Fighting cancer is a tough-enough ordeal for patients and clinicians alike. But waging war against an eminently deadly organic mass with the right tools that pinpoint the delivery of radiation therapy without harming healthy surrounding tissue in a reimbursement-challenged healthcare environment ultimately fuses art with science.

October 12, 2007 - Scientists at Oxford University have released the latest version of their FSL software, which reportedly allows clinicians and researchers to analyze images of the brain, providing insights and improved treatment of conditions including schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and Parkinson’s.

GE Healthcare released the latest version of Centricity Enterprise, an integrated software suite of clinical and financial applications that is designed to improve patient care and increase collaboration between clinicians, reportedly providing a better overall healthcare environment.

New technology for the Stellant D CT Injection System from MEDRAD is designed to improve timing for cardiac CT imaging. SmartFlow automatically suggests injection protocols by factoring in patient-specific parameters, which can be a time-consuming process if done manually.

October 5, 2007 - Medical display maker Barco introduced its new 24-inch MDSC-2124 wide-screen surgical display solution with full high-definition resolution this week at the ACS Clinical Congress in New Orleans. The display will also be shown at the 2007 ASA.

October 10, 2007 - Datascope Corp. recently announced the U.S. launch of the Panorama Web Viewer, a Web-based software product which enables remote access to patient data from virtually anywhere, using an Internet connected PC.

Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc., a patient temperature management products manufacturer, will feature its Gelli-Roll at ASA 2007.
The Gelli-Roll reportedly offers the benefits of two different products, combining patient temperature management and tissue pressure reduction in one simple-to-use reusable product.

At ASA 2007 Draeger Medical will showcase the Innovian Anesthesia 2.0, featuring system improvements based on extensive customer feedback and expanded capability for IT performance in the perioperative suite.
It provides additional support for ease of access, enhanced security functions to promote compliance with HIPAA regulations and additional notification capabilities that increase visibility to data coming from other systems.

The Oxinet III remote monitoring system from Covidien enables effective respiratory monitoring on general care floors, step-down units and specialty care areas.
The Oxinet III central station and paging system offers a reportedly cost-effective method for implementing continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in areas with lower nurse-to-patient ratios. The system provides continuous central station monitoring of up to 24 Nellcor pulse oximeters, providing earlier notification of developing respiratory events.

The vitalHEAT (vH2)Temperature Management System from Dynatherm Medical is designed to non-invasively prevent or treat intraoperative hypothermia through the encapsulation of only one hand.
Utilizing the application of heat under low vacuum to open AVAs (thermo-regulatory structures) in the palm and fingers, the vH2 warms blood in the extremity then delivers this warmth directly to the core through the venous vasculature rather than warming large body surface areas.

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