March 13, 2008 - Anesthesia information management system (AIMS) and medication management system provider DocuSys Inc. said Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA went live this week on DocuSys’ anesthesia solutions, automating the documentation of anesthesia care and enhancing the medication management processes in its surgical environment.

March 13, 2008 – The University of Michigan Health System selected McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging PACS in an effort to improve efficiency of its radiologists, according to the university.

Horizon Medical Imaging system is designed to manage large data sets with adaptive image loading and intelligent 3D workstation integration.

March 13, 2008 - AeroScout Inc. recently said it was selected by Hill-Rom to integrate its Healthcare Visibility Suite, a set of wireless RFID solutions designed to increase visibility of assets and patients within healthcare facilities, into its existing healthcare offerings.

March 13, 2008 - Kingfisher Healthcare received the CE mark for its KFH Novo medical device, which utilizes Bio-Electric Stimulation Therapy (BEST) to assist in and improve upon the healing of chronic wounds including venous leg ulcers, diabetic ulcers and pressure sores.

KFH Novo is the latest addition to Kingfisher's line of noninvasive energy therapies, said the company.

March 13, 2008 - Researchers involved in a large, multi-institutional study using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) were able to classify different types of dementia with very high rates of success, raising hopes that dementia diagnoses may one day be made at earlier stages.

March 12, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today decided not to move forward with its proposed National Coverage Decision (NCD) that would have limited Medicare coverage of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to only those instances where CTA is used as part of an ongoing clinical study.

March 13, 2008 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), commended the FDA for initiating an expert panel to investigate issues regarding CAD and permitting public input on the importance of CAD submissions to the FDA and the benefits of CAD.

March 13, 2008 - The University of Michigan Health System selected McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging PACS, migrating 2 million archived studies into the new system, including three hospitals and nine clinical centers.

Toshiba's fourth generation contrast-free imaging technique, Time and Space Angiography (TSA) creates images that show dynamic blood flow without using contrast agents.

TSA builds upon pioneering Time-Spatial Labeling Inversion Pulse (Time-SLIP) technique and is desirable for patients with compromised circulations and renal flow problems. It features a high temporal resolution and a continually changing inversion pulse time, creating dynamic images showing blood flow in motion.

March 2008

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. will feature it’s new open-bore 1.5T Vantage Titan MR system.

The open-bore of the Vantage Titan is 18 percent larger than other 1.5T systems on the market, featuring a large 71-centimeter patient aperture, said Toshiba.

Toshiba says the Titan’s large clinical field-of-view produces high-quality images without compromising homogeneity or overall imaging performance. The system also features Toshiba’s patented Pianissimo noise reduction technology, which creates a better imaging experience for all patients.

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