Note: RSNA review coverage will appear in Health Imaging News each issue throughout December.

Top Stories
• Report: HHS pursues less than a quarter of medical privacy complaints
• Report: Canada sees 20 percent jump in MRI, CT scanners

News Headlines
• Report: OB/GYNs drive European ultrasound; market to hit $1 billion by 2013
• Society highlights nonsurgical treatment for arteriovenous malformations
• PDAs, cell phones have possible application as health monitors
• Reader survey: not huge support for CMS quality reporting incentive

RSNA Review
MR
• GE spotlights MR success, new coils, visualization tools
• Hitachi updates Altaire and AIRIS, shows work-in-progress
• Philips expands Achieva line, releases upgradeable 1.5 T
• Siemens spreads Tim around
MRI Peripherals
• Bracco highlights MR contrast imaging media
• E-Z-EM Introduces EmpowerMR Injector System
• ETS-Lindgren brings new MRI shield door, ferromagnetic detection system
• EverBright Lighting shows new MRI suite lighting control
• MEDRAD unveils new wireless network for MR patient care products
• Oshkosh, Philips introduce Mobile 3.0T MRI trailer
• Patient Comfort Systems emphasized clinical benefits of MRI Pads
• Resonance adds to CinemaVision, FuncLAB
Nuclear Medicine
• GE enhances connectivity, image fusion and review
• MIMvista highlights PET/SPECT software
• Naviscan launches new PET Scanner
• Numa enhances cross-vendor data translation tool
• Philips explores imaging agent arena, shows its BrightView SPECT
• Siemens emphasizes importance of acquisition side of nuc med
Nuclear Medicine Peripherals
• Capintec shows new dose calibrator
• Mallinckrodt broadens line of oral iodinated contrast agents
X-ray
• Compressus displays suite of enterprise systems integration solutions
• Imaging Dynamics introduces new XM Series DR
• Swissray unveils new DR system
Furniture
• AFC introduced single-tier Banana Corner Desk Cart
• Anthro brings new PACS workstation
• Biomorph demonstrates new PACS station
• RedRick offers dynamic way to mount monitors
• S&S X-Ray features ergonomic workstations
• XYBIX shows new X5 PACS workstation

Industry Roundup
• Partnerships: Fuji & Premier Purchasing Partners
• Regulatory news: IMCO gets FDA nod for IMCO-STAT
• Executive announcements: InSiteOne names new VP
• Contracts for Aurora, CentarisOne, Misys, Varian

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