Maybe it’s his personal resolve or dedication to a family business. But while the DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) has many imaging center owners scrambling for cover with its draconian reimbursement cuts, Anthony Limberakis, M.D., is looking the monster straight in the eye and issuing a challenge.

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GE will feature its LightSpeed VCT XT configuration, SnapShot Pulse that works through a process called prospective triggered gating, turning CT X-ray on and off at desired times during a patient’s heart rate cycle. Since SnapShot Pulse software only keeps the X-rays active for key portions of a scan, it is reportedly able to reduce a patient’s exposure time by up to 70 percent over conventional helical scans.

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Siemens will demonstrate its 3D cross-sectional imaging application syngo DynaCT at RSNA, which allows soft-tissue imaging in the angiography suite and virtually eliminates the need to transfer patients to other modalities for follow-up procedures, the company said.

October 19, 2007 – Allscripts recently announced that Lakeside Systems Inc. (LSI) has selected Allscripts as their Electronic Health Record provider, initially for 100 physicians across Southern California.

ThinkingRIS is Thinking Systems’ Web-based RIS product that is merged with ThinkingPACS, sharing one single database, which reportedly offers the advantage of centralized storage for both images and patient information.

ThinkingRIS allows clinicians or staff members to perform key tasks such as patient registration, scheduling, exam tracking, staff and resource management, report generation, and distribution from any Windows computer on the network (Intranet or Internet), according to the company.

The Gammex Neonatal Chest Phantom is the first of a new class of phantoms and objective system performance tools for use in computed radiography and digital radiographic systems.

GE will bring to RSNA its Innova 4100 flat panel digital detector that reportedly offers the industry’s largest field of view for vascular and interventional imaging, delivering 40 percent more area than conventional 15.5-inch round intensifiers. The system will reportedly provide a larger view of anatomy in a single run with a single contrast injection to reduce contrast and radiation dose without sacrificing image clarity.

Ultrasonix will highlight its Sonix OP Smart Ultrasound system that includes high-performance transducers and fundamental software features, providing the flexibility to address a variety of clinical applications. The system’s open PC architecture reportedly allows for rapid advancements through software updates to protect your investment.

Also featured will be the Sonix CEP that provides emergency medicine practitioners with high-performance imaging in a compact, portable system that reportedly boots up in seconds and runs on rechargeable battery.

The PC-based Telemed LogicScan 128 ultrasound imaging system features digital Doppler multibeam processing, which reportedly increases frame rate during color and Power Doppler imaging and the novel hybrid signal processing module, for improving sensitivity.

The ultrasound scanner has been developed as a compact, lightweight color system for applications in obstetrics and gynecology, general and musculoskeletal imaging, vascular access and others. It easily connects to any Windows based PC using USB interface.

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