October 17, 2007 - Positron Corp. introduced its new dedicated-Cardiac PET system, Attrius, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nuclear cardiology, for which it expects to receive 510k FDA approval in spring of 2008 in time for proposed cardiac PET reimbursement increase on Jan 1, 2008.

October 17, 2007 - Positron Corp. introduced its dedicated Cardiac PET system that is expected to receive 510k FDA approval in spring 2008, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, held Sept. 6 to Sept. 9 in San Diego, CA.

Positron intends to be the first company to offer absolute coronary flow reserve calculations developed by K. Lance Gould, M.D. According to the company, Dr. Gould is considered the founder of Cardiac PET combined with the discovery of flow reserve in human studies.

October 17, 2007 – Siemens Medical Solutions today announced that it recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for a 1.5 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that is reportedly more affordable, allowing providers to upgrade from low-field MRI systems or to add an MRI system for the first time.
The cost of the new 1.5T MAGNETOM Essenza can reportedly be as much as $500,000 less than other 1.5T systems, making it possible for small hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers to offer a new range of imaging services.

October 17, 2007 – CMS has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Monaco, its next-generation IMRT planning platform reportedly featuring innovative biological cost functions, allowing CMS to begin distributing Monaco for clinical use in the U.S.

Monaco includes multicriterial constrained optimization, a powerful leaf sequencer and a robust Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm. Monaco is fully integrated with CMS's Focal platform, aiming to provide seamless connectivity and integration with Focal's advanced fusion, contouring, simulation and plan review capabilities.

October 17, 2007 – Novadaq Technologies Inc. announced that it will launch the PINPOINT endoscopic imaging system designed to not only perform white light bronchoscopy, but also the more clinically relevant imaging such as autofluorescence and narrow band Imaging, at the Annual Meeting of American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), CHEST 2007, to be held in Chicago, IL, Oct. 22 to Oct. 25, 2007.

The Z.one ultra system convertible ultrasound platform features advanced software, hardware and transducer technology, including a newly introduced basic cardiac package.

Clinicians are able to convert the z.one system, at the touch of a button, from a full-featured, cart-based system into a compact ultrasound system, reportedly optimizing its versatility in a variety of clinical settings, without sacrificing image quality.

The LOGIQ I 10-pound system reportedly empowers clinicians with volume imaging and wireless capability for comprehensive radiology, vascular, neonatal, breast and musculoskeletal imaging point of patient care, including areas with constricted space such as the ICU or between incubators in the neonatal intensive care unit. It also features the capacity to store raw ultrasound data and transmit it wirelessly to a workstation.

The ACUSON P10 is a pocket ultrasound system that weighs 1.6 pounds and reportedly fits easily into a lab coat pocket.

Upgrades to the Philips Medical Systems iU22 include expanded volumetric capabilities, imaging solutions for technically difficult patients, interventional and contrast tools and approaches to improve workflow efficiencies.

The C5-1 curved array transducer for the iU22 reportedly enables imaging of all patients. The ViewForum for ultrasound is a standalone workstation that provides a comprehensive range of 3D review capabilities.

Toshiba will introduce its low contrast-imaging feature (works-in-progress) available on all of Toshiba’s Infinix products. This new feature will allow soft tissue imaging in the angio suite. This technique was designed to help physicians provide better patient care by improving CT-like imaging at the point of treatment, as opposed to having to transfer a patient to a CT scanner.

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