January 25, 2007—Dynamic Imaging (www.dynamic-imaging.com), a provider of Web-based image and information management, announced that at HIMSS 2007 it will underscore the good marks it achieved with IntegradWeb MAMMO for the successful implementation of the new IHE Mammography Profile at the recent IHE 2007 Connect-a-thon, held in Chicago during the week of January 15 – 19, 2007.

January 25, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare announces today that it has completed the initial phase of the ORBIS Hospital Information System (HIS) implementation at the Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH, Germany's largest municipal hospital group and will complete the single source-solution with ORBIS RIS, establishing Vivantes as a paperless group of hospitals.

January 25, 2007 - Sectra, an orthopedic PACS provider, will be showing its advanced Orthopedic PACS application at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), to be held from February 12–16 in San Diego, CA, as it highlights on its web-based imaging solutions.

Jan. 24, 2007 - When brain cells die, whether from head trauma, stroke or disease, a substance called glutamate floods the surrounding areas, overloading the cells in its path and setting off a chain reaction that damages whole swathes of tissue. Glutamate is always present in the brain, where it carries nerve impulses across the gaps between cells. But when this chemical is released by damaged or dying brain cells, the result is a flood that overexcites nearby cells and kills them.

January 24, 2007 - Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company, today announced a new strategic relationship with InSite One Inc., a Storage Service Provider (SSP), to provide online radiology services as InSite One upgrades its InDex Web viewing solution.

Looking into the future of technology with "Seven Tech Predictions for '07," CNET Reviews Executive Editor David Carnoy unveils his predictions on 60-inch plasma pricing, whether HD DVDs get shelved, if we will turn on SED TVs before 2008, the adoption rate of Windows Vista and how revolutionary is the iPhone by Apple in hindsight.

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Over the last 30 years, the mortality rate associated with ovarian cancer has only slightly decreased despite multiple efforts aimed at developing an effective method for its early detection, such as transvaginal ultrasound to visualize ovaries, measuring CA-125 levels and evaluating protein tumor-marker panels.

For the past two decades, breast cancer awareness has prompted women to take preventative measures that have helped them to beat the odds and live longer after initial diagnosis. But there is no complacency in the fight against breast cancer, and in just the last year, the industry has launched an arsenal of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools aimed specifically at defeating breast cancer.


Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women, and women’s healthcare centers that specialize in breast imaging, surgery and treatment represent the offensive line against breast cancer development. As the adage goes, the best defense is a good offense.

Since the release of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) results in September 2005, there is little controversy over the benefits of digital imaging in detecting breast cancer. The study found that digital imaging was as accurate as film in detecting breast cancer and 28 percent more accurate in women under 50 and in women with denser breast tissue.
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