Two senior members have been added to NovaRads development team: Harold Welch will join as director of implementation and Gerald Cluff assumes the software quality assurance manager position.

RIS/PACS and teleradiology provider eRADs software has been selected by Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Specialty Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas.

RIS/PACS provider Avreos web-based cardiovascular image management and reporting system has been installed at Scarsdale, N.Y. -based Scarsdale Medical Group.

Imaging software provider Viztek has inked a multi-installation contract with Canandaigua, N.Y.-based radiology provider Canandaigua Orthopaedics Associates for the implementation of its DR, PACS and CR technologies.

Patients with CT results positive for appendicitis and benign or atypical clinical findings, a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis may be considered, said the results of a study published in the June issue of Radiology.

NovaRad has introduced NovaVault, a vendor-neutral archive service, designed to provide on- and off-site storage and off-line disaster data recovery.

Icon, has acquired Zurich-based Timaq Medical Imaging, which provides imaging services to pharmaceutical and biotech firms, for an undisclosed sum.

Mater Private Hospital, located in Dublin, has signed a multi-year contract with Healthcare IT solutions provider Carestream Health, for the installation of several DR solutions.