December 6, 2007 - According to Millennium Research Group, cancer treatment procedures using radiofrequency ablation will grow almost 12 percent in the U.S. over the next five years, over 21,000 RFA procedures will be performed in 2007 on patients with liver, kidney, breast, lung and metastatic bone cancers, and by 2012, RFA procedures will reach over 36,000.

By Nadim Daher, Industry Analyst - Medical Imaging, Frost & Sullivan

December 6, 2007 - At this year’s RSNA more PACS vendors were showing off the expanded 3D capabilities of their PACS offering and highlighting some of their partnerships with third-party vendors, particularly the more productive ones that have led to deeper levels of integration.

By Nadim Daher, Industry Analyst - Medical Imaging, Frost & Sullivan

December 6, 2007 - RamSoft recently announced that it will be releasing version 4.5 of the new PowerServer RIS/PACS at the end of the first quarter of 2008, following a warm reception of the system at RSNA 2007.

This new offering reportedly provides facilities with a comprehensive “all-in-one” RIS/PACS solution running on a single server and database; an ideal solution for teleradiology, hospital and mobile practices.

December 5, 2007 - GE Healthcare announced the launch of its new Panda Warmer for infant care, featuring clinical improvements for labor and delivery that respond to the needs of newborns, caregivers and families.

December 5, 2007 - The Cianna Medical SAVI applicator, an advanced treatment for breast cancer, provides multiple benefits for patients, breast surgeons, and radiation oncologists, according to research performed at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

December 5, 2007 - Starion Instruments' TLS3 Tissue Ligating Shears feature Starion's proprietary thermal welding technology, focusing thermal energy to simultaneously seal and divide soft tissue, reducing thermal spread and collateral damage.

December 5, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions yesterday said the newest version of its Invision health information system is now generally available, which contains platform, database and application upgrades to assist in streamlining information across clinical, financial, and administrative functions.

December 5, 2007 - Measuring both the level of red blood cells in the body and the blood flow in tumors can help predict which cervical cancer patients are likely to have a better outcome, according to researcher from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center presented at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Los Angeles.

December 4, 2007 - Streamline Health Solutions Inc. said today it reached an agreement so Emergis Inc. can integrate Streamline's accessANYware document management repository and document workflow applications into its Oacis Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

The companies said the integrated solution addresses clinicians' need for immediate access to patient records in hybrid environments, where electronic health records still cohabit with paper.

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