company producing high leveled digital and conventional X-ray devices. Following the recent purchase, Carestream ensures its position as a worldwide leader of X-ray systems. The portfolio of imaging systems provided by Quantum Medical Imaging significantly enhances the product line offered by Carestream allowing the company to provide improved products to cover the needs of healthcare facilities such as community hospitals.
Monday 13 September 2010
Carestream Purchases Quantum Medical Imaging
Carestream Health, a major company providing medical imaging systems, announced that it has recently purchased Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC, a New York-based company producing high leveled digital and conventional X-ray devices. Following the recent purchase, Carestream ensures its position as a worldwide leader of X-ray systems. The portfolio of imaging systems provided by Quantum Medical Imaging significantly enhances the product line offered by Carestream allowing the company to provide improved products to cover the needs of healthcare facilities such as community hospitals.
company producing high leveled digital and conventional X-ray devices. Following the recent purchase, Carestream ensures its position as a worldwide leader of X-ray systems. The portfolio of imaging systems provided by Quantum Medical Imaging significantly enhances the product line offered by Carestream allowing the company to provide improved products to cover the needs of healthcare facilities such as community hospitals.
FDA Approves Viking’s Next Generation 3DHD Visualization System
Viking Systems, Inc., a company providing advanced visualization solutions, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its new Next
Generation 3DHD visualization system. The new solution is planned to be presented to the market at the American College of Surgeons' Annual Clinical Congress which will take place next October in Washington D.C.
Generation 3DHD visualization system. The new solution is planned to be presented to the market at the American College of Surgeons' Annual Clinical Congress which will take place next October in Washington D.C.
Laurel Bridge releases its Compass v2.1 DICOM Store and Forward Routing application
Laurel Bridge Software released a new version of Compass™, its sophisticated, rules-based DICOM Store and Forward Routing application for DICOM store jobs. 
Compass was enhanced to include a custom transfer protocol, Throughput Optimization Protocol Service (TOPS), to transmit DICOM images over the internet or wide area network in an efficient, and optionally secure (SSL), fashion.
Compass was enhanced to include a custom transfer protocol, Throughput Optimization Protocol Service (TOPS), to transmit DICOM images over the internet or wide area network in an efficient, and optionally secure (SSL), fashion.
SOVA.evar offers new option for detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms
A new partnership was recently announced between Aycan, a major company manufacturing PACS solutions and systems integrator for Radiology departments, SOVAmed 
GmbH a company providing technology spin off from the University of Koblenz-Landau, and the Medical Technical Institute (MTI). The partnership is focusing on the area of medical post processing; it will take place in the form of new joint project, SOVA.evar.
GmbH a company providing technology spin off from the University of Koblenz-Landau, and the Medical Technical Institute (MTI). The partnership is focusing on the area of medical post processing; it will take place in the form of new joint project, SOVA.evar.
FDA Approves Viking’s Next Generation 3DHD Visualization System.
Viking Systems, Inc., a company providing advanced visualization solutions, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its new Next Generation 3DHD visualization system. The new solution is planned to be presented to the market at the American College of Surgeons' Annual Clinical Congress which will take place next October in Washington D.C.
Viking President & CEO, Jed Kennedy, said "We are very pleased to have received timely FDA 510(k) clearance of our Next Gen system for a broad base of minimally invasive procedures including general surgery, urology, gynecology, spinal, bariatric, ENT and thoracic. With the 510(k) in place, we will now focus on completing the documentation required to apply the CE mark to the 3DHD system." The CE mark means that Viking’s Next Generation 3DHD is following the requirements of the Medical Device Directive of the European community. Kennedy added "Because Viking is ISO13485-certified; we will be able to self-certify the 3DHD for the European community. This keeps us on track to be in the U.S. and European markets in the fourth quarter of 2010 as planned."
Generation 3DHD visualization system. The new solution is planned to be presented to the market at the American College of Surgeons' Annual Clinical Congress which will take place next October in Washington D.C.Viking President & CEO, Jed Kennedy, said "We are very pleased to have received timely FDA 510(k) clearance of our Next Gen system for a broad base of minimally invasive procedures including general surgery, urology, gynecology, spinal, bariatric, ENT and thoracic. With the 510(k) in place, we will now focus on completing the documentation required to apply the CE mark to the 3DHD system." The CE mark means that Viking’s Next Generation 3DHD is following the requirements of the Medical Device Directive of the European community. Kennedy added "Because Viking is ISO13485-certified; we will be able to self-certify the 3DHD for the European community. This keeps us on track to be in the U.S. and European markets in the fourth quarter of 2010 as planned."
Carestream Purchases Quantum Medical Imaging.
