The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM), along with other endoscope culturing experts, announced the availability of voluntary, standardized duodenoscope surveillance sampling and culturing protocols.  Hospitals and healthcare facilities that utilize duodenoscopes can, in addition to meticulously following manufacturer reprocessing instructions, take these additional steps to further reduce the risk of infection and increase the safety of these medical devices. These protocols are an update to the Interim Duodenoscope Surveillance Protocol released by CDC in March 2015.

February 26, 2018 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and its International Alliance Partners are joining efforts in the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography (WASE) Normal Values Study.

Visage Imaging Inc. announced the latest version of the Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform, Visage 7.1.11, has been released for global availability. Visage 7 enables enterprise imaging with fast, thin-client, server-side processing technology, as well as simple diagnostic mobile access via Visage Ease Pro.

February 23, 2018 — A portable ultrasound can help nephrologists better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a study by physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies Company, recently introduced SlimLine for X-ray Diagnostics featuring Spine Mode. The new operation mode enables automatic optimization of overexposed images for maximum contrast and visibility of the spine.

SlimLine for X-ray Diagnostics featuring Spine Mode

Hologic Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with the University of Minnesota to be the exclusive provider of Dexalytics: TEAMS in North America. The partnership provides the sports science and human performance industry with a solution to harness body composition data obtained from dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, compare it to sport- and position-specific standards, and provide actionable information that can help collegiate and professional trainers, coaches and medical staff train better athletes.

The RamSoft team will showcase radiology solutions to help users cut costs and save time at the 2018 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, March 5-9 in Las Vegas. Offerings will include RamSoft PowerServer RIS/PACS (radiology information system/picture archiving and communication system), a radiology system that enables healthcare practices to operate diagnostic imaging more efficiently. The RamSoft team will show how PowerServer RIS/PACS allows users to customize workflow to meet their needs; empowering customers to increase efficiency and grow their practices.

February 22, 2018 — U.K.-based medical imaging software provider Mirada Medical has released DLCExpert, the first commercially available software for automatic contouring of computed tomography (CT) scans based on next-generation Deep Learning Contouring (DLC).

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