February 15, 2008 - A new Fox Chase Cancer Center study recently suggested that a biopsy reveals more important information about a man's prostate cancer than previously understood.

Doctors hope the new findings will help them tailor radiation treatment.

February 15, 2008 - Merge Technologies Inc. announced a rightsizing initiative and the planned timing of the issuance of its third quarter 2007 financial results and business operations and strategy conference call.

The details of the rightsizing include:

February 15, 2008 - Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) will display its Safety Net Health Electronic Medical Record system at HIMSS 2008, and will explain how it improved care for the uninsured in Allen County, IN, by connecting clinics, hospitals, emergency departments and the local Health Department.

MIE configured a custom EMR for each community organization, tailored to its unique specifications. The system allows physicians to call up the patient chart, plus lab reports and radiographic images.

February 15, 2008 - Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, LA, recently standardized its emergency department (ED) operations by deploying the Medhost Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) across all four of its hospitals.

February 15, 2008 - The 2008 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) annual conference and exposition is set for May 31 – June 2, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.

February 15, 2008 - Siemens received FDA 510(k) clearance for Artis zeego, a robotic-assisted positioning capability for interventions in both radiology and cardiology, as well as the developing OR environment, designed to offer greater flexibility of movement and image acquisition.

February 15, 2008 - B. Braun Medical Inc. will highlight its DoseTrac Infusion Management Software as well as its Outlook Safety Infusion System during HIMSS 2008.

February 15, 2008 - Carestream Molecular Imaging debuted the Kodak X-Sight large stokes shift dye conjugates created for fluorescent in vitro and in vivo imaging applications, and are available conjugated to a range of secondary antibodies in two excitation and emission wavelengths in the near infrared range.

February 15, 2008 - Carestream Health was given the 2008 Global Radiology Information Systems Market Penetration Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan, for its development in the Radiology Information Systems (RIS) market, as well as new markets and for its strategies for production and distribution.

February 15, 2008 – The Aurora Breast MRI Society Global PACS Teaching Tool, reportedly a first of its kind, allowing users to upload cases and images without disclosing private patient information, network with colleagues and obtain/exchange images digitally, was introduced at the Aurora Breast MRI Society Meeting in Newport Beach, CA.

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