THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH

Radiation oncology revolution underway
Biologically-guided and functional image-guided radiation therapy are changing how radiation oncologists treat cancer, said Theodore Lawrence, MD, PhD, during "Looking Beyond Anatomic-Based Treatment in Radiation Oncology," the Annual Oration in Radiation Oncology at RSNA 2006 on Wednesday.

IHE profiles provide a good EHR base
Business needs and a care cycle approach are two reasons to build electronic record systems that can be accessed across enterprises, said Cor Loef, Philips Electronics in Best, Netherlands, during his talk, "IHE: Building the Electronic Health Record," at RSNA 2006 on Wednesday.

RadLex terminology database gets official launch
At last year's RSNA annual meeting, the RSNA RadLex Steering Committee discussed its progress in developing the RadLex project which was established to provide what was described as a unified terminology, or language, for radiology.

New breast CT scanner rivals mammography
A new Cone Beam Breast Computed Tomography (CBBCT) scanner was unveiled this week that can capture images equal to or in some cases better than mammography, according to researchers at the University of Rochester.

EPIX imaging agent can enhance MRI
EPIX Pharmaceuticals released results from a Phase 2a clinical trial of EP-2104R, a novel fibrin-binding thrombus (clot) imaging agent.

RSNA names new leadership
At the annual meeting in Chicago this week RSNA named new leadership, with R. Gilbert Jost, MD, named as president of its Board of Directors, and Gary J. Becker has been named chairman of the Board. Also, the organization has named a new President-Elect, Theresa C. McLoud, MD.

Study: CAD system useful in predicting length of recurrence-free cancer survival
A new study unveiled at RSNA this week has shown that the CADstream breast MRI system from Confirma is helpful in predicting the length of recurrence-free patient survival and supports the value of volumetric measurements of tumor response as a surrogate endpoint for survival outcomes.

Study launched to test Konica Minolta's Regius Pureview
mammo system
A new clinical pilot study is being undertaken by the University of Chicago Hospital to test the REGIUS PureView Mammography System from Konica Minolta Medical Imaging.

Fuji, Zonare ink OEM deal
Fujifilm Corporation and Zonare Medical Systems have inked an OEM agreement through which Fujifilm will market ZONARE's z.one ultrasound system under the brand FAZONE M throughout Japan.

Cedara, Medical Imaging Applications form distribution alliance
Cedara Software has finalized a partnership with Medical Imaging Applications of Coralville, Iowa, through which Cedara will distribute MIA's vascular software applications to OEM companies through its global distribution network exclusively basis.

Medicsight, 3mensio sign integration and distribution agreement
Medicsight and 3mensio Medical Imaging have inked a partnership agreement to incorporate Medicsight's ColonCAD and LungCAD image analysis software tools within 3mensio's medical imaging product offerings.