Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, was selected by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) to integrate into JHM’s Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system. VitreaView® was rated the highest in each of the evaluation categories, including performance, ease-of-use, user interface, clinical use and most recommended solution.

Healthcare providers are adopting Carestream’s digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module because of its ability to streamline reading workflows by displaying DBT exams and images from other mammography modalities on its Vue Mammography Workstation.

Healthcare providers are adopting Carestream’s digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module because of its ability to streamline reading workflows by displaying DBT exams and images from other mammography modalities on its Vue Mammography Workstation.

Accusoft today announces that its apps for Apple® Inc.’s iPhone and iPad are compatible with the new operating system for those devices, iOS 7. Both iOS 7-compatible apps--ThinPic and Barcode Scanner--are available through the iTunes App store.

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that QST Consultations, Ltd. has selected Merge's eClinical OS™ solution as its preferred clinical trial platform to support Phases I, II, and III and Post-Marketing studies on a global basis.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Aero DR 10 x 12 wireless plate for sale.  This new plate is an ideal solution for sites seeking a smaller and lighter wireless flat panel for use in general X-ray and in specialty applications where smaller is just the right size, such as orthopedics and pediatrics. This includes the NICU where the Aero DR 10 x 12 detector fits most basinets and can be used with all major portable X-ray systems from various manufacturers. 

The increasing importance and number of radiological images in clinical trials has raised technical and methodological issues for CROs globally. To make trials more efficient and ensure compliance, syneed medidata GmbH, an independent CRO in Germany, has signed a Master Services Agreement with Boston’s AG Mednet.

Increased awareness of the importance of mammography screening and new imaging modalities that can help with early detection are vital tools in the continuing battle against breast cancer, notes Anne Richards, Carestream's Clinical Development Manager for Women's Healthcare.<http://www.carestream.com/womenshealthcare.html>