Commissure released at SIIM 2007 the new version of its PACS, RadWhere Suite v2.0, which includes an updated speech engine, Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.1, to meet the demand for efficient reporting.

Carestream Health’s new digital dashboard feature provides a way to monitor equipment performance, storage utilization and user volumes for PACS.

Siemens Display Technologies showcased at SIIM 2007 a new 3MP color display, SCD 21310, at SIIM 2007, a display that complements the company’s range of diagnostic LCDs for PACS and has dual-link DVI support.
Siemens Display also rolled out a new cost-efficient 1MP color display, the SCD 19110, which offers high luminance up to 300 cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1000:1.

GE Healthcare has received FDA clearance for the next-generation volume PET/CT application, PET VCAR (Volume Computer-Assisted Reading). It was created to help clinicians diagnose, stage, treat and monitor tumors and other lesions in the body.
PET VCAR offers several workflow enhancements for both single and multi-exam review, including exam-to-exam automatic registration, tumor segmentation and quantification and multi-planar image review.

Calgary Scientific Inc. Medical Group announced the availability of the ResolutionMD Advanced Visualization (AV) Toolkit and unveiled ResolutionMD Oncology suite and Virtual Colonoscopy at SIIM 2007. These new products combined with the ResolutionMD Cardiac and Neuro suites are designed to provide PACS, HIS, RIS, practice management and EMR system vendors access to a wide array of tightly-integrated general and disease-specific visualization and analysis applications.

An all-in-one computer that integrates the PC and LCD panel into a powerful, space-saving solution, the Tangent VITA 8000S combines the PC and a 17-inch LCD display inside an all-in-one chassis that fits ergonomically in many environments. The system features dual core processing, video and WLAN support and is suited for computer AV carts or wall mounting with numerous wall-mount options, including a vertical lift mount.

June 11, 2007 - Brit Systems highlighted at SIIM 2007 additional 3-D and mammography tools for Brit Vision, the company’s Linux-based diagnostic multi-modality workstation, expanding its portfolio of offerings as the digital mammography market continues to on its growth trend.

Suros Surgical Systems, a subsidiary of women's imaging group Hologic, announced the commercial launch of the Suros Celero, the first U.S. FDA-cleared spring-loaded vacuum-assisted core biopsy device for the breast ultrasound market.

An all-in-one computer that integrates the PC and LCD panel into a powerful, space-saving solution, the Tangent VITA 8000S is 3.5 inches thick and weighs 21 pounds. It combines the PC and a 17-inch LCD display inside a slim, ergonomic, all-in-one chassis.
The system features dual-core processing, high-quality video and WLAN support, and is ideal for computer AV carts or wall mounting with numerous wall-mount options, including a vertical lift mount.

Varian Medical received FDA clearance to market an updated brachytherapy applicator set designed specifically for intraluminal treatment of cancer of the esophagus. The Esophagus Bougie Set can now be used with Varian's full range of VariSource and GammaMed HDR (high dose rate) afterloaders.

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