Canvys®, a division of Richardson Electronics, will introduce two significant developments at SIIM 2013 (Booth 521-523) including the Image Systems 6MP Color LED Backlit wide-screen display and QC Vue™, a browser-based tool for assessing image quality on mobile devices and displays.

What does it take to optimize advanced visualization technology? The answer is comprised of many components. One of the most critical, and under-recognized, is structured reporting. A study published earlier this month in Journal of American College of Radiology detailed the value of clinician-centric reporting templates.

Ten states have passed breast density legislation, and another 19 and the federal government are considering bills. Thus, breast density measurement is becoming increasingly important in practice. Automated volumetric breast density tools may provide an objective way for practices to reliably measure density, according to a study published in the June issue of Clinical Radiology.

Including a structured impression to the reporting template for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies improved result interpretation with regard to the number of vessels with significant stenosis, according to a study published in the June issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, today announced that it has signed a worldwide agreement with healthcare imaging expert Barco to provide Barco’s leading diagnostic and clinical review display systems for use with the VENTANA Virtuoso image and workflow management system, offering a best-in-class, turnkey image viewing solution.

Recent advancements in cancer research have come at break-neck speed, yielding data that has provided new hope for cancer patients. Each advancement comes with an accompanying manuscript and oncologists are presented, each day, with dozens of newly published peer-reviewed, cancer-related articles in order to keep up to date on the latest advances. To aid physicians and researchers, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced an exclusive sponsorship of MDLinx, a web property of M3 USA, for a searchable mobile application that provides reviews of the latest oncology-specific journal articles.

The IT and medical technology company Sectra reported order bookings of SEK 350.0 million (188.2) for the fourth quarter of the 2012/2013 fiscal year. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 86%. Sectra has a sound financial position and, accordingly, the Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that SEK4.50 per share be paid to shareholders through a share redemption program.

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services revealed data showing more than 50 percent of doctors have demonstrated meaningful use of EHRs, joining 80 percent of hospitals.