September 19, 2007 — Siemens Medical Solutions and Xintek Inc. recently announced that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
The mission of the new company, named XinRay Systems, is to develop a new multipixel X-ray source technology for a broad range of diagnostic imaging applications.

September 18, 2007 – A recent study showed more than a 50 percent reduction in surgical site infection rates and significantly shorter hospital stays with the use of the ON-Q PainBuster with ON-Q SilverSoaker antimicrobial catheter from the I-Flow Corporation.

September 19, 2007 – GE Healthcare recently announced that through an exclusive distribution agreement with IMTEC Corp., GE is now the sole distributor of the ILUMA Cone Beam CT Scanner to medical professionals in the U.S., providing radiographic imaging for sinus, skull base, head and neck and temporal bone assessment.

September 19, 2007 - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the recipients of the 2007 Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence in the Organizational, Ambulatory and Public Health categories.

September 19, 2007 - MEDRAD announced the availability of the 3.0T Prostate eCoil MR Endorectal Coil compatible with magnetic resonance (MR) scanners made by Philips and Siemens, increasing patient access to prostate MR, an emerging imaging procedure for early diagnosing and staging of prostate cancer.

September 19, 2007 – RADinfo recently announced that the company has developed a new software program, DICOMmail, that allows physicians who are seeking consultative opinions regarding medical images to access and share critical and protected images through common email systems.

September 19, 2007 — Matrox Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, announced that NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH, is bundling the Matrox MED5mp 10-bit display controller boards with its new NEC MD205MG mammography display.

This latest bundle—which boasts a resolution of 2048x2560, and a pixel pitch value of 0.156 millimetres—takes advantage of the advanced visualization capabilities of both the NEC display and the Matrox MED5mp display controller board, and provides the ability to display even minute tissue formations.

September 19, 2007 - For patients with equivocal or discordant findings on myocardial perfusion imaging, CT angiography (CTA) can unmask false-negative and false-positive results, according to Regina S. Druz, M.D., North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., told attendees at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology meeting.

September 18, 2007 — EBSCO Publishing has introduced Nursing Reference Center (NRC), a point-of-care tool for nurses to provide relevant, evidence-based medical information, which can be integrated into any electronic health record (EHR) system to streamline nursing efficiency and reduce medical errors.

September 18, 2007 - Radiometer has announced the availability of a glucose test on its ABL80 FLEX blood gas analysis system.
The test deliverers superior accuracy, stability and interference-free glucose performance in a portable STAT analyzer. The analyzer’s glucose sensor demonstrates a wide measuring range (0-75 mmol/L) and exceptional linearity. Extremely stable, the sensor cassettes require no special handling and can be stored at room temperature.

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