ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 28 — Carestream Health, Inc., has obtained a medical device license from Health Canada for its CARESTREAM DRX-1 System and will immediately begin taking orders for this innovative digital radiography system in Canada.
The DRX-1 system is the world’s first wireless, cassette-sized DR detector designed to fit existing x-ray rooms without modification.
“Our new DR system is designed to solve workflow and productivity challenges that healthcare providers face every day—and it can help them to improve patient care while reducing expenses,” said Diana L. Nole, President, Digital Medical Solutions, Carestream Health. “The DRX-1 can help medical professionals achieve the benefits of an all-digital workflow at a lower cost. It is an extremely attractive option for facilities that want to improve productivity and image quality in existing film or CR rooms, but may not have the budget for equipment replacement during these challenging economic times.”
source: Carestream Health
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Aribex Awarded Patents for Handheld X-ray
OREM, UTAH—19 January 2009—Aribex, Inc., a world leader in handheld x-ray technologies, announced today that it has been allowed a second U.S. patent for its NOMAD Handheld X-ray System.
The latest patent (Appl. # 20070269010) protects the central concept of having all components of the x-ray system in the same enclosure. This concept led to the development of the world’s first handheld x-ray system. Aribex was previously awarded patent #7,224,769 for the digital x-ray camera in October of 2007.
“No one had ever made a handheld intraoral x-ray with the power source in the same enclosure as the x-ray head,” said Dr. D. Clark Turner, President and CEO of Aribex. “We opened up a new category when we created the NOMAD. We are glad to have our creativity and our technology recognized and protected in this manner.”
source: Airbex
The latest patent (Appl. # 20070269010) protects the central concept of having all components of the x-ray system in the same enclosure. This concept led to the development of the world’s first handheld x-ray system. Aribex was previously awarded patent #7,224,769 for the digital x-ray camera in October of 2007.
“No one had ever made a handheld intraoral x-ray with the power source in the same enclosure as the x-ray head,” said Dr. D. Clark Turner, President and CEO of Aribex. “We opened up a new category when we created the NOMAD. We are glad to have our creativity and our technology recognized and protected in this manner.”
source: Airbex
Saturday, January 17, 2009
GE launches India’s first digital X-ray system
Kolkata, India, January 7: India may soon update its prolonged and outdated X-ray technology to the advanced digital system for better healthcare quality and reliability. GE Healthcare is to launch India’s first digital X-ray system, ‘Tejas DR-F’.
X-ray, which is the primary and most widely used diagnostic
imaging tool, has remained most under-developed imaging specialty in India. The fact that every Indian citizen on an average undergoes a medical x-ray examination annually makes it imperative that high quality healthcare technology should be employed in this front.
Digital X-ray system promises high-end and higher quality diagnostic systems for a better healthcare. As asserted by Dr. Rajarshi Bahadur of Atulya Healthcare, Chandigarh, digital X-ray machine can aid in better diagnosis as it provides better image quality with lesser artifacts, leaving no room for doubt. Post processing which is possible only in the case of digital images
can further improve the image quality, hence leading to better diagnosis.
source: Medguru
X-ray, which is the primary and most widely used diagnostic
imaging tool, has remained most under-developed imaging specialty in India. The fact that every Indian citizen on an average undergoes a medical x-ray examination annually makes it imperative that high quality healthcare technology should be employed in this front.
Digital X-ray system promises high-end and higher quality diagnostic systems for a better healthcare. As asserted by Dr. Rajarshi Bahadur of Atulya Healthcare, Chandigarh, digital X-ray machine can aid in better diagnosis as it provides better image quality with lesser artifacts, leaving no room for doubt. Post processing which is possible only in the case of digital images
can further improve the image quality, hence leading to better diagnosis.
source: Medguru
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
AHRA and Toshiba Announce Patient First Grant Program Winners
TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helping to fund programs that improve patient care and safety in diagnostic imaging, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced that three leading hospitals were selected as the first winners of the AHRA/Toshiba Patient First Grant Program. St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine; Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.; and Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa were selected by the AHRA selection committee to receive $7,500 grants to fund programs, training or seminars aimed at improving patient care and safety in diagnostic imaging. As part of the grant program, recipients will publish an article in an AHRA publication about their innovative programs and create a best practices tool that can be adapted by other hospitals.
