November 14, 2007 - Electronic medical record software company gloStream Inc. yesterday launched version 4.0 of gloEMR, its flagship EMR solution and one of the first in the industry to be built on the Microsoft Windows Vista platform.

November 13, 2007 - Texas Instruments Inc. today said its new low-power, embedded system-on-chip (SoC) microcontroller unit (MCU) provides a complete signal chain for hand-held medical applications, which will help lower their cost.

November 14, 2007 - GetWellNetwork Inc. is leveraging its bedside communication system to help educate patients and their families about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug, using multimedia videos on the topics of hand hygiene and safety.

At RSNA 2007, Sony will feature its diagnostic quality FilmStation Dry Film Imager model UP-DF500, designed for medical modalities such as CT, MRI and X-ray.
The Sony FilmStation Dry Film Imager gives an installation choice of horizontal or vertical. In addition, as a result of high-resolution 320dpi thermal head technology, the FilmStation provides superb quality images, according to the company.

November 14, 2007 - Zonare Medical Systems today announced it was ranked as the top vendor in the inaugural KLAS Hand-Carried Ultrasound study.

The study ranked the company first in image quality, ergonomics and throughput, according to the survey, and second in reliability and durability.

Vital Images will bring to RSNA its Vitrea 4.0 and ViTALConnect 4.1 applications, dedicated to advanced visualization.

Vitrea software produces 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT (computed tomography) and MR (magnetic resonance) image data. The system addresses specialists’ needs through various software options for cardiac, colon, vessel probe and other applications. Vitrea 4.0 reportedly utilizes an intuitive clinical workflow and automatic settings to improve speed and simplicity.

November 14, 2007 - Parascript LLC, an image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced its entrance into the medical imaging market.

With over a dozen years experience in image analysis, the company expanded its product suite to include computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms to detect breast cancer.

November 14, 2007 - Electronic medical record (EMR) systems MediNotes Corporation said today MediNotes reached a technological benchmark by now interfacing with 76 practice management systems (PMS), using HL7 as the industry standard for connectivity.

November 14, 2007 - American Medical Sales Inc. will display two new PACS products at RSNA 2007, including its hardware/software solution created for small practices, Image Vault, that features a diagnostic workstation software, an image gateway, an automated image back-up system and a PACS archive.

The system is housed in an all-in-one computer and the user interface is simplified via Image Vault’s touch screen, while security is addressed in a fingerprint security key and automated logoff.

November 14, 2007 - Ziehm Vision FD, Ziehm Imaging’s latest suite of fully digital (FD) radiology products, is said to incorporate cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art design to offer fully digital imaging with distortion-free images. Because the flat panel detector is insensitive to magnetic fields, it can work where strong magnetic fields are present, such as near a MRI site, thus eliminating distorted images that normally result on image intensifier systems.

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