Press Releases

Breast imagers worldwide now have access to the fifth edition of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS®) Atlas.

Digisonics (Booth #107) will showcase its upcoming OB 4.8 Release for its OB/GYN PACS and Structured Reporting System at this year’s Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La.  The Digisonics system is standards-based and vendor-neutral, combining high-performance DICOM image review, structured reporting, an integrated clinical database and powerful PACS image archive into one complete solution for OB/GYN studies.

As part of her commitment to helping improve women’s health care services, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met on January 21 with executives from Gamma Medica, where she discussed the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act.

Siemens Healthcare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the RT Pro edition – a package of features designed to enhance radiation oncology workflow for Siemens’ SOMATOM Definition AS Open CT simulator. 

Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in specialized radiology physician billing and practice management services, will join ImagingBiz’s affiliate program in 2014 as an exclusive partner in the radiology billing and practice management category.

Viztek, a leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, today announced that the Platinum Dynamic Fluoroscopy System has received FDA 510(k) clearance.

Carestream Health was awarded 64 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2013 for innovations in radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging and other areas, reflecting another successful year in developing advanced technology across its global businesses.

Barco, a worldwide leader in enterprise visualization, has teamed up with Mammography Education Inc. to supply its latest mammography display systems and dedicated support for hands-on mammography CME courses designed to teach radiologists how to detect early-phase breast cancers.

Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement today following the release of the federal government’s fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations legislation: “AdvaMed applauds the FY 2014 appropriations omnibus legislation for restoring $85 million in industry-provided user fees that were lost to FDA in FY 2013 due to the sequester."

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today applauded Congressional leaders for agreeing on a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package that will fund the federal government through the end of September 2014, increase funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and restore $85 million in funding lost last year due to the sequestration of FDA user fees.

Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced today it has become a member of the Health and Life Sciences Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program of Hitachi Data Systems, and will partner with Hitachi Data Systems to deliver the next generation of Vendor Neutral Archive solutions, built on the Hitachi Clinical Repository platform.

Veterans Health Administration National Teleradiology Program (VA-NTP) is deploying its critical case management platform for all VA-NTP customers. Radiology staff serving Veterans in VA Medical Centers partnering with VA-NTP can get rapid turnaround for STAT Interpretations from NTP as well as continuous tracking of critical case data.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Mass.), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, installed three CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray Systems, two CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution DR Rooms and two CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits to provide rapid access to high-resolution images in the ER, OR and multiple intensive care units. These purchases were part of the 649-bed hospital’s conversion from CR to DR.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center hope to improve treatment and survival rates of ischemic heart disease patients by providing doctors an unprecedented look at the stents they place in coronary arteries.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for finalizing its recommendation for the use of annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) to screen individuals 55 to 80 years of age who are at high risk for lung cancer.

Zotec Partners (Zotec), an industry-leading provider of radiology billing and practice management services, announces an exclusive billing partnership with RadNet, Inc., the largest owner and operator of fixed diagnostic imaging centers in the United States.

Cianna Medical, Inc., a women’s health company, today announced the outcomes of a large, retrospective study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the SAVI® breast brachytherapy applicator. Researchers reported favorably low recurrence rates, high rates of survival and excellent cosmetic outcomes. SAVI is a strut-based applicator that delivers a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) known as breast brachytherapy, a 5-day course of targeted radiation for early-stage breast cancer.

Agfa HealthCare announces today the first two U.S. sales of IMPAX Agility, a brand new imaging platform that unifies the functionalities provided by traditionally disparate RIS, PACS, reporting, 3-D, connectivity and clinical applications. Montgomery General Hospital, Montgomery, West Virginia, and Open Systems Imaging, Palm Desert, California, selected IMPAX Agility to boost their business success by simplifying IT integration efforts and providing a cost-saving image management platform. Both customers have chosen Agfa HealthCare’s managed services deployment model due to its reliability, predictability and userfriendliness.   With Agfa HealthCare’s managed service, both IMPAX Agility customers never need to worry about storage hardware availability, maintenance or obsolescence during the term of their contracts with Agfa HealthCare.

Cianna Medical, Inc., a women’s health company, today announced the outcomes of a large, retrospective study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the SAVI® breast brachytherapy applicator. Researchers reported favorably low recurrence rates, high rates of survival and excellent cosmetic outcomes.

BRUSSELS – 16 December 2013 – COCIR company members GE, Philips, Siemens and also Griensu S.A. signed the first COCIR Code of Conduct in Latin America on 10 December 2013 at the CADIEM Chamber of Medical Equipment Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors in Argentina.

Pro-Laudo, a leading teleradiology practice in Brazil, has successfully implemented eRAD PACS with integrated reporting and Speech Recognition, completely localized for Brazilian Portuguese.