Press Releases

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that St. Joseph's Imaging of Syracuse, NY has selected Merge's Outpatient Radiology Suite consisting of Merge's radiology information system, picture achieving communication solution, document management, referring physician engagement and medical image sharing solution.

The newest diagnostic medical imaging monitors for radiology – Sony’s LMD-DM series -- are now available from Monitors Inc.  Covering every modality including CR/DR, CT, MRI, PACS, US NM, and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) studies, the displays are 510(k) cleared for diagnostic use and come with a 5-year “Hot Swap” warranty.

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its superDimension Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB™) system, the first technology of its kind, is included in the new American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines to aid in diagnosing and managing lung cancer.  The evidence-based clinical practice guidelines were released by the ACCP earlier this month.

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that CX50 xMATRIX, the world’s first portable ultrasound with Philips’ industry leading Live 3D TEE, now offers 2-D Intracardiac Echo (ICE) capability. The CX50 xMATRIX with available Live 3D TEE and ICE will be shown in Paris at the EuroPCR, official meeting for the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Inventions (EAPCI), May 21-24.

Joined by leaders from Florence and across South Carolina, GE Healthcare today broke ground on a $17 million helium liquefaction facility that will help create 50 jobs for the region. The new, 5,000-square-foot facility, adjacent to GE Healthcare’s existing MR production plant, will use proprietary techniques to capture pure helium gas and compress it into stunningly cold liquid form – which is necessary for MR magnets to function accurately when imaging patients.

Combining outstanding image quality with ergonomics and flexibility for improved clinical use and patient care, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will feature the AplioTM 500, Aplio 300 and ViamoTM ultrasound systems at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound annual conference, May 21 – 23, 2013, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Booth #202).

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today said that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s scoring of President Obama’s FY14 budget confirmed that the use of prior authorization schemes for imaging within the Medicare program would produce no savings and impede Medicare beneficiaries’ access to life-saving imaging services.

Given Imaging Ltd, (Nasdaq:GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced several studies confirming an expanded role for SmartPill in diagnosing gastrointestinal motility disorders. All data were presented at Digestive Disease Week(R) (DDW) taking place May 18 - 21, 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL where Given Imaging is exhibiting at booth #1059 throughout the conference.

Health care in the U.S. is changing, and radiologists, at all career levels, need to obtain the leadership skills necessary to adapt to these changes and keep radiology as central to the delivery of high quality medical care. In response to this growing need, the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation recently launched a national fundraising campaign called Leading Radiology Into the Future. All proceeds of this new initiative will be used to further develop and strengthen the Radiology Leadership Institute™ (RLI) — radiology’s first professional development and leadership academy.

Lisa Bartenhagen, M.S., R.T.(R)(T)(ARRT), and Barbara J. Smith, M.S., R.T.(R)(QM)(ARRT), FASRT, FAEIRS, have been appointed to four-year terms on the ARRT Board of Trustees, beginning August 1, 2013.

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that the Company’s ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor.

Using eRAD's Radiology Information System (RIS), River Ranch Radiology and affiliate Sendero Imaging and Treatment Center (RRR), a full-service imaging practice with sites across Central and South Texas, has successfully completed attestation for federal Stage 1 Meaningful Use.

IDS today announced updates to Voice2Dox, its speech recognition application and clinical reporting workflow solution. The update incorporates new features for routine management, user personalization and mobility.

Trinitas Regional Medical Center has selected Dell’s Unified Clinical Archive (UCA) solution to manage its rapidly growing archive of clinical images.

Blekinge County Council has signed a nine-year contract with medical imaging IT company, Sectra (STO: SECT B). The contract includes development, maintenance and support of the comprehensive county council IT solutions for the management of medical images and patient information, Sectra RIS and PACS.

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it will highlight its comprehensive IMPAX Cardiovascular suite of products at the EuroPCR congress, the official congress of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), from May 21-24, in Paris, France.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has announced the 2012-2013 winners of the Jean I. Widger Distinguished Author Award and the Harold Silverman Distinguished Author Award, honoring the best peer-reviewed articles published in ASRT’s scientific journals.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announces the finalists for the 7th Annual Toshiba Young Investigator Award (YIA).  Sponsored by an educational grant from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., the YIA program supports the professional and clinical development of top radiology residents and cardiology fellows within five years of completing a training program.

Accusoft, the leading provider of document, content and imaging solutions, today announces Prizm Cloud, a service that enables online content creators – such as web developers, bloggers, and social media authors – to easily display documents from within their content in a convenient, attractive document viewer.

As part of its plan to convert nine of its facilities to a digital imaging workflow, Springfield Clinic (Springfield, Ill.) has purchased four CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution DR Rooms, a CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend System, and has retrofitted two fluoroscopy rooms and a portable imaging system with DRX-1 detectors.

On March 22, 2013, El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) was notified that x-rays ECRMC had provided to a trusted vendor for digitization and destruction were missing from a storage warehouse and may not have been properly destroyed.