source: Businesswire
source: Businesswire
Friday, January 9, 2009
Virtual Radiologic Ranked Top Teleradiology Services Provider in 2008 KLAS Report
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 8, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- KLAS, a leading independent research firm focused on the healthcare industry, has ranked Virtual Radiologic Corp. the Category Leader in the Teleradiology Services category in its 2008 "Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards" report.
"We are proud to achieve the Category Leader ranking from KLAS, particularly since the ranking measures performance based on customer surveys and interviews," said Sean Casey, chief executive officer of Virtual Radiologic. "The rating validates the success of our efforts to provide clients the highest levels of service and quality patient care possible."
Virtual Radiologic's teleradiology solutions address a growing problem in the healthcare industry -- the shortage in the number of radiologists to meet increasing demand for diagnostic imaging services. Using proprietary workflow software and a 24/7-staffed operations center, the Company's radiologists provided over 2.2 million diagnostic interpretations last year with a monthly average emergent turnaround time of approximately 17 minutes.
source:MarketWatch
"We are proud to achieve the Category Leader ranking from KLAS, particularly since the ranking measures performance based on customer surveys and interviews," said Sean Casey, chief executive officer of Virtual Radiologic. "The rating validates the success of our efforts to provide clients the highest levels of service and quality patient care possible."
Virtual Radiologic's teleradiology solutions address a growing problem in the healthcare industry -- the shortage in the number of radiologists to meet increasing demand for diagnostic imaging services. Using proprietary workflow software and a 24/7-staffed operations center, the Company's radiologists provided over 2.2 million diagnostic interpretations last year with a monthly average emergent turnaround time of approximately 17 minutes.
source:MarketWatch
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
GE Healthcare Re-Imagines Radiology At Arab Health 2009
Dubai, UAE - January 6, 2009: • Company showcases Innovative Technologies that enable “Early Health” Model of Care
• GE also launches new Diagnostic Imaging Product Portfolio built around customer needs
GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), will put the spotlight on innovative diagnostic imaging product lines and its ‘Radiology Re-imagined’ approach at Arab Health 2009, the premier healthcare exhibition to be held from January 26 to 29, 2009, at the Dubai International Convention Centre. GE Healthcare’s new diagnostic product lines are designed and engineered to address specific and varied needs of healthcare providers in line with GE Healthcare’s “Early Health” prevention and pre-symptomatic disease detection initiative.
“We are very pleased to be a part of Arab Health again this year and privileged to present to industry experts, institutions and the public the latest GE Healthcare innovations and highlight our commitment to “Early Health.” GE Healthcare is the only healthcare organization with the strength to bring together the best in science, technology, and business to redefine the frontiers of discovery, diagnosis, treatment and information management,” said Aziz Koleilat, General Manager at GE Healthcare for the Middle East region.
source: Middle East Events
• GE also launches new Diagnostic Imaging Product Portfolio built around customer needs
GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), will put the spotlight on innovative diagnostic imaging product lines and its ‘Radiology Re-imagined’ approach at Arab Health 2009, the premier healthcare exhibition to be held from January 26 to 29, 2009, at the Dubai International Convention Centre. GE Healthcare’s new diagnostic product lines are designed and engineered to address specific and varied needs of healthcare providers in line with GE Healthcare’s “Early Health” prevention and pre-symptomatic disease detection initiative.
“We are very pleased to be a part of Arab Health again this year and privileged to present to industry experts, institutions and the public the latest GE Healthcare innovations and highlight our commitment to “Early Health.” GE Healthcare is the only healthcare organization with the strength to bring together the best in science, technology, and business to redefine the frontiers of discovery, diagnosis, treatment and information management,” said Aziz Koleilat, General Manager at GE Healthcare for the Middle East region.
source: Middle East Events
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