Press Releases

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. continues to expand its healthcare IT portfolio, and is taking Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) into new areas with its latest acquisition of TeraMedica, Inc., by further enhancing the patient imaging record at the 2015 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) on May 28 – May 30 in Washington, D.C.

lifeIMAGE announced today that it has closed a $17.5 million round of financing led by Cambia Health Solutions (Portland, Ore.), a nonprofit total health solutions company dedicated to transforming health care by creating a person-focused and economically sustainable system.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a proposal to significantly improve the quality and affordability of care for cancer patients.

VeriTeQ Corporation ("VeriTeQ" or the "Company") (OTC Markets:VTEQ), a provider of implantable medical device identification and radiation dose measurement technologies, announced today that it has been awarded a U.S. Patent for Wireless Molecular Sensor System and Process. The Company intends to utilize the patent in the development of future bio-sensing microchip applications, initially focused on its radiation dose measurement technologies used during cancer treatment. 

ONRAD, Inc., one of the nation’s largest radiology groups, implemented Carestream’s Vue PACS to handle reading and reporting of nearly 1 million imaging studies a year. ONRAD has almost 100 radiologists and provides services to 275 healthcare providers in 35 states.

Digisonics (Booth #523), a leading integrator/provider of Enterprise PACS and Structured Reporting Systems, will showcase its latest offerings to improve workflow efficiency at this year’s Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA is pleased to announce the first U.S. west coast installation of its Trinias C-12 high performance “crossover” system at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, MT. Shimadzu dealer/partner Core Medical Imaging, Inc. of Kenmore, WA completed the first west coast installation of the Trinias angiographic system which went into operation at the medical center in late April.

Significantly fewer renal and cardiac events are associated with angioplasty procedures using isosmolar contrast medium (IOCM) agent Visipaque (iodixanol) than those using low-osmolar contrast media (LOCM), demonstrate data from abstracts presented today at the EuroPCR Congress 2015 in Paris. 

Minnesota health care providers can now access a free online tool to help ensure patients get the right imaging exam for their condition, reduce unwarranted scans and lower costs.

XIFIN, Inc., the healthcare cloud computing company revolutionizing the business of healthcare diagnostics from patient to payment, today announced the acquisition of VisualShare, a Salt Lake City-based medical informatics company specializing in diagnostic image management.

Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, today announced the availability of the Basic U-Arm, a new U-Arm digital x-ray system. 

Bay Area Medical Center (BAMC) in Marinette, Wisconsin, can now provide its patients with efficient exams that eliminate the choice between safety and image quality with the InfinixTM Elite cardiovascular X-ray system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that Maria Piazza has been named director, Ultrasound Business Unit. In her new role, Piazza is responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing plans that drive growth and profitability for the business unit. 

Summit Imaging, the “urgent care” ultrasound medical equipment support company, today announced that it is expanding its services to support portable ultrasound systems so the company can give clinical engineers who have adopted portable machines the same rapid end-to-end customer support they rely on to keep their static machines up and running.

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC has completed its first production-scale test run of the molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) aliquoting system installed at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) in Columbia, Missouri. The test and subsequent shipment of the resulting Mo-99 to NorthStar’s Madison facility is another milestone in the establishment of domestic production of the vital medical radioisotope.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 15 — Carestream earned the top rating in MD Buyline’s Market Intelligence Briefing™ (2015 Q1) for both portable and room-based DR systems. Carestream’s DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systemand its DRX-Evolution and DRX-Ascend systems earned high marks from customers for system performance, reliability, installation and service repair quality. The DRX-Revolution was the highest rated portable system and Carestream’s DRX room-based platform tied for the highest rating in the DR room category. 

Siemens Healthcare has launched its new portable and compact ACUSON P500TM ultrasound system, FROSK edition, enabling rapid imaging even in difficult scanning conditions. The hand-held technology can be easily carried and positioned in a range of clinical environments and is ready to image in less than 30 seconds, making it ideal for emergency settings. The system introduces two new advanced technologies that ensure sharp ultrasound images, regardless of patient and probe motion.

Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, will introduce its latest breast imaging innovation to clinicians at the SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium 2015, April 25-28 in Orlando, Fl.

A new four-year research study, with an estimated budget of $100 million, was announced April 16 by the Alzheimer's Association and the American College of Radiology (ACR). 

Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that it has been added to the National Health Service Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework for Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Products and Services.

WITS(MD), a provider of medical image workflow solutions, today announced the introduction of IMAGE MOVER™, a mobile application that securely captures medical images from smart devices with a zero PHI footprint.