The FDA is seeking feedback on evaluating and improving the effectiveness of fetal monitors that use computer-aideddetection (CAD) technology.

INFINITT North America, a provider of PACS technology and software development, has introduced it Xelis-Lung solution, a 3D-visualization and analysis tool that uses volume rendering and other post-processing techniques to improve nodule detection and clinicians' workflow in lung cancer screening, diagnosis, pre-surgical planning and treatment evaluation.

Sunquest Information Systems, a provider of laboratory and diagnostic information systems, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the London-based Anglia Healthcare Systems Ltd. (AHSL), a provider of laboratory connectivity, orders, reporting and messaging solutions.

Anna Maria Medvid has joined Broadlanes sales team as vice president (VP) of strategic sales, leading the U.S. Eastern region.

CT colonography (CTC) radiologists have launched a new company, VirtuoCTC, to provide guidance through products and services to achieve quality performance and interpretation in a CTC practice.

David R. Webster has been named the vice president of international sales and marketing for NeuroLogica.

The steep slide in the global economy in the last month has proven that there are far fewer than John Guares six degrees of separation dividing our fortunes. The turmoil of the roiling financial markets will affect healthcare, as well as every other sector of the economy, creating challenging times for providers.

A pair of commercial, off-the-shelf software packages has addressed limitations in PACS implementation by providing the capability for real-time consultation and collaboration between radiologists and oncologists at disparate healthcare sites in England.