June 7, 2007 - Dynamic Imaging will debut its IntegradWeb RIS/PACS, an all inclusive, unified solution for ambulatory imaging centers and radiology group practices, at SIIM 2007 in Providence, RI.

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–practice workflow includes scheduling through billing, fueled by the industry's number one ranked ambulatory PACS by KLAS.

June 7, 2007 - Anthro Corp. announced a new member to the Elevate Electric Lift Table family, the Elevate Corner, a workstation ideal for Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), utilizing corner spaces, as well as acting as an L-shaped configuration.

June 7, 2007 - Merge Healthcare’s newly released Fusion RIS/PACS MX is an imaging informatics solution that is designed for imaging centers, hospitals, multifacility physician practices and specialty clinics.

Fusion RIS/PACS re-portedly blends together the advantages of a radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) into a single business and clinical application with a radiologist workspace environment.

June 7 - NovaRad Corp. will release NovaPACS 6.6 with embedded MIP (maximum intensity projection) and MPR (multiplanar reconstruction) tools to build and view 3-D images directly from the PACS workstation at SIIM 2007.

The MIP and MPR tools embedded in NovaPACS reportedly eliminate the need for radiologists to do post-processing reconstructions from the modalities and for technologists to redo reconstructions specified by the radiologists. Radiologists can now quickly reconstruct any study they want in any format they want right from NovaPACS.

June 7, 2007 – Philips and VMI-Sistemas Medicos (VMI) recently announced that Philips will acquire VMI, a Brazilian imaging diagnostic company based in Minas Gerais, in a transaction that is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007, no financial details on the transaction were disclosed.

June 7, 2007 - Iomega Corp. announced today that Boston Scientific, maker of the iLab Ultrasound Imaging System has chosen the Iomega REV Drive and its 35-gigabyte (GB) removable REV disks for storing and managing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) files.

June 6, 2007 – The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) has helped provide funding for new cutting-edge carcinoid research at M. D. Anderson, helping to aid a two-year carcinoid tumor research project.
The researchers aim to develop human midgut carcinoid tumor cell lines to help establish models for research at M. D. Anderson and elsewhere. The researchers also seek to identify proteins that mediate tumor growth by standard molecular biologic techniques.

June 6, 2007 – For the past 18 months, the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery has been recruiting ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for an industry study and would like your participation to improve planning, administrative and evaluation activities by government, professional, scientific, academic and commercial institutions, as well as by private citizens.

June 4, 2007 - Verathon has introduced the GlideScope Cobalt Single-Use Video Laryngoscope, which enables fast intubations and eliminates time-consuming disinfection procedures. The new scope provides a clear, real-time view of a patient’s airway, making it ideal for use in the ED, as well as for OR and ICU applications.

The GlideScope Cobalt’s design is based on the GlideScope reusable video laryngoscope that, according to the company, achieves a Cormack-Lehane Grade I or Grade II view 99 percent of the time.

June 6, 2007 - The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) recently announced that it has received the Editor's Choice Award from OncoLink, a leading cancer resource.

The OncoLink award is given to "the providers of the highest quality cancer information on the Internet." OncoLink recognized CFCF for its exemplary website that places an emphasis on "assisting patients and families to empower themselves with information about their disease."

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