Press Releases

VuCOMP, Inc., leading developer of advanced computer vision systems for the detection of breast cancer, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the development of structured reporting (SR) for CAD marks for digital breast tomosynthesis images.

aycan, a recognized global leader in medical imaging, announced today the launch of their new mammography workstation optimized for use with EIZO monitors, including the new widescreen EIZO RX850. The FDA 510(k) cleared, Apple based workstation also includes a new Quadrant Zoom feature and tomosynthesis support that provide improved diagnostic capability.

In an effort to support positron emission tomography (PET) imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, Siemens’ PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare, will provide clinical researchers in the greater New York City area with access to Gallium-68-Labelled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (68Ga-labelled PSMA). 

Summit Imaging, a technology-focused ultrasound medical equipment support company, today announced the release of Summit Imaging Mobile, the mobile version of its comprehensive online support portal.

Zynx Health announced today the release of an exclusive integration between ZynxOrder® and Paragon® Hospital Information System release 13 from McKesson that makes order set management easy through automated content synchronization. This intuitive solution eliminates common integration challenges including time-consuming file-based uploads. 

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, which ensures the United States secures the most effective trade agreements possible to advance medical imaging and patient access to care.

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today approved a that lays out the long-term scientific vision for the NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest biomedical library.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced the introduction of HeartModelA.I., a new Anatomically Intelligent Ultrasound (AIUS) tool that brings advanced quantification, automated 3D views and robust reproducibility to cardiac ultrasound imaging.

vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation’s leading telemedicine company and radiology practice, and MetaMind, Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions powered by “deep learning,” announced a partnership to improve the speed, accuracy and quality of radiology diagnostics for a series of potentially life-threatening conditions, the first of which will be intracranial hemorrhaging (IH).

Barco, a global leader in medical imaging, announces the successful debut of its 12,000,000-pixel Coronis Uniti display system at the 73rd spring China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), that was held in Shanghai May, 2015.

Nebraska Native, CEO Dr. Randall Jones, leads the industry with world's first non-invasive wearable PROCURETM (Prostate/Pelvic) MRI Coil.

Carestream showcased  the CARESTREAM Vue PACS workstation with streamlined reading, processing and reporting of imaging studies at the “Workstation Face-Off,” which is part of the annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

Healthcare systems’ operational costs continue to spiral out of control, increasing in all aspects of the organization. With a rapidly changing industry environment and evolving patient populations, GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is showcasing a suite of new and enhanced offerings at the 2015 AAMI Annual Conference and Expo to help address these challenges.

FORE Support Services, a premier developer of health care financial process automation, has announced the launch of its AuthPal automated prior authorization technology. The announcement was made today at the June Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2015 Radiology Summit Conference.

Konica Minolta announced today new Blue Moon Lifecycle Solutions designed to help customers minimize downtime, maximize productivity and eliminate risk throughout the lifetime of their AeroDR systems. 

Toshiba’s new Assurance 360 program is making it easier for existing CT customers to lower radiation dose, improve their CT scanners’ performance and achieve compliance with the MITA Smart Dose standard, also known as XR-29. Assurance 360 not only updates a system to XR-29 compliant but takes patient safety a step further with dose reduction technology and the training and support needed to become dose efficient.

For the first time, healthcare networks can now remotely manage CT protocols and capture valuable analytics that could improve safety with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s CT Vitality software. 

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Children's National Health System has installed six DX-D 100 mobile DR systems and two DX-D 600 full room direct radiography (DR) suites to transition two X-ray rooms from computed radiography (CR) to DR.

t the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 6-10 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Siemens Healthcare debuts new technologies designed to expand the capabilities and improve the productivity of molecular imaging. Symbia Evo,™ Siemens’ new single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) system, boosts user productivity, providing facilities with more time to plan treatment schedules, personalize studies, serve additional patients, and improve workflow efficiency. 

Agfa HealthCare announced today the launch of its Enterprise Imaging Exchange Program which establishes a secure health information exchange network between multispecialty collaborating health providers to exchange and share medical imaging data.