dosimetry market digitizers that meet the specific needs for those using popular standard film such as Carestream’s Kodak EDR2 and film chemistry and International Specialty Products’ GAFCHROMIC EBT Film.

RADinfo SYSTEMS is featuring its recently-released PowerPACS DICOMmail software at SIIM 2008, which is designed to allow physicians to send DICOM image studies and reports through common email systems.

Visage Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems Inc., is showcasing its Visage Thin Client product family at SIIM 2008.

The Visage Thin Client solution is designed to enhance the entire clinical workflow, with advanced tools for 2D, 3D, and 4D image review and interpretation, post-processing, data management and image distribution.

April 1, 2008 - A patented Foley catheter holder that stabilizes an indwelling catheter to help prevent irritation, bladder spasms, and urethral erosion, which contribute to UTIs, is available from Dale Medical Products Inc.

April 1, 2008 - A patented Foley catheter holder that stabilizes an indwelling catheter to help prevent irritation, bladder spasms and urethral erosion, which contribute to UTIs, is available from Dale Medical Products Inc.

April 1, 2008 — Cardinal Health introduced its new RoyalSilk surgical gown made from a proprietary fabric that is softer to the skin than other surgical gowns, at the 55th Annual Congress for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).

April 1, 2008 - Encision Inc. this week is launching its new disposable hand-activated fixed-tip electrode line of laparoscopic instruments to give surgeons precise fingertip power control during laparoscopic procedures.

The new disposable fixed-tip electrode line features hand activation for surgeons who prefer to energize the electrode via a fingertip switch rather than pressing their foot on a foot pedal.

The new, disposable, fixed-tip electrodes feature an easy to reach rotation knob with a locking feature and a comfort grip handle.

April 1, 2008 - Infection control systems maker Belimed Inc. and 3M Sterilization Assurance have formed a collaboration to jointly promote best practices in sterile processing in the U.S. and will provide objective educational resources to customers on sterilization monitoring practices.

The partnership was announced March 31 at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA.

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