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New SPECT imager offers cost effective imaging workflow benefits
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Siemens Medical Solutions Molecular Imaging Division has introduced the company’s new Symbia E series single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imager. |
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Overlake Hospital Medical Center installs Zonare's new z.one ultrasound system
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Overlake Hospital Medical Center, a leading Washington state healthcare facility in the USA, has installed a z.one ultrasound system from Zonare Medical Systems. |
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IGRT surgery enables trigeminal neuralogia patient to go pain-free after 20 years
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Eleanor Taylor is living pain free thanks to a medical team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center who performed image-guided radiosurgery using Varian Medical Systems’ Trilogy technology. |
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New PACS system from Carestream provides native 3-D imaging
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The latest Kodak Carestream PACS that offers optional integrated applications such as image fusion and orthopaedic surgical templating is now available worldwide from Carestream Health. |
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Toshiba installs two new CT systems at East Tennessee Children's Hospital
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Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed two Aquilion computed tomography systems - one 16-slice and one 64-slice at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. |
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Toshiba sponsors new Virtual Colonoscopy course
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Virtual Colonoscopy medical education course is to be sponsored by Toshiba America Medical Systems. |
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CVCTA to offer live case training using Toshiba's Aquilion 64-slice CT
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Toshiba America Medical Systems has announced that its partner, CVCTA Education, will provide access to live case training for ACCF/AHA Level 1 cardiac competency requirements. |
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CMS and Toshiba partner to provide CT virtual simulation solution
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CMS has partnered Toshiba America Medical Systems to provide a comprehensive diagnostic imaging and virtual simulation solution to St Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) in Boise, Idaho. |
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Smiths Medical receives 510(k) for new implantable access systems
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Smiths Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA for the company's Port-a-Cath and Port-a-Cath II Power PAC Implantable Access Systems as well as the the Gripper Plus Power PAC Safety Huber Needles. |
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EnSite 3-D cardiac modelling system is cleared for US and Europe
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US FDA clearance and European CE Mark approval has been granted for St Jude Medical's EnSite System Version 7 software, and the EnSite Fusion Registration Module. |
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Siemens unveils the world's first 3T MRI with a 70cm open bore
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Siemens has introduced the world's first 3T MRI with a 70cm open bore - the Magnetom Verio. |
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New table top imager offers mammography-quality images
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Agfa HealthCare is introducing its Drystar Axys tabletop imager to the US market. |
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New table top imager offers mammography-quality images
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Agfa HealthCare is introducing its Drystar Axys tabletop imager to the US market. |
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Siemens unveils new generation of interventional imaging systems
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Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced its next generation Artis zee family of interventional imaging systems that offer versatility, enhanced image quality and streamline workflow across an array of clinical environments, from body and neurointerventional radiology suites to operating rooms and h |
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Siemens enhances role-based portals to boost workflow efficiencies
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The Siemens Medical Solutions Image and Knowledge Management Division has revealed a number of new enhancements to its portfolio and is demonstrating the are role-based, context-sensitive and knowledge-driven solutions at the 93rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of |
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Toshiba’s AquilionONE CT system receives FDA 510(k) clearance
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Toshiba America Medical Systems has announced US FDA clearance of the company’s AquilionONE computed tomography (CT) system. |
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Toshiba launches world’s first dynamic volume CT system
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Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched the world’s first dynamic volume computed tomography system. |
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GE Healthcare refines ultrasound systems to address to radiology specialty areas
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GE Healthcare has refined its ultrasound systems based on technologies designed to specifically address the needs of several radiology care areas. |
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Customers rate Philips the top company overall service performance for imaging systems
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Customers have rated Philips’ Medical Systems division Number 1 in overall service performance in the 2007 according to an IMV ServiceTrak Imaging - All Systems survey. |
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Iluma Cone Beam CT system is cleared for sale in Canada
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Carestream Health, the exclusive manufacturer of Kodak Dental Systems, is to immediately start selling and shipping the Iluma Cone Beam CT System in Canada. |
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MedQuest standardises on Amicas Vision Series PACS as new image management platform
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MQ Associates (MedQuest), a national provider of diagnostic imaging services, has chosen Amicas Vision Series PACS as the platform on which it will address its image management needs across the organisation's nationwide network of 92 outpatient imaging centres. |
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BG Medicine launches BioImage Study to achieve early identification of high risk heart attack or stroke victims
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BG Medicine, on behalf of the HRP Initiative, has launched the BioImage Study, designed to discover new blood tests and to optimise non-invasive imaging of atherosclerosis in order to identify and characterise individuals that are at high-risk for coronary heart disease or stroke.
