March 19, 2008 - Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a new technique developed by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

This imaging technology is one of many new ways of detecting cancers in the body in real-time, said Christopher Contag, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and of immunology, who led the study. Contag said he hoped it might be one of the first to be used routinely for early detection of cancer.

March 19, 2008 - Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a new technique developed by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

This imaging technology is one of many new ways of detecting cancers in the body in real-time, said Christopher Contag, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and of immunology, who led the study. Contag said he hoped it might be one of the first to be used routinely for early detection of cancer.

March 17, 2008 - New research released at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C., this week, holds promise of a new interventional imaging capability, using robotics provided by Siemens Medical Solutions to improve the value of chemoembolization in treating cancer.

March 19, 2008 - CodeRyte Inc. will participate in the AHRA Leadership Institute through a partnership agreement totaling $50,000, aiming to help the organization identify important clinical and business trends affecting the practice of radiology.

American Medical Sales Inc. released MIDAS PACS, including a 100 percent redundant archive and new diagnostic viewing and clinical review licenses.

The MIDAS PACS complete digital imaging solution features dual archives, image gateway, image backup, diagnostic workstation software, a Web server, CD recorder/color labeler and clinical viewing. For safety, the system is contains HIPAA privacy and security features.

March 18, 2008 - SquareLoop Inc. today said it introduced a text messaging system on its Mobile Alert Network to enable secure transmission of data over public wireless networks, which complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) regulations governing encryption of patients' electronic records.

The company said the system also provides an application for secure mobile-originated text messages.

March 18, 2008 - A new study by Thomson Healthcare shows clear improvement on a composite of eight patient safety measures affecting Medicare patients treated in U.S. hospitals from 2001 through 2005.

March 18, 2008 - Cardinal Health said yesterday it signed an agreement with SleepNet Corp. to be the sole provider of its complete range of gel masks for sleep apnea patients throughout North and South America.

Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Cardinal Health will assume the responsibility as exclusive distributor for SleepNet's IQ, Phantom, and MiniMe Nasal Masks and the Mojo Full Face Mask in the Americas.

March 18, 2008 – Today Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging introduced its new name by launching Lantheus Medical Imaging, marking the first time in the company’s 50-year history that it will operate as an independent company.

March 18, 2008 - GE Healthcare introduced a ceiling suspended digital radiographic system, the Definium 6000, that includes one or two flying detectors, and works to enable ease of use and flexibility while providing digital radiographic images, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2008 in Vienna, Austria.

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