IBM is working with researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey to launch a project that will unleash the power of supercomputer technology in the battle against cancer.

GE Healthcare has become a contracted vendor for the ACC-NCDR Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) registry. GE will develop software to allow institutions to send procedure data to the ACC-NCDR.

Philips Medical Systems and the medical and engineering schools of Dartmouth College have entered into a multiyear research agreement to develop innovative imaging capabilities that aim to better enable earlier detection and treatment of heart disease, cancer and neurological diseases.

Toshiba America Medical Systems has recently installed two Aquilion 32-slice CT systems in the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED), TN. The systems will be used to evaluate the center’s most severely injured patients.

MicroMaxx ultrasound system from Sonosite was a recipient of the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The system was one of 106 award winners out of 1,494 applicants.
The IDEA awards are judged by a jury of 18 leading individuals in the design world. When reviewing, jurors focus on design innovation, benefit to the user and client/business, ecological responsibility, aesthetics and appeal.

GE Healthcare has developed two new strategic business segments for their diagnostic ultrasound business. The new segments include the Women’s Health & Specialty and Radiology & Vascular business. According to the company, these segments will strengthen the technology connection with customers and cater to the evolving technology specialization trend in healthcare.

Agfa HealthCare has been chosen by the Toronto East Network (TEN) as the preferred vendor for the region’s Diagnostic Imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) project. The project requires the integration of several RIS and PACS systems from different vendors, and will leverage the open architecture and interoperability offered by Agfa’s proposed IMPAX solution.

PatientKeeper, Inc., a developer of physician information systems, announced that its client Covenant HealthCare in Michigan was named one of the winners of the 2006 AMDIS Awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics The Covenant HealthCare team was honored at the 16th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium held in San Diego, California.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the appointed of Aaron Hudy as vice president of sales at a time when the company is experiencing a strong growth trend in the diagnostic imaging industry.

Eastman Kodak Company announced that it has recently signed contracts for KODAK CARESTREAM Radiology Solutions with leading healthcare facilities across the globe due in part to its easy integration with other systems.

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