Today GE Healthcare reported that Silent Scan, a revolutionary technology that dramatically quiets MRI exams, is now commercially available and growing in clinical adoption around the world.

White Memorial Medical Center is now able to respond to the directives of healthcare reform, conducting faster and safer procedures, using Toshiba’s InfinixTM VF-i single plane cardiovascular X-ray system. The 353-bed, not-for-profit hospital in East Los Angeles utilizes the system for a variety of interventional and general radiology procedures.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today that David Widmann will replace Henry Kobayashi as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) in the America’s.

Getting an MRI can be an uncomfortable experience for some, especially for children that may be frightened by the loud noises and tight confines. Sedation is an option, but that involves its own risks, albeit rare, for young patients. KING 5 news in Seattle highlighted one hospital’s program to boost kids’ confidence when facing an MRI machine and help train them to undergo a drug-free MRI.

Foot problems have traditionally been diagnosed with simple 2D x-rays, but the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London is using new technology to scan feet in 3D while the patients are in a weight-bearing position.

First Warning Systems, Inc. (FWS), a Reno-based life sciences software and medical device company, recently retained Joshua D. I. Ellenhorn, M.D., as the Principal Investigator (PI) in preparation for the anticipated clinical validation studies slated for later this year. This is the latest development in FWS’ progress toward the realization of its non-invasive, intelligent, wearable, biofeedback early breast cancer screening device. Retention of an expert PI is a critical step toward bringing FWS’ proprietary breast health product and service to market in the near term.

Injured soldiers returning from combat now have access to more advanced and comfortable MR technology with Toshiba’s Vantage TitanTM 3T MR. Winn Army Community Hospital, a TRICARE military treatment facility in Fort Stewart, Ga., installed the system for general, musculoskeletal and body imaging. This acquisition marks the 1,600th Vantage MR installed worldwide and the 500th installed in the U.S.

Bombing victims need quick imaging assessment of their injuries, and nonmilitary physicians today, in an era where terrorism is a threat, must be prepared to handle injuries caused by bombs, according to the authors of a report on the medical response to the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this year.