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Neurosurgeons on the medical staff of Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD) recently performed the first U.S. surgical case using BrainLab’s BrainSUITE technology in the hospitals new intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) neurosurgical suite.  The state-of-the-art operating room, dedicated to precision and real-time imaging during brain surgery, is among the first of its kind in the world.

Commissure Inc. recently commenced installation of its radiology speech reporting application RadWhere Suite at Cleveland Clinic, one of the largest medical centers in the country.

IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. (IMPAC) last week announced that in the past three weeks both Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Health First Care System (Health First) with its three non-profit hospitals in Florida went live with PowerPath version 9 anatomic pathology system software in a clinical setting.

The Radiology Group LLC (TRG) in Duluth, Ga., a radiologist reading service provider to hospitals throughout the southeastern United States, has selected Neurostar Solutions to provide its Virtual Radiology Network (VRN) for the digital management and communications of all studies.  TRG, which guarantees clients three-hour study turnaround, selected the VRN for its streamlined connectivity and to improve communications with offsite users and referring physicians.

Regional Enterprises Inc. (REI), a health system based in northern Wisconsin, announced plans to implement MEDHOST’s full-suite Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) in Ashland Memorial Medical Center and Hayward Area Memorial Hospital.

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