AHRA Conference News

Carestream launches latest PACS platform
Carestream Health has released its newest PACS platform that contains upgrades to its native and integrated clinical applications, which will be on display at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) meeting next week in Denver.

Canon introduces new portable DR system
Canon has expanded its line of digital radiography (DR) systems with the introduction of the Canon CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector, which has applications that include room-to-room installations and mobile x-ray systems. The new systems will be on display at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) meeting next week in Denver.

Sony debuts updated dry-film imager
Sony Electronics will introduce its next-generation FilmStation dry-film imager model UP-DF500 with updated features at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) meeting next week in Denver.

Clinical Studies

Radiologists can use iTunes to manage personal learning files
iTunes has the ability to manage and organize PDF files just as easy as music files, allowing radiologists to better organize their personal files of articles and images, according to a study in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

New electronic current test scrutinized as mammo alternative
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta are investigating whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than x-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms.

Ultrasound might reveal the need for bone density scans for osteoporosis
A prediction rule obtained by using quantitative ultrasonographic stiffness index and four clinical risk factors helped discriminate, with high sensitivity, women at higher versus those at lower risk for osteoporotic fracture, according to a study in the July issue of Radiology.

New Products

Ingrain debuts 3D NanoXCT imaging system for molecular imaging
Ingrain, a rock physics company, has introduced its NanoXCT imaging device that can reveal nano-scale, 3D imaging for non-destructive, non-invasive investigations in a range of scientific applications, including drug discovery and molecular imaging.

Logical Images updates diagnostic decision support system
Logical Images, a provider of visually based medical technology, has released its VisualDx 6.0, a browser-only diagnostic decision support system.

Mergers & Acquisitions

RadNet acquires Delaware neuroradiology imaging center for $4.5M
RadNet, a provider of diagnostic imaging services through a network of outpatient imaging centers, has acquired the NeuroSciences Imaging Center in Newark, Del.

Contracts & Installations

Missouri medical center selects BridgeHead for PACS archiving, backup
Western Missouri Medical Center has purchased BridgeHead Software's BH PACStore and HT Backup for PACS archiving and backup.

Quantum nets digital tomography install at Michigan facility
Covenant HealthCare Mackinaw Outpatient Facility has installed Quantum Medical Imaging's single-panel Q-Rad-Digital tomography system, which included Canon CXDI-50C digital panel.

Executive Announcements

Agfa hires former Siemens exec Wetekam as exec VP for healthcare IT
Agfa HealthCare has hired Volker Wetekam, MD, as its new executive vice president for its global healthcare IT division.

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