In May, informaticists, radiologists and other imaging IT stakeholders flocked to Long Beach, Calif., for the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). 

Big data is more than a buzzword, it is the future of medicine. More sophisticated ways of capturing and—perhaps more importantly—analyzing data will revolutionize healthcare, making it more effective, efficient and personalized. This issue's cover story asks several Big Data thought leaders what this means for radiology.

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has released its new Dome® S6cwidescreen color 6MP diagnostic display, now in production. The newest member of the S-series product family, the Dome S6c offers LED-backlight technology, grayscale and color imaging, and 30-inch widescreen viewing.

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Cypress, CA, June 15, 2014 – EIZO Inc. announced that it has expanded its FDA 510(k)-cleared large monitor system with the addition of the RadiForce LS580W monitor and LMM0802 large monitor manager for interventional radiology and surgical suites.

Cambridge, MA, June 18, 2014- Diagnostic Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is the standard for integrating different modalities, such as imaging equipment, picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), printers, and other accessories. As someone who generates medical images, you deal with DICOM files regularly, whether viewing and analyzing images, or sharing them with students, colleagues, or patients.

American Fork, Utah, June 18, 2014 – The Radiology Center of Harding in Morristown, New Jersey, has added NovaRIS, Novarad’s enterprise radiology information system.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 23, 2014 -- Vital Images, Inc. ("Vital"), a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company, is pleased to announce the global release of VitreaExtend™, an advanced visualization solution that supports up to three simultaneous users with high performance similar to Vital's advanced server-based solution. VitreaExtend meets the needs of organizations that want increased access to advanced visualization tools without a significant IT footprint.