Todays Press Releases and Blogs
CMAS Selects HaiVisions hai500 Codec for Telemedicine Procedures during NEEMO 7 Space Analogue Miss
October 18, 2004 -- Hamilton, Ontario based CMAS Center for Minimal Access Surgery has selected HaiVision's hai500 MPEG-2 encoder/decoder to provide video transmission for the NEEMO 7 space analogue mission. During this mission the CMAS team is supporting astronauts in experimental procedures related to their breakthrough telesurgery ...
Seeds to Consider After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Advice On Treatment Alternatives
October 21, 2004 -- Unlike their female counterparts who are proactively involved in their breast cancer treatment, men often fail to be fully informed of the treatment options for their prostate cancer prior to making a decision because they do not seek a second opinion. Prostate cancer patients opting for radical prostatectomy as ...
Teaming Up With Carilion BioMedical Institute
October 24, 2004 -- The medical procedure to repair broken thigh bones is long and tedious. First doctors thread a metal pin through the segments of the fractured bone, typically starting at the hip bone sliding the pin down the leg. The Doctors then drill screw holes, but theres a catch. The screw holes must line up with the pre-drilled ...
MF Digital Announces its Next Generation Ink Jet CD DVD Printer
October 28, 2004 -- MF Digital is a leading manufacturer of CD/DVD duplication, publishing and printing equipment for the professional audio and video, corporate, religious and government markets. The Opti EC Pro is a natural extension of MF Digital's full line of both ink jet and thermal printers, as well as printer supplies such as ...
Quest International Inc Announces Distribution Agreement With NECMitsubishi for MultiSync MD Series
November 8, 2004 -- Quest International, Inc., a global leader in medical imaging peripheral sales and repair, today announced it has signed a Value-Added Reseller VAR Agreement with NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display for distribution of the NEC MultiSync MD Series medical displays, the NEC MultiSync LCD 80 Series and the NEC 40 40" and 39.6" ...
Insight Sciences Introduces Mobile Workstations for Optimal Medical Imaging
November 13, 2004 -- Insight Sciences, a biomedical imaging technology company, will unveil its new MW Series Mobile Workstations at the RSNA '04, booth 1440, in the Mobile Computing Pavilion later this month. The MW Series combines the power of a desktop system with the portability of a notebook. Featuring exceptional processing speed, ...
Study on the Inaccuracy of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Measurements by Computed Tomography
November 18, 2004 -- A study on the inaccuracy of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm AAA measurements by computed tomography will be presented in New York at VEITHsymposium, Sunday, November 21. There are implications regarding the misinterpretation of AAA growth and shrinkage concerning previous natural history studies. Investigators behind the study ...
SourceOne Healthcare Technologies and CompuMed Announce Strategic Distribution Agreement
November 18, 2004 -- SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc., the nation's leading distributor of medical imaging systems, equipment, radiographic consumable supplies, and service to healthcare providers, and CompuMed, Inc., OTC BB: CMPD.OB, a leading developer of computer-aided telemedicine and diagnostics technology in the cardiology ...
Diagnosing Coronary Heart Disease A New Gold Standard
November 18, 2004 -- It is now known, that President Bill Clinton underwent several cardiac stress tests in efforts to determine the cause of his chest pain. After his last one, in September, 2004, he declared: "I aced it". The next morning, we learned that his coronary arteries were 90 occluded. This scenario is not limited to the ...
SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Signs Strategic National Distribution Agreement with Barco
November 25, 2004 -- SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc., the nation's leading distributor of medical imaging systems, equipment, radiographic consumable supplies, and service to healthcare providers, today announced that the company has signed a strategic national distribution agreement with Barco, the medical imaging unit of BARCO - ...
Cogent Medical Systems Becomes RamSoft USA
November 27, 2004 -- Cogent Medical Systems, Inc Mt Laurel, NJ will become RamSoft USA, Inc, the United States affiliate of RamSoft, the Toronto based PACS and teleradiology software provider. RamSoft USA's product and service offerings will expand upon those previously offered as the National Sales Agent for RamSoft since July 1, 2004. Paul ...
Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern NY Receives Full FDA Compliance for Mammography and Stereotactic
November 1, 2004 -- MQSA has helped establish federal safety and quality assurance standards for mammography facilities, personnel, equipment and operating procedures throughout the country. "October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which reminds us of the need for making the most advanced screening tools and technologies ...
CoActiv Upgrades EXAMPACS Product Line
December 2, 2004 -- CoActiv EXAM-PACS now allows unlimited copies of their clinical exam viewing software to be installed throughout facilities for one fixed price. Radiologists, attending physicians, staff doctors, ICU and ER staff can now view exams from multiple locations, virtually anywhere in the hospital, us...
Sencore Announces Projector Pro Calibration Solution for Accurate Integration of Projectors into Ima
December 3, 2004 -- Top quality image reproduction of images for presentations, instruction, or analysis can now be achieved efficiently and consistently. The PP5006 Projector Pro provides a DICOM-compliant projection solution supporting DICOM Part 14 calibration for presentation and calibration of images such as X-Rays and Ultrasound ...
