September 14, 2007 - Virtual Imaging Inc. received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new high-resolution digital acquisition system, FluoroPro, which reportedly provides a flexible and inexpensive solution without sacrificing features and performance.

The system consists of a high-resolution CCD camera, an image processor and interface kit. The camera is specifically designed for Fluoroscopic imaging and can reportedly be integrated to any image intensifier to provide excellent image quality in low light conditions.

September 14, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare announced that it has inked a second, five-year agreement to provide Enterprise PACS technology for the entire Florida Division of Adventist Health System, Orlando, FL, covering all 17 Adventist Health hospitals in the Florida Division, as well as its seven associated Outpatient Centers and the centralized Data Center.

Digitec Medical Corp., an aftermarket, medical equipment company focused on mammography has introduced DigiTecNotes.

These computer-based modules function as how-to maintenance and repair guides, taking users through the process at hand step by step. No other mammography company offers this type of resource.

The modules are easy to follow, and use a combination of photography, video, narration, on-screen text, and graphics to guide the user through the procedure.

Sectra North America’s DesiPlex Quad IDS5.MX.net Diagnostic Workstation incorporates a four LCD display package.

The system includes dual 5 MP gray scale monitors, dual 2 MP color monitors and enables the radiologist to simultaneously view multi-modality exams such as breast MRI, digitized images, screening and diagnostic images, and breast ultrasound with custom, user defined hanging protocols.

The ARIA Breast Imaging System, developed by Advanced Imaging Technologies, is a single, safe solution for enhanced imaging of dense breast tissue.

September 13, 2007 — CompView Medical, a provider of integrated audio-visual systems for healthcare environments, announced a partnership with GE Healthcare through their General Electric Healthcare OEC Surgery Division (GE OEC), whereby GE OEC will be a distributor of the CompView Medical NuBOOM video integration and equipment management system.

September 13, 2007 — Novare Surgical Systems announced the successful completion of the first Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) gallbladder removal procedures performed using RealHand HD instruments.

Santiago Horgan, M.D., professor of surgery and director of minimally invasive surgery, and Mark A. Talamini, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego Medical Center performed the surgery on a 42-year old San Diego resident. Her gallbladder was removed through the vagina during a 1.5 hour procedure.

September 13, 2007 - Survival rates for U.S. hospital inpatients have improved since 1998, despite predictions that rates would worsen due to the increased severity of the illnesses being treated, according to a study by Thomson Healthcare's Center for Healthcare Improvement.
According to “Improvements in Hospital Inpatient Survival Rates, 1998-2006,” advances in care realized by U.S. hospitals since 1998 translated into the survival of 350,000 more patients than expected in 2006.

September 13, 2007 - Numa, a nuclear medicine connectivity company, introduced NumaStore Lite Image Management Solution for nuclear cardiology, PET and today’s multimodality images, at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Sept. 6 to Sept. 9, in San Diego, CA.

September 13, 2007 - While the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) came out this week in opposition to CT screening for lung cancer, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) reiterated its support for the screening test, which can detect lung cancer at its earliest most treatable stage for those at high risk.

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