March 3, 2008 - Ascent Healthcare Solutions today said ProvSource renewed an exclusive contract enabling its members to save about $6.5 million in supply costs and divert approximately 87 tons of waste from landfills by using Ascent’s single-use medical device (SUD) reprocessing services over the next two years.

From 2001 to 2007, reprocessing saved ProvSource members $11.7 million and eliminated 136 tons of medical waste and $76,400 in disposal costs.

March 4, 2008 – Artromick said last week it entered an exclusive referral agreement with McKesson Automation Inc. making Artromick McKesson’s vendor of choice for hospitals that need point-of-care mobile computing solutions to deliver its CarePoint Connect software.

March 4, 2008 - The Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System is designed with a miniaturized X-ray source to apply radiation directly to a tumor bed within the body.

Featured at NCBC by Xoft, the Axxent Controller does not require radioactive isotopes or heavy shielding, according to the company. The system reportedly reduces treatment time from seven weeks to five days when compared to whole-breast external-beam radiation. Clinicians can be in the room during the procedure, said Xoft.

For more information: www.xoftinc.com

March 4, 2008 - DR Systems exhibited at NCBC the most recent mammography capabilities for the Unity RIS/PACS platform, including breast imaging, reporting and tracking functions, aiming to provide a complete solution for digital mammography.

March 4, 2008 - Visage Imaging will unveil its Visage Thin Client solutions portfolio, and demonstrate scalability for integrated 2D, 3D and 4D advanced visualization and other new tools for cardiology, radiology and other subspecialties, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, March 7-10.

March 4, 2008 – Faxitron focused on the newest software release for its DX-50 and MX- 20 Digital Specimen Radiography Systems, featuring two new tools aimed at saving time, at NCBC 2008.

March 4, 2008 – VIDAR showcased its recently released ClinicalExpress 4.0 film acquisition software that integrates prior studies for assisting in transition to FFDM and is developed specifically for use with the company’s DiagnosticPRO Advantage and CAD PRO Advantage.

March 4, 2008 - Double Black Imaging highlighted their 5MP LCD system, the IF2105M, a 21.3-inch diagonal system with a high-speed graphic controller and bundled with X-CAL Auto-calibration software, at NCBC 2008.

March 4, 2008 - Panasonic Communications Co. of North America (PCCNA) today released two new color scanners equipped with proprietary triple-sensor technology designed for the detection and prevention of common issues as double-feeding and embedded staples, featuring duplex scanning up to 160 images per minute at 300 dpi resolution.

March 4, 2008 - By using a dual-source technique on a single computed tomography (CT) system, a research team at the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Heart & Vascular Center was able to make a comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease, according to a report published in the current issue Circulation.

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