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Cardinal Health launches online PET/CT Imaging centre database in the USA
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The first pan USA, searchable online database of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and PET/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging centres that help physicians detect and treat select oncology, cardiology and neurology disorders has been unveiled by Cardinal Health. |
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SCCT unveils new Young Investigator's Award for patient care innovation
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The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has introduced a new annual award programme focused on innovation in the field of patient care. |
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Philips and Traxtal collaborate to develop advanced soft-tissue navigation systems
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Philips has collaborated with Traxtal to deliver new integrated soft tissue therapeutic and diagnostic navigation solutions. |
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Siemens delivers two PET-CT systems to FROG in Jacksonville, USA
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The Molecular Imaging Division of Siemens Healthcare has delivered the first two redesigned mobile Biograph 6 TruePoint positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) systems to the Florida Radiation Oncology Group (FROG). |
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Accuray and Siemens agree to integrate diagnostic CT imaging and robotic radiosurgery solutions
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Accuray has signed a co-marketing and distribution agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA that enables Accuray to integrate its CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System and RoboCouch Patient Positioning System with a Siemens SOMATOM computed tomography (CT) scanner with a sliding gantry configur |
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Smiths Medical's dual-lumen implantable access systems receive 510(k) clearance
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Smiths Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the PAS Port T2 Power PAC and Port-A-Cath II Power PAC Dual-lumen Implantable Access Systems. |
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St Jude Medical’s new cardiac imaging tool receives US FDA clearance
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared St Jude Medical’s cardiac image integration software EnSite Fusion Registration Module. |
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University Clinic in Munich is first in world to install Siemens Artis zeego angiography system
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The University Clinic in Munich is to be the first hospital worldwide to use the new Siemens Artis zeego angiography system for patient care. |
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Nebraska Medical Center selects Elekta Neuromag system to provide accurate brain mapping
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The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, USA has ordered an Elekta Neuromag system that is designed for non-invasive measurement of brain activity using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology.
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Philips opens 50th Ambient Experience suite with new cath lab suite at Fairview Hospital
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Philips has installed its 50th Ambient Experience suite at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. |
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Siemens adds new enhancements to syngo WebSpace to improve access to real-time CT data
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Siemens has introduced enhancements to its syngo WebSpace, which turns office personal computers (PCs) and laptops into computed tomography (CT) workplaces. |
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Siemens unveils four new Dual Energy CT diagnostic applications
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Siemens has unveiled four new applications that simplify the diagnosis of diseases of the heart, brain, lungs and extremity joints by using the Dual-Source Somatom Definition CT system with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies. |
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New image reconstruction solution speeds medical imaging processing
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Acceleware has launched its AxRecon image reconstruction solution for the medical imaging, security, and non-destructive testing markets. |
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New wireless tracking system aims to mobile imaging systems service response times
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Philips is developing an optimised repair and tracking system for mobile diagnostic imaging systems, anticipated to improve overall efficiencies significantly. |
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Research study shows benefits of robotic imaging for treating cancer
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New research released at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC, has shown the potential of a new interventional imaging capability using advanced robotics provided by Siemens Healthcare, to improve the value of chemoembolisation in treating cance |
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Siemens begins molecular imaging biomarker production in India
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Siemens Healthcare has introduced its first molecular imaging biomarker production facility in Chennai, India. |
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Toshiba unveils new dynamic volume CT system
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Toshiba America Medical Systems is unveiling the world's first dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) system – the Aquilion ONE at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Chicago, USA. |
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Philips signs long-term research partnership West China Hospital
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Philips has signed a long-term research partnership agreement with the West China Hospital, an affiliate of the Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. |
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Siemens introduces first multi-contrast system for computed tomography
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Siemens Healthcare has developed ten dual-energy applications following the introduction of the first-ever dual-source CT system, Somatom Definition, with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies. |
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Barco clinches PACS display system contract for Brazil's largest hospital
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Barco has won a contract to supply high-grade PACS display systems to the largest hospital in Brazil - the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paul.
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IMTEC releases enhanced visualisation software package
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IMTEC has introduced a newly redesigned version of Vision Software - the FlashCTVision is a visualisation package which works in conjunction with IMTEC's proprietary FlashCT software for Industrial CT applications. |
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Klinikum Chemnitz links teleradiology service with EHR
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Klinikum Chemnitz has become one of the first hospitals in Germany to link its teleradiology service with the electronic health record (EHR) by using Siemens to implement the overall technical solution, which included the software for the radiological image communication as well as the Soarian Integ |
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$100,000 small footprint CT system targets 3D scanning market
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IMTEC has introduced the SPRITE, a new low cost, small footprint full feature CT system designed for ease of use and providing high scanning speeds. |
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Siemens opens to new radiopharmacies in the USA to support PET-CT technology
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Siemens Healthcare has opened two new radiopharmacies in Las Vegas and Pittsburgh to help ensure that more healthcare facilities throughout the USA have access to the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat disease earlier and mor |
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Medrad receives FDA 510(k) clearance Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Infusion System
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Medrad has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Infusion System for Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging procedures. |
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New study shows DSCT enables dosages to be reduced for heart exams
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A new study at the University Hospital in Zurich in Switzerland has revealed that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the effective dosage for a heart examination can be significantly lowered, compared with conventional computed tomography (CT). |
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Swiss researchers report on diagnostic effectiveness of low dose CT in coronary angiography
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Researchers at the University Hospital, Zurich in Switzerland, recently undertook a study into the diagnostic effectiveness of low dose CT in coronary angiography. |
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GE Healthcare releases new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner
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GE Healthcare has released a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to accelerate research in the areas of cardiac disease and drug development. |
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