June 12, 2007 — Global humanitarian healthcare agency International Aid and GE Healthcare, a leading developer of transformational medical technologies and services, announced a strategic partnership dedicated to bringing vital, potentially life-saving medical equipment to communities in developing countries.

NeuroLogica Corp. recently announced the launch of its CereTom OTOscan, an in-office CT scanner optimized for otolaryngology, reportedly bridging the gap between flat panel dental scanners commonly used in ENT offices and more expensive fixed CT scanners found in hospitals and imaging centers.

Toshiba will introduce its advanced software package, Sure Subtraction, for its Aquilion CT line, reportedly created to reduce CT examination time for patients exhibiting symptoms of neurological disorders by automating and streamlining bone subtraction.

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.

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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.

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