The same technology that was once used to measure distance under water today can visualize blood flow in the fetal heart – a testament to the evolution of ultrasound technology.


Even when it is a matter of life and death – access to the best care available is still a matter of dollars and cents. That is the case with proton radiation therapy – a noninvasive, painless procedure that destroys tumors more effectively than conventional forms of radiation and reduces damage caused to the healthy tissue, yet few patients are treated with it.

Why do some physician’s feel the need to go off to semi-clandestine blogs to really speak their minds about PACS? I mean, aren’t the established open forums with endless threads of chatter where all of the action is? Or is it no longer a safe haven; where slander is too easily slung?

March 9, 2007 - Dynamic Imaging recently announced the signing of a three-year contract for its picture archiving and communications system, IntegradWeb PACS with Novation, a healthcare contracting company for VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).

IntegradWeb PACS is reportedly a highly scalable Web-based technology that offers standards-based focus and flexibility to serve the clinical and business needs of acute care and ambulatory facilities.

March 8, 2007 - According to the University of Florida, findings show that cancer can cause bone marrow to make blood vessels which feed and help cancer thrive, revealing that instead of using medicine to treat thyroid disease, doctors may someday be able to use bone marrow to repair damaged thyroid tissue.

March 8, 2007 - ProviderSelect: MD has recently chosen Brent Wiseman to lead its ProviderSelect: MD program, aiming to strengthen relationships with physician practice managers and to concentrate on the unique needs of the physician practice market.

Wiseman, a former national director of VHA Inc. PhysicianLink, will focus on adding new members, enhancing portfolio usage and developing productive relationships with contracted suppliers.

March 8, 2007 - Defibtech, LLC announced today it is initiating a voluntary worldwide recall of the Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED (semi-automatic external defibrillators). The software for these devices may allow a self-test to clear a previously detected low battery condition; if this situation occurs the operator may be unaware of the low battery and the device may be unable to deliver a defibrillation shock, which could result in failure to resuscitate a patient.

March 5, 2007 - UltraRAD Corporation announced the introduction of UltraGATEWAY Version 3.0, the newest version of the DICOM Gateway with enhancements designed to allow the user to increase throughput with added ability to facilitate workflow for the Teleradiology/PACS environment.

March 8, 2007 - SunPoint Systems recently introduced the Universal Medical Imager (UMI), a high-resolution computerized viewbox for the review of DICOM images from spinning media, WiFi connectivity and hard copy films independent of a PACS or PC environment, reportedly suited for the emergency room, operating room and patient bedside, providing an enhanced level of security, at HIMSS 2007 in New Orleans.

March 8, 2007 Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. will reveal its new CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system, a wave laser breast imaging system that reportedly creates 3-D images and allows for a non-invasive procedure that does not expose the patient to radiation or require breast compression, at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2007, March 9-13, in Vienna, Austria.

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