February 22, 2008 - FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Inc.'s Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm) is now available for use in mobile mammography environments.

The first two installations of Mobile FCRm systems were in mobile units operated by the Harris County Hospital District in Houston and St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta.

February 22, 2008 – Ekahau Inc. will hold demonstrations for a variety of WiFi- based Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) products at the HIMSS 2008 Orlando, FL .

In its booth, Ekahau will host several demonstrations, including:

- RTLS location of objects in the booth - Using Ekahau T301 tags, the Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) and Tracker software, attendees will able to visually locate objects on a Web-based interface

- Real-time system demonstration of a live RTLS site

February 22, 2008 - InfoLogix Inc. will launch the SurgiChip, a real-time wireless solution designed to address leading causes of surgical identity and procedure mistakes in hospitals, at HIMSS 2008.

SurgiChip is a verification system using RFID technology in an automated, controlled process to identify and document that a surgical team performs the proper procedure on the correct patient at the right surgical site prior to the start of a procedure, said InfoLogix.

February 22, 2008 - One of the first ultrasounds designed for musculoskeletal specialists—the S-MKK— was recently released by SonoSite Inc.

The S-MSK was made for usage by rheumatologists, physiatrists, sports physicians, orthopedic and osteopathic surgeons and physical therapists, said the company.

SonoSite plans to begin customer shipments in March.

February 22, 2008 - According to Millennium Research Group’s Global Markets for C-Arms 2008 report, the U.S. market for fixed C-arm systems, comprising units used for cardiology, angiography and neuroradiology procedures, was valued at over $1.4 billion in 2007 and will rise to over $1.8 billion by 2012.

February 21, 2008 - The staff at Imaging Technology News (ITN) was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Samuel J. Dwyer, III, PhD, FSIIM, on February 5, 2008.
Dr. Dwyer, was a pioneer in digital medical imaging, and many referred to him as "The Father of PACS." We at ITN have been privileged to have a visionary such as Dr. Dwyer on our Advisory Board to guide and enrich our editorial scope. It is also notable that Dr. Dwyer was a SIIM Fellow.
We at ITN would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Dr. Dwyer's family and friends.

Anthro Corp. will present at HIMSS 2008 its new eNook Pro for EMR, a wall-mounted, lockable workstation for LCDs and laptops, aiming to make the most of limited space, and is designed for use as a point-of-care, hallway station, notebook desk or walk-up computer workstation.

Amicas’ Vision Reach 2.0 radiology tool extends the solution’s functionality to include follow-up order entry.

With Vision Reach, a referring physician has the ability to order a follow-up exam, in addition to receiving instantaneous secure notification when a report is available. This tool provides proactive electronic delivery, notifying the referring physician when exam results are ready.

VIDAR Systems Corp. will highlight its CAD PRO Advantage digitizer specifically designed for mammography, providing the ability to quickly digitize film-based prior studies and, when coupled with the appropriate software, uses the DICOM MG standard to identify the specific mammography view contained on each film.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA will feature its digital mammography system, Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm), that offers a combination of image quality, versatility and practicality, and according to the company, provides 18-by-24-centimeter and 24-by-30-centimeter fields of view, 50-micron pixel sampling and Fuji’s patented dual-side reading technology.

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