November 21, 2007 - InSite One Inc. announced today full integration of its InDex Archive with the with Fuji Synapse PACS, reportedly providing off-site disaster recovery for clinical continuance supporting images reports, notes, and annotations.

November 21, 2007 – Elekta announced that is has received an order to supply its Elekta Synergy S advanced radiation therapy technology and information management software to the University of Liège Hospital in Belgium, aiming to expand and improve treatment capacity.

The system, slated for installation in March 2008, is reportedly capable of supplying high doses of radiation while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. The image-guided robotic digital linear accelerator combines integrated 3D imaging abilities with powerful high-resolution radiation delivery.

November 21, 2007 - NovaRad announced the availability of NovaRIS and NovaPACS through an ASP model, to help contain costs for small, budget-constrained facilities.

Images are stored on archives at NovaRad Corp.’s International Data Center near Salt Lake City, UT, and are accessed securely through a Web browser. The cost of entry requires a reportedly a low, upfront fee for set up and a per study fee. Facilities may choose the type of viewer and tech workstation that best suits their individual needs.

November, 21, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. has introduced the new KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 3500 System, a compact digital radiography system that the company says delivers the small footprint, functionality and convenience required by a broad range of healthcare facilities including hospitals, outpatient imaging centers and orthopedic clinics.

November 21, 2007 - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a three-year contract by MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a group purchasing organization, to provide Magnevist (gadopentetate dimeglumine) Injection contrast media to members of the MedAssets network.

MedAssets serves more than 125 health systems, including 2,500 hospitals and 30,000 non-acute care healthcare providers. With this agreement, Magnevist is now on contract or has agreements with nearly all of the major GPOs in the United States.

November 21, 2007 – Viztek and M*Modal announced an agreement for the integration of M*Modal’s speech understanding solution, AnyModal CDS, into Viztek’s Web-based Opal-RAD PACS, reportedly allowing AnyModal CDS to advance EHR integration without changing workflow.

November 21, 2007 - The Philips Step & Shoot Cardiac solution has reportedly been shown to save up to 80 percent of the dose in a cardiac exam. As the newest cardiac imaging innovation for the Philips Brilliance CT 64-channel scanner, it provides high quality CT images at low radiation dose. An axial prospective ECG-gated acquisition technique reportedly achieves full heart coverage within a short breath-hold. According to Philips, it is ideally suited for patients where low radiation dose is needed.

im3D will present at RSNA 2007 the DICOM visualizer, VISOR, that enhances the functionality of its diagnostic workstation by grouping and displaying any number of radiological exams for a single-source visualization, interfacing with its CAD-COLON diagnostic system, a commercially available interactive workstation with field-proven results, as well as with upstream PACS systems.

November 21, 2007 - Sectra has signed a reseller agreement with PeerVue LLC, a US-based company focused on offering software solutions that improve communications and quality in radiology departments reportedly with no loss in productivity, allowing Sectra to resell peerVue’s Web-based quality improvement solution software and service solutions throughout North America.

November 21, 2007 - Merge Healthcare will introduce its new teleradiology software application, Merge TeleRead and Consult PreReads at RSNA 2007.

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