To address the demands of today’s 64-slice CT workflow, Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the SOMATOM Sensation Web Selection, reportedly the world’s first Web-enabled CT that is said to provide instant accessibility of 3-D volume data any time, anywhere and turns any (Internet-connected, diagnostic-quality) personal computer into a thin-client clinical workstation.

Acusphere Inc. announced that in a test on Imagify, its ultrasound contrast agent, all three of the ultrasound-blinded readers had superior sensitivity and noninferior accuracy to nuclear stress, the most frequently used imaging procedure for the assessment of coronary artery disease.

Data released in a poster at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) annual meeting show MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a more effective option for a broader population of uterine fibroid sufferers.

MedTab is a wireless IT platform that supports thin- and thick-client applications based upon hardware and software industry standards. In particular, it can be configured as a dedicated browser to support Web-based services. This allows easy, cost-effective integration into existing IT infrastructures and development of IT services that deliver unique value to clinicians and healthcare organizations.

The Onyx HD 500 Liquid Embolic System for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms has just been cleared for a population of patients with wide-necked cerebral aneurysms. The clearance is limited to saccular sidewall aneurysms with a dome-to-neck ratio of less than 2mm that are not amenable to treatment with surgical clipping.

Eizo Nanao announced the release of the RadiForce RXC210 2-megapixel LCD monitor at SIIM. The new monitor is designed to meet the grayscale and color diagnostic imaging needs of hospitals. Image sharing between departments along with advances in image processing technology have increased the need for high-level, multipurpose monitors capable of displaying both color and monochrome images, the company reported.

The Plasmon UDO Archive Appliance Express (AA Express) is an archiving solution designed in collaboration with leading medical integrators specifically for medical facilities, offering secure and cost-effecting storage solutions.

Cepheid is cleared by the FDA to market the Xpert MRSA test, which runs on the GeneXpert System, for the rapid detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Xpert MRSA results, delivered in a little over one hour, identify carriers of the potential pathogen and enable healthcare organizations to implement the proper infection control measures, leading to lower hospital-acquired infection rates while improving patient care.

The CAREt Vital Signs Collection (VSC) System electronically captures and documents patient vital signs at the point of care and is designed to complement IntelliDOT's existing suite of patient safety solutions. The system utilizes the same wireless handheld device and can populate the eMAR, or electronic flow sheets, and/or print on separate patient-specific flow sheets.
The CAREt System also eliminates a significant amount of time required for charting of patient records at the end of a shift, because it captures information electronically during the course of the day.

DocuSys Inc. is releasing its second-generation DocuJect, a point-of-care safety device for monitoring drug deliveries in the OR.
DocuJect combines digital imaging and bar code scanning technologies to enable instant interaction with patient and drug databases to provide alerts to the clinician before an impending adverse drug reaction or medication error can occur. The device also automates documentation of drug delivery in real time.

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