Carestream Health, a major company providing medical imaging systems, announced that it has recently purchased Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC, a New York-based company producing high leveled digital and conventional X-ray devices. Following the recent purchase, Carestream ensures its position as a worldwide leader of X-ray systems. The portfolio of imaging systems provided by Quantum Medical Imaging significantly enhances the product line offered by Carestream allowing the company to provide improved products to cover the needs of healthcare facilities such as community hospitals.
company producing high leveled digital and conventional X-ray devices. Following the recent purchase, Carestream ensures its position as a worldwide leader of X-ray systems. The portfolio of imaging systems provided by Quantum Medical Imaging significantly enhances the product line offered by Carestream allowing the company to provide improved products to cover the needs of healthcare facilities such as community hospitals.
Warning Labels Updates on MRI Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents have been proving to carry great risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). This has caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to announce warning labels updates on three of these agents. The three agents are Magnevist, sold by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals of Wayne, NJ; Omniscan, marketed by GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.; and Optimark, sold by Covidien of Dublin, Ireland.
In 2007, FDA has required that a black box warning labels should be carried on all gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents available at that time, indicating that they carry risk of developing NSF for patients using them...
CT colonography has been established as an accurate and reliable method to diagnose colorectal cancer, in 
addition to being safer and more comfortable for patients than traditional colonscopy. Recently, one more advantage has been recognized as a new study has shown that CT colonography may be able to detect cancerous lesions outside the colon....
addition to being safer and more comfortable for patients than traditional colonscopy. Recently, one more advantage has been recognized as a new study has shown that CT colonography may be able to detect cancerous lesions outside the colon....
Coronary CTA With ASIR Can Reduce Risk Of Radiation Exposure By 27%.
Using the new coronary CTA (CT Angiography) image enhancement technique called adaptive statistical 
iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the risk of radiation exposure by 27%, as reported by a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and entitled “Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction: Assessment of Image Noise and Image Quality in Coronary CT Angiography”.
The study compared more than 500 patients examined with CTA using filtered back projection (FBP) and coronary CTA using ASIR. FBP emitted a radiation dose of 4.1 mSv while ASIR emitted 2.3 mSv only, so there is 27% reduction of radiation dose. The ASIR technique is primarily developed to be an image noise reduction technique.
iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the risk of radiation exposure by 27%, as reported by a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and entitled “Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction: Assessment of Image Noise and Image Quality in Coronary CT Angiography”. The study compared more than 500 patients examined with CTA using filtered back projection (FBP) and coronary CTA using ASIR. FBP emitted a radiation dose of 4.1 mSv while ASIR emitted 2.3 mSv only, so there is 27% reduction of radiation dose. The ASIR technique is primarily developed to be an image noise reduction technique.
Lab-on-Chip System For Cheap, Easy And Fast Detection Of Tumor Cells In The Blood.
Detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells in blood is an advanced technique to diagnose cancer 
metastasis or to follow up cancer patients throughout treatment. Currently, the detection analyses of cancer cells are performed in medical laboratories requiring labor intensive, expensive and time-consuming sample processing and cell isolation steps. A full tumor cell detection analysis can take more than a day. A lab-on-chip, integrating the various processing steps, would enable a faster, easy-to-use, cost-effective detection of tumor cells in blood. Therefore, they are labor-saving and minimally invasive, helping increase the patient's comfort and the effectiveness of today's healthcare.
metastasis or to follow up cancer patients throughout treatment. Currently, the detection analyses of cancer cells are performed in medical laboratories requiring labor intensive, expensive and time-consuming sample processing and cell isolation steps. A full tumor cell detection analysis can take more than a day. A lab-on-chip, integrating the various processing steps, would enable a faster, easy-to-use, cost-effective detection of tumor cells in blood. Therefore, they are labor-saving and minimally invasive, helping increase the patient's comfort and the effectiveness of today's healthcare.
Houston Medical Center Provides X-ray Images Via Computed Radiography.
Houston Medical Center, located in Winchester, has implemented a new x-ray technology called Computed 
Radiography (CR) to provide conventional X-ray services. CR represents an advanced form of radiology that offers improved imaging services.
Advantages of Computed Radiography.
CR reader produces digital images meaning that they are completely computerized and stored electronically, thus eliminating the risk to be lost or stolen. In addition to producing high quality images, Computed Radiography also decreases the radiation dose received by patients......
Radiography (CR) to provide conventional X-ray services. CR represents an advanced form of radiology that offers improved imaging services.Advantages of Computed Radiography.
CR reader produces digital images meaning that they are completely computerized and stored electronically, thus eliminating the risk to be lost or stolen. In addition to producing high quality images, Computed Radiography also decreases the radiation dose received by patients......
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