Aurora Breast Imaging recently announced the installation of the first and only dedicated breast MRI system in the state of California, its 1.5T Dedicated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (MRI) with Bilateral UltraRODEO, at Aurora Breast MRI of Orange County, located within the University of Irvine Medical Center campus.

Launched at RSNA 2005, the Aurora 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System has new UltraRODEO Plus fat and normal ductal tissue suppression technique, AuroraCAD integrated diagnostic software, Aurora SUPERSHIM and fully integrated and easy-to-use MRI-guided AuroraBIOPSY functionality. It is the only FDA-cleared dedicated breast MRI system on the market. This device utilizes a specialized breast-coil design which provides an elliptical “sweet spot” that images both breasts, chest wall and axillae in a single bilateral scan, without compromise in image contrast or resolution.

Matrox Graphics will display its Matrox MEDT Series and Matrox AuroraVXT Series controller boards designed for medical imaging at the PACS 2007 conference, March 20-23 in San Antonio, TX.

The Matrox MED Series display controller boards include display configurations for landscape and portrait modes ranging from two through five mega pixels and includes a variety of grayscale and color models with analog and digital display support. The Matrox AuroraVX Series can power up to three displays, one navigation console display, along with two twin imaging displays from a single board.

Siemens Medical Solutions launched its new pocket ultrasound system, ACUSON P10, sizing a little larger than a common PDA and weighing 1.6 pounds. The system is intended for complementary initial diagnostic care and triage, particularly in cardiology, emergency care and obstetrics.

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. announced that is had received FDA clearance to market its Oasis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that reportedly features vertical field magnet technology inclusive of high magnet homogeneity and higher order active shim, in an open architecture magnet design.

October 2, 2007 – Merge Healthcare, a medical imaging software and services provider, will hold its 2008 User Group Meeting for its RIS, PACS and Clinical Application customers, April 21 - 25, 2008, in Las Vegas.

The meeting, to be held at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, will include RIS, PACS and clinical software presentations by Merge Healthcare staff, as well as best practices sessions presented by Merge Healthcare customers.

October 2, 2007 – About 19.7 percent of the business addresses of physicians who were issued a National Provider Identifier (NPI) are invalid because the physicians moved to a new location, retired or are deceased, according to a recent audit by SK&A, a provider of healthcare information solutions and research.

The SK&A study also reveals 68 percent of the NPI numbers were enumerated more than eight months ago, and the average age of an NPI number is 13.16 months. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began issuing the new identifiers as early as May 2005.

October 2, 2007 — Confirma announced that it has installed CADstream for prostate at research sites including MRI at Belfair, Beth Israel, Simonmed and Lahey Clinic.

October 2, 2007 — MindFit Back on Track, created by CogniFit Ltd., reportedly helps women regain their mental acuity and fend-off the brain befuddling chemotherapy effect known as "chemofog" or "chemobrain. "

The program is specifically designed for women who have undergone, or are still undergoing, chemotherapy for breast cancer and are experiencing problems in their cognitive function. MindFit Back on Track is launching in October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October 1, 2007 - In the event of another major natural disaster like hurricanes Katrina or Rita, a repeat of 2005's medical catastrophes and loss of life is very unlikely, according to a new multistate survey by Global Secure, a provider of emergency preparedness and response systems to federal, state and local governments.
Seventy-seven percent of the state public health departments in disaster-prone regions across the country questioned for the survey said they were "significantly" or "somewhat better" prepared to meet such emergencies.

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