February 11, 2008 - GE Healthcare acquired Image Diagnost International GmbH, a provider of information technology (IT) systems for the diagnosis of breast cancer, in a move that will expand GE Healthcare's capabilities in breast cancer detection, offering clinicians and national screening services one of the most comprehensive ranges of systems available.

February 11, 2008 - Hospital General de Navarra is one of the first hospitals in Spain to install Varian’s Trilogy linear accelerator equip with the On-Board Imager, offering all standard radiation therapies as well as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and whole-body stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), all aimed at increasing precision and improving patient outcomes.

February 11, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology will hold its Annual Scientific Session from March 29-April 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, offering the latest innovations in cardiovascular science and education.

This year’s ACC.08 will be held in conjunction with SCAI Annual Scientific Session in Partnership with ACCi2 to deliver a platform for interventional medicine, including live cases and simulation sessions.

Highlighting the show include results of top clinical trials such as: ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH, HYVET, ASTEROID, PERISCOPE, STRADIVARIUS and HAT.

February 11, 2008 – Medrad Inc. today said it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Possis Medical Inc., which in combination will offer a broader, more comprehensive suite of products to the cardiovascular intervention field.

February 11, 2008 – Philips launched the Digital Starter Kit 9397, combining digital dictation technology with transcription software and accessories, such as the Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9370, Philips SpeechExec software and the recently released USB Foot Control 2330.

February 11, 2008 - Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, GA, has become the first facility in the U.S. to install the MAGNETOM ESSENZA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Healthcare, designed to be an affordable 1.5 Tesla system.

GE's Innova BiPlane cardiovascular imaging system is one of the first digital flat panel biplane systems with a full sized lateral plane to cover lateral anatomy without requiring multiple contrast injections and radiation exposures.

Other features of the Innova BiPlane include dose management, remote connectivity, capability for proactive system log analysis and an uninterrupted power supply backup.

Feb 2008

Zoll offers tools for identification and transmission of data to identify and direct STEMI patients to the right hospital.

Its defibrillators, like the E Series with 12-lead, reportedly offer a variety of transmission solutions that can be tailored to an infrastructure and budget. The system’s Data Relay provides connectivity from the field to the hospital via fax or email, and can wirelessly transmit to your PDA so you can make an assessment no matter the time or place, said Zoll.

Toshiba's Vantage Titan MRI is designed to capture higher resolution heart images, while capturing deeper imaging of the anatomy. This is possible due to the center eight elements of the cardiac coils being smaller and the outer eight elements of the cardiac coils being larger on the Vantage Titan according to Toshiba.

Toshiba’s Cardio Prospective helps reduce patient radiation dose by up to 80 percent during coronary CTA exams by using a helical acquisition technique to provide one continuous image instead of multiple images produced by the current step-and-shoot technique.

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