HealthMyne will be unveiling and providing demonstrations of their new Quantitative Imaging Decision Support (QIDS) commercial platform at the 2016 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Chicago.

Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced that its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared SafeCT-29 will be at showcased at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Chicago.

Regional Health Systems are experiencing an unprecedented consolidation as they try to establish an Enterprise Imaging (EI) strategy to take advantage of their newfound scale in their local markets. Development of an EI strategy has proven to be very challenging due to segregated informatics systems and isolated imaging silos and the reality of incorporating the next acquisition hospital or imaging center around the corner. Workflow Manager/Engine (WFM) technology, whether procured as a single application or already available with an implemented platform, allows healthcare providers to leverage existing imaging technology and establish early stages of an EI environment without major systems replacements.

British medical device maker BTG PLC and its subsidiary, Biocompatibles Inc., have agreed to pay $36 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) allegations resulting from the off-label promotion of LC Bead, a medical device approved for use only for embolization of hypervascular tumors. $25 million of the settlement is to resolve the civil qui tam action, which alleged fraud, and $11 million of the settlement is a criminal fine against Biocompatibles.

November 11, 2016 — A European health consortium is developing a set of low-radiation, low-cost, flat panel X-ray detectors that use novel photonics technology to make diagnosis safer for patients, hospital and dental staff. These new panels reportedly generate some of the highest resolution images ever seen in rapid moving body functions, such as malicious growths or the beating heart of a baby.    

November 11, 2016 — Siemens Healthineers announced that University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City is the first facility in the United States to install the company’s Somatom Drive computed tomography (CT) system. This new high-performance scanner joins the Somatom Force and Somatom Definition Flash in the dual source segment of the company’s CT portfolio.

Barco recently announced that Nexxis, its IP-based OR imaging management platform, is now operating in over 1,000 operating rooms worldwide.

lifeIMAGE announced in mid-October the immediate availability of lifeIMAGE 5.0, the latest upgrade to its enterprise-grade electronic medical image sharing platform that connects thousands of hospitals across the country.

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