July 9, 2007 - The world imaging agents market — including barium and iodine-based agents along with contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals used with more sophisticated technologies — is expected to reach US$10.4 billion in 2010. "Imaging Agents: A Global Strategic Business Report" attributes the growth to a continued increase in procedural volumes.

July 9, 2007 - A free guide explaining the technology and benefits of robotic prostate surgery is available through The Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. The guide also answers frequently asked questions about the procedure and explains what patients can expect after surgery.

July 9, 2007 – biospace med has filed a 510k application with the FDA to market the EOS ultra-low dose 2D/3D orthopedic X-ray imager in the U.S. The imager recently received the European CE mark and the device is also available in Canada.

July 9, 2007 — Gaymar Industries Inc. in conjunction with Dartex Coatings Ltd. and Smith and Nephew Extruded Films recently released a new product that kills 99.9 percent of bacteria on contact when it reaches the mattress surface. Infections with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococus Aureus (MRSA) are often found in hospital and long term care facilities.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of MRSA and other antibiotic resistant bacteria, is rising sharply, not only in healthcare settings, but in the community as well.

July 9, 2007 - Canon U.S.A Inc., announced that it will showcase the versatility and usability of its current line of advanced portable and general digital radiography (DR) systems and solutions at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, July 9-11, in Orlando, FL.

July 9, 2007 – At the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. announced the availability of Synapse version 3.2, its latest PACS software release.

July 9, 2007 - A study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that current PET-CT scanners with standard commercial software designed to provide images of the heart falsely indicated coronary artery disease in as many as 40 percent of 259 patients.

July 9, 2007 - Sony Electronics will unveil a new compact, high-speed 8-by-10 thermal monochrome digital film and paper imager, designed specifically for use with a range of medical diagnostic imaging systems, including ultrasound, mobile c-arm and X-ray, at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, FL, July 8-12.

July 9, 2007 - Initia-RT recently reported that it has completed the installation of the TrackLeaf dynamic micro multi-leaf collimator (mMLC) at The Royal Marsden Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, reportedly delivering target conformity, leaf speed and a platform for upgrade to real-time target tracking.

July, 6, 2007 – Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced a partnership with CVCTA Education to provide a Peripheral Vascular CTA (PV-CTA) training course in a move to strengthen its position in medical education and improved patient care.
This course will be the first of its kind to exceed current ACCF/AHA Level 2 requirements in the ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging with Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance.

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