June 5, 2007 - Constructed to be small and unobtrusive, the new BreatheX™ Journey CPAP from VIASYS is powered by a rechargeable battery that will provide 12 hours of use at 10 cm H2O.

Providing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) from 5 to 12 cm H2O, the BreatheX™ Journey features a ramp and altitude compensation and includes both a 21 inch and a a 72 inch hose, which allows the system to be positioned in the most comfortable or convenient way.

Sony Electronics showed a range of imagers designed to bring enhanced versatility and cost-effectiveness to its comprehensive printer lineup.
On display at SNM were the UP-D77MD model color dye-sublimation DICOM imager, with 300-dpi letter size output. It is designed to support a full range of modalities that call for high-quality color printing, including PET/CT and other nuclear medicine modalities. The 8 x 10-inch color printer produces high-quality, smudge-free images for referring physicians and patient records.

Dynamic Imaging debuted its IntegradWeb RIS/PACS, an all inclusive, unified solution for ambulatory imaging centers and radiology group practices.

Integrating end-to-end Web-based workflow leveraging, the IntegradWeb RIS/PACS architectural platform allows Dynamic Imaging to offer ambulatory facilities a powerful, unified radiology desktop. Best in practice workflow includes scheduling through billing, fueled by the industry's #1 ranked ambulatory PACS by KLAS.

June 5, 2007 - To fight heart disease, you have to get to the heart of the problem by diagnosing it more accurately. Researchers did just that, releasing their findings at SNM’s 54th Annual Meeting June 2–6 in Washington, D.C. SNM is the world’s largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals.

June 5, 2007 - Moving from computer simulation to patient images, researchers are now demonstrating the benefits that time-of-flight (TOF)/PET imaging can provide for cancer patients. The result? Superior images and shorter patient scan times for starters, according to a study released at the 54th Annual Meeting of SNM, the world’s largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals, June 2–6 in Washington, D.C.

June 5, 2007 - Naviscan took the stage at SNM to showcase the PEM Flex Solo II, an organ specific, high resolution PET scanner for breast cancer detection using positron emission mammography (PEM).

June 5, 2007 - UltraRAD Corp. announced that is has signed an agreement with StructuRad LLC to integrate StructuRad’s workflow management and advanced reporting capabilities into its industry leading UltraPACS application to offer a complete viewing and reporting solution.
UltraRAD will bundle StructuRad’s StudyManager and ReportNow applications with its PACS and integrate StructuRad’s web-based PACS. The new offering became available in June 2007.

June 5, 2007 - GVI Medical Devices, Inc., extended its nuclear cardiology line with the introduction of ClearVision SPECT imaging system, designed to offer cost-effective diagnostic cardiac imaging.

June 5, 2007 - SNM debuted its new look and new outlook by rebranding the society to reflect the society’s core mission to improve healthcare by advancing molecular imaging and therapy.
The rebranding included development of two newly designed Web sites and a new society logo. “We have have created a unified organizational identity – a new look and outlook – to better reflect a society that is vital, credible, collaborative, influential and evolving,” said Virginia Pappas, SNM’s CEO.

June 5, 2007 - Numa introduced at SNM a range of services for the migration of data on legacy removable media to online DVD, RAID, PC hard drives and related PACS archive storage.
The ability to provide images online is becoming increasingly crucial as nuclear medicine and PET/CT departments move towards greater integration with mainstream radiology and as comprehensive image access across medical specialties becomes the norm.

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