Philips introduced at the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) the X7-2 x-MATRIX array transduce, which provides 4-D cardiac ultrasound imaging in infants and children for viewing the cardiac structure and blood flow, extending the company’s range of new cardiovascular solutions.

ACC together with AHA and other key healthcare organizations, has launched "Door to Balloon (D2B): An Alliance for Quality." A Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Program, the D2B campaign is aimed at improving the timeliness of lifesaving therapy for patients with heart attacks at the nation's hospitals that perform emergency angioplasty.

CR RADCHEX, a QA test tool that effectively measures computed radiography (CR) performance, is now available in a wireless configuration.

U.S. Electronics Inc. will introduce two new medical-grade high-luminance monochrome LCD displays, offering a full array of features. The new high-contrast USEI/Totoku ME355i2 3 MP and ME253i2 2 MP monitors support a broad range of diagnostic imaging modalities, including CT, MRI and high-speed 3-D image rendering.

Toshiba will showcase its first floor-mounted, multiaxis X-ray system and the latest addition to the Infinix-i series family – the Infinix VFi/BP/FD. At the heart of the system is a multiaxis floor mounted positioner that allows clinician access and anatomical coverage of the patient.

Philips will demonstrate enhancements to the interventional capabilities of the angio suite.

Double Black Imaging is announcing new software releases, including X-Cal DICOM Calibration and QA software and DICOMetrix PACS Performance Monitoring software.
X-Cal Calibration software is the company’s proprietary package for automatic DICOM calibration and display quality assurance. This allows for both complete QA of their LCDs and front DICOM calibration.

The new CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale series is designed to deliver maximum healthcare application performance, scalability, reliability and ease of use.

Acuo Technologies will be showcasing Version 5.0 of its DICOM Services Grid solution. This latest software version will enable end-users to better reconcile, distribute and maintain medical image data to improve workflow, efficiency and reliability.

RIS Concepts Inc. will introduce a Web-based radiology group workflow application fine-tuned for the needs of radiology groups reading studies for multiple client facilities. New RAD-RIS creates an integrated worklist combining studies across multiple enterprises and locations, while simultaneously interfacing PACS solutions in use at different hospital and clinics.

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