The first facility in Arizona to offer a noninvasive procedure for the treatment of a patient's symptomatic uterine tumors is scheduled to open mid October. ExAblate of Phoenix LLC will be available to local gynecologists to perform the nonsurgical treatment of uterine fibroids. The non-invasive procedure uses the ExAblate 2000 system, which received US FDA approval in October 2004.

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, CA are attempting to change the perception that MRI systems are large, noisy, stationary machines that can come at extreme cost to the patient. They have developed a laser-based MRI modality that would make the technology portable, quiet and cheaper.

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (IDSI), a company specializing in laser optical breast imaging, has signed three exclusive distributors and added five countries to its global distribution network. Able Global, Mayerick and HAWA Imaging will distribute the company’s breast cancer detection products across Malaysia, Mexico, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. These additions will increase market awareness of the new CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) technology for women in the regions.

The first facility in Arizona to offer a noninvasive procedure for the treatment of a patient's symptomatic uterine tumors is scheduled to open mid October. ExAblate of Phoenix LLC will be available to local gynecologists to perform the nonsurgical treatment of uterine fibroids. The non-invasive procedure uses the ExAblate 2000 system, which received US FDA approval in October 2004.

GE Healthcare, a medical imaging and information technologies company, announced on Monday that it installed the 10,000th GE-manufactured Signa magnetic resonance superconductive magnet at North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System’s Diagnostic Imaging Center, marking a milestone for the company, which has implemented more than 13,000 MR systems in clinical settings worldwide.

Varian Medical Systems has made image-guided radiotherapy treatments (IGRT) available to cancer patients at university hospital Leuven in Belgium using the company’s equipment.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems have transformed into one of the best imaging modalities for a variety of organs and structures with the development of open systems. These developments have allowed MRI to become a $3.5 billion industry worldwide, and a new study suggests that the market will continue to increase.

InSiteOne Inc., a manufacturer of digital medical image archiving, storage and disaster recovery services for the healthcare industry, announced on Friday a contract extension with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. InSiteOne’s pricing model of a one-time fee-per-study with no additional maintenance costs and the InDex suite of fully managed services are among the factors that provide benefits for MedAssets’ customers.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the appointment of Robert Kolodner, M.D., formerly the chief informatics officer at the Veterans Health Administration, as HHS’ interim national coordinator for health information technology.
Kolodner, who participated in the VA's VistA information technology system and in developing the VA’s electronic medical records system, will replace David Brailer, HHS’ first coordinator for health information technology.

A study on mammography screening conducted on 1.1 million women indicated that results from mammography screening across the United States surpassed performance recommendations, setting a new benchmark for breast cancer detecting rates for U.S. radiologists.

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