May 1, 2007 - Vascular Solutions Inc. announced that, pursuant to a series of agreements entered into by Vascular Solutions and King Pharmaceuticals Inc. in January 2007, Vascular Solutions has provided King with initial launch quantities of the Thrombi-Pad 3x3 hemostatic pad for the control of moderate to severe bleeding.

May 1, 2007 - Draeger Medical has introduced the Carinahome, an invasive and noninvasive ventilator designed to support a patient’s ongoing condition away from clinical settings.

The full-access interface shows both pressure and flow curves while a monitoring screen reportedly enables patients to adjust predetermined settings according to their personal needs.

The Carinahome features low noise levels during operation, an auto-dimming screen and energy-saving capabilities. Optional accessories, such as a DC input allow the ventilator to be used in the car.

May 1, 2007 - Hemedex Inc., a privately-held Cambridge, MA medical device company, announced that it has reached an agreement with Codman & Shurtleff Inc. to distribute the only minimally invasive device that can measure cerebral blood flow and cerebral tissue perfusion in absolute units, in real time.

Cerebral tissue perfusion, the rate at which blood is replenished at the capillary level, is the primary factor in the transport of oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Adequate cerebral tissue perfusion is an essential requirement to maintain brain function.


The use of teleradiology reading services is a topic that has equal if not greater impact on radiologists’ future than the DRA does now.
At RSNA ’06, over 20 providers displayed their service offerings, with an equal amount offering teleradiology service providers who were not at the show. For every one company like Nighthawk Radiology Services or Nightrays, who offers an extensive setup of licensed, board-certified radiologists to provide teleradiology services worldwide, there are least 10 other service providers who are not nearly as qualified.
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The debate continues over computer-aided detection (CAD) and its overall accuracy across all of its principal applications – detecting cancerous lesions in breast, lung and colon. For each of these diseases, research has produced inconsistent findings on CAD’s diagnostic specificity, false positives rates, sensitivity and associated biopsy rates.

As in most partnerships, rarely are all things equal. Such is the case with hybrid PET/CT systems, where the vast majority of the improvements have benefited the CT side of the scanner, in particular with increased CT imaging speeds, according to Medhat M. Osman, M.D., Ph.D., at the School of Medicine at St. Louis University. This has left the medical community anxiously awaiting more substantial changes to the PET side of the PET/CT scanner.

The term “2.0” has become the catch phrase for all things next-gen. But is it just meaningless marketing jargon or new conventional wisdom? Or might it simply represent a logical stream of consciousness – making the obvious connections and then harnessing collective intelligence?

May 1, 2007 - TeraRecon, a developer of advanced image processing technology and solutions, announced the availability of time-intensity analysis tools for Breast MRI studies as a standard feature on its industry-leading AquariusNET thin-client server, with advanced pre-processing options available for the recently introduced AquariusAPS server.

May 1, 2007 - GE Healthcare introduced today the Nemoto Dual Shot CT injector, brought to market in collaboration with Nemoto, the CT Injector was designed to help optimize contrast procedures and use, as well as clinical workflow.

The CT injector was created with a design that includes an intuitive two-step anatomical protocol set-up, a unique syringe design that helps in the patient preparation process and features like simultaneous contrast and saline injection.

May 1, 2007 – Siemens Medical Solutions today announced the availability of a new cardiology image management and reporting solution, syngo Dynamics version 6, is a multi-modality, dynamic image review and reporting solution.

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