ROCHESTER, N.Y.--After a six-month evaluation that involved on-site testing of six portable digital imaging systems, four CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems were installed at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis, Ind). These versatile X-ray systems perform more than 150 exams a day in the 650-bed hospital.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 4 — The CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System earned the top rating in MD Buyline’s First Quarter 2013 User Satisfaction Report for portable radiographic systems. Users gave the DRX-Revolution the highest rating in all six categories in the report, which included three other suppliers.

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CLEVELAND--Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging equipment, announced FDA clearance to market its SCENARIA Advanced 128 CT system, the newest model of the SCENARIA scalable CT platform.

An evaluation of cardiovascular and stroke risk was found to be a more promising predictor of potential cognitive decline than an assessment used to predict development of dementia, according to a study in the April issue of Neurology.

Mt. View, Calif. – April 2, 2013 - ZONARE Medical Systems, the pioneer and developer of next generation ultrasound technology, will be showcasing its growing family of ultrasound platforms at the annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting being held April 7-9, 2013 in New York. The product line includes the ZS3, which was recently introduced, and the z.one ultra ultrasound systems.

Reno, Nev. – April 2, 2013 – First Warning Systems (FWS), Inc., a pioneer and developer of early breast cancer detection, announced the appointment of Rob Royea as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO). Royea has over 25 years of proven senior executive experience in the creation and execution of strategic visions to grow sophisticated medical technology, diagnostic and software companies. He has successfully led efforts of both public and private venture capital backed technology companies with worldwide operations.

Diagnostic imaging professors and students at Quinnipiac University, in conjunction with the Mattatuck Museum, are using radiography to better understand how an eighteenth century slave lived and may have died.