Etiam (Booth 8208) is debuting Secure Medical Networking version 3.20 at the 97th annual RSNA scientific sessions and annual meeting of RSNA, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, in Chicago.

Being a leader in imaging today is all about providing better patient care via excellent multimodality diagnosis, onsite and virtual collaboration among radiologists and specialists, and sophisticated treatment planning.

Optimizing radiology protocols is essential for ensuring that imaging procedures answer the relevant clinical questions without running into inefficient delays, and IT can lend a much-needed helping hand in improving protocol performance, according to an article published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC), a developer and distributor of medical isotopes, has engaged the Moscow-based Global TechInnovations for assistance in acquiring a Russian company that specializes in the production and sales of radioactive isotopes used for medical diagnostic and therapeutic uses.

Murray Hill, N.J.-based medical technology developer C.R. Bard will purchase Lousiville, Co.-based Medivance for $250 million.

CDs can be a headache for PACS administrators. The ubiquitous disks can be associated with organizational challenges, burning problems, privacy complications and DICOM glitches. However, a combination of thoughtful policies, software and hardware can help ease the pain.

Laboratory manufacturer Mystaire of Creedmoor, N.C., has purchased a non-medical division of Farmingdale, N.Y.-based Misonix, whose core business is ultrasonic surgical devices. Mystaire paid $1.5 million to obtain the latter's line of laboratory fume hoods and forensic products.

Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing division of the Premier Healthcare Alliance, has awarded Agfa HealthCare a contract to make Impax Data Center and Impax RIS/PACS/reporting systems available to its members.