October 18, 2007 - Healthcare product maker Hatch recently launched its Hatch Edema Control Gloves to help reduce swelling and hypertrophic scarring caused by burns and traumatic injuries.
The company said the gloves can also be used for compression and protection against bruises, can be worn by patients with arthritis, and be used as a cast liner.

October 19, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. recently signed contracts for its KODAK CARESTREAM PACS and KODAK CARESTREAM RIS solutions with leading healthcare facilities across the world, including AUSL Bologna (Bologna, Italy), Mater Health Services (Queensland, Australia) and Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital (Ichinomiya, Japan).

NEC will highlight its new 30-inch LCD3090WQXi display for soft-copy clinical and PACS viewing. The 4 MP wide-gamut, widescreen display features a standalone DICOM calibration and an X-Light Pro sensor system to maintain a consistent light output. The system also supports a 12-bit LUT and 2560-by-1600 resolution for detailed images and grayscale contrast.

Double Black Imaging will feature its P-Series of LCDs that consist of a 2MP monochrome and color, a 3MP monochrome and color and a 5 MP monochrome and color LCD for mammography. The line will reportedly include higher brightness levels on each LCD, digital uniformity control, 12-Bit processing, a retractable front sensor for true DICOM calibration, a backlight sensor for luminance control and bonded protective panels. DBI will be bundling these LCDs with a high-speed graphic controller (PCI-X or PCI-e) as well as including X-CAL calibration software.

October 17, 2007 - NDS will showcase its newly FDA-cleared AXIS V display intended for mammography and similar high-resolution images, at RSNA 2007.

AXIS V can be used by radiologists for reading and interpreting digital mammograms. Designed specifically for use in digital mammography and PACS workstations, the AXIS V product reportedly features industry’s best ambient light adaptability and delivers the highest quality diagnostic image.

Candelis has integrated a Web-based RIS component to the ImageGrid PACS appliance to enhance imaging center workflow. ImageGrid RIS is capable of supporting all stages of radiology workflow through tools for flexible scheduling, according to the company.

Candelis provides integration with an existing RIS, HIS or EMR via HL7 support. This integration allows an imaging facility’s workflow to be further streamlined and increases efficiency of staff, technologists and radiologists.

Company website: www.candelis.com

Candelis will expand its offering for the mammography market with a feature-rich Mammography Web Viewer (IG Mammo Viewer) for the ImageGrid PACS appliance. The IG Mammo Viewer supports IHE profiles for mammography and provides customizable mammography hanging protocols. Some of its features include mammography-specific, pre-fetching of prior studies for comparison with the current study.

Company website: www.candelis.com

Sorna Corp. will bring to RSNA its eXpedo XR1, reportedly the smallest automated DISC (CD/DVD) production system on the market. The system utilizes inkjet technology for printing directly on a DISC. To minimize space requirements, an LCD display and six-key keypad are integrated into the server, which fits directly on top of the robotics system, according to the commpany.

The XR1 is designed for imaging centers, outpatient clinics and small radiology departments.

Candelis will feature its ImageGrid 1000 archiving solution that is based on a DICOM and appliance architecture, ImageGrid reportedly speeds image access, simplifies management and protects patient images in a highly reliable, HIPAA-compliant server and archival system.

The ImageGrid product line is said to be ideal for imaging centers and small hospitals and provides archiving capacities ranging from 1 terabyte (TB) to tens of terabytes and is capable of receiving images directly from any DICOM modality.

Viatronix Inc. will release enhancements to its V3D-Colon including a Colon CAD interface that reportedly seamlessly integrates CAD without any change in workflow, automatic measurement of maximum diameter/volume of polyps with morphology analysis, new “translucent view” color schemes that are said to be user-editable and a creation of reports compliant with C-RAD guidelines.

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