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FOUNDATION RADIOLOGY SIGNS CONTRACT WITH UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL.
Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), the premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services, headquartered in Pittsburgh, has announced its exclusive imaging services contract with Uniontown . . .

ANIMALSCAN, LLC ACQUIRES IAMS PET IMAGING, LLC.
AnimalScan, LLC, a provider of diagnostic services for veterinarians and pet owners, has acquired Iams Pet Imaging (IPI), LLC from The Procter & Gamble Company and ProScan Imaging, both headquartere . . .

PROUROCARE COMPLETES CLINICAL TRIAL AT SECOND STUDY SITE.(Clinical report)
ProUroCare Medical, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PUMD and PUMDU) has announced that the second of the required three centers in its FDA clinical study of the ProUroScan imaging system has completed its por . . .

MRI SIMULATION OF BLOOD FLOW HELPS PLAN CHILD'S HEART SURGERY.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a tool for virtual surgery that . . .

FROST & SULLIVAN RECOGNIZES SONOTRON NDT FOR TESTING.(Company overview)
Based on its recent analysis of the nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sonotron NDT with the 2009 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy of t . . .

AXIO IMAGER SETTING NEW STANDARDS IN MATERIALS MICROSCOPY.
Carl Zeiss, Inc., Thornwood, N.Y.,a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduces the second generation of the Axio Imager micr . . .

RADIOLOGY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COULD SAVE MEDICARE BILLIONS.
The Medicare program could save between $11.6 and $18 billion in diagnostic imaging costs over the next 10 years by implementing a radiology benefit management (RBM) program similar to those used in . . .

MINDRAY REPORTS ON MID-YEAR UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT/GPO CONTRACTS.
Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE:MR), Shenzhen, China, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced updates on new product launches and GPO . . .

MERCURY COMPUTER GETS $2.7 MILLION PRODUCTION ORDER.
Mercury Computer, Chelmsford, Mass., a leading provider of embedded computing systems and software for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, has received a $2.7 million production order . . .

OCE PROVIDES COST-EFFECTIVE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT.
As leading economic indicators continue to signal a global economic slowdown, companies are looking for effective steps to weather the storm and achieve a competitive edge in the eventual recovery. . . .

TINY INTERNAL MICROSCOPE RULES OUT ESOPHAGEAL EARLEY CANCER.
Physicians can easily rule out early esophageal cancer by adding Cellvizio, the world's most miniaturized microscope, to standard upper endoscopy procedures, according to data presented here Tuesday . . .

WHIA/SIIM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS.
The World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) has announced that the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has agreed to support WHIA in its efforts to deliver thousands of sustainable diagn . . .

RICOH UNVEILS THE PRO C550EX/C700EX COLOR DIGITAL IMAGING.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, West Caldwell, N.J., has introduced the Ricoh Pro C550EX/C700EX color digital imaging systems that are designed to help businesses drive revenue and increase profitabilit . . .

APERIO AWARDED PATENT FOR CONTENT-BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL.(Company overview)
Aperio Technologies, Inc., Vista, Calif., a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has iss . . .

NEW OCE ARIZONA 300 GT FLATBED PRINTER DEBUTS.
Oce, Trumbull, Conn., an international leader in digital document management, has announced the Oce Arizona(R) 300 GT printer, a new UV curable flatbed printer that delivers the same exceptional ima . . .

PREXION ADDS STORAGE/ARCHIVING FOR PREXION32 X-RAY SYSTEM.
PreXion, Inc., San Mateo, Calif., a leader in dental and industrial CT systems, announced the immediate availability of DataServer/PX, a DICOM-conformant, massive storage system for the management a . . .

COUNTY COURT SELECTS DATAMAGINE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT.
Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGYS), Cleveland, a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, has announced that the Lowndes County Court System in Valdosta, G . . .

AMIC LAUNCHES RIGHTSCANRIGHTTIME.ORG.
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has unveiled RightScanRightTime.org, a new Web platform designed to demonstrate the imaging community's support for public policy that ensures patients . . .

COLLEGIATE IMAGES MANAGES NBA FOUNDATION'S LIBRARY.
The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced a partnership with Collegiate Images (CI) to preserve, promote and protect its valuable library of college footba . . .

HYPERSPEC EXTENDED VNIR SENSOR COVERS 600 TO 1600 NANOMETERS.
Headwall Photonics, a leading supplier of high performance integrated spectrometer systems for spectral imaging and chemical sensing applications, announced the availability of the Hyperspec Extende . . .

RDM SYNERGY II ALL-IN-ONE PAYEMENT TERMINAL VALIDATED.
RDM Corporation (TSX: RC), Waterloo, Ont., a developer of specialized software and hardware products for electronic payment processing and Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) solutions, has announced that . . .

AERIAL SURVEYS BUYS 2ND INTERGRAPH DIGITAL MAPPING CAMERA.
Aerial Surveys International, LLC, an image acquisition firm based near Denver, Colorado, has purchased a second Intergraph(R) Digital Mapping Camera (DMC(R)) to meet increasing demand from customer . . .

CARL ZEISS DEBUTS LSM 700 LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE.
The LSM 700 Laser Scanning Microscope from Carl Zeiss, Thornwood, N.Y., sets a new standard for confocal microscopy with maximum performance at a favorable price. Building upon proven technology con . . .

PARASCRIPT UNVEILS CHECK RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
Parascript, LLC, Boulder, Colo., an image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, has announced CheckUltra, a next-generation check recognition solution that offers a dramatic rise in . . .

NEW OCE ARIZONA 350 XT UV FLATBED PRINTER DEBUTS.
The award-winning Oce Arizona(R) family of digital flatbed printers has expanded yet again with the introduction of the Oce Arizona 350 XT printer with a dramatically enlarged flatbed table. This la . . .

DILON LEADS MOLECULAR BREAST IMAGING EXPANSION.
Dilon Technologies, Inc., Newport News, Va., a leader in molecular breast imaging, has announced record sales for 2008 highlighted by the strongest fourth quarter in the company's history. The compa . . .

USDA TO USE HEADWALL'S SPECTRAL IMAGING FOR FOOD INSPECTION.
Headwall Photonics has announced the formation of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the USDA Agricultural Research Service to develop and deploy spectral imaging solution . . .

XSTOR MEDICAL UNVEILS PLATFORM FOR IMAGE MANAGEMENT.
Xstor Medical Systems, Mountain View, Calif., a privately held Silicon Valley company, has unveiled its flagship Imaging Platform for advanced clinical applications and collaborative patient care. T . . .

SAIC AWARDED A MORE THAN $97 MILLION ARMY ORDER FOR VACIS SYSTEMS.
Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE:SAI has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army, valued at more than $97 million, for Military Mobile VACIS(R) inspection systems plus assoc . . .

GILBERT HOSPITAL INSTALLS A NEW 64-SLICE CT IMAGING SYSTEM.
Gilbert Hospital, Gilbert, Ariz., has acquired and installed a new, state-of-the-art 64-slice CT imaging system from GE Healthcare. The Lightspeed(R) VCT is the world's first Volume Computed Tomogra . . .

HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS/EMAGEON EXTEND MERGER CLOSING.
Health Systems Solutions, Inc. (OTC:HSSO) (BULLETIN BOARD: HSSO) and Emageon Inc. (NASDAQ: EMAG) have agreed to extend the closing date for their pending merger to February 11, 2009. "We are pleas . . .

COBRA AND MOBILEYE TO SELL DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM.
Cobra Automotive Technologies and Mobileye Vision Technologies have signed a distribution agreement whereby the two companies will collaborate in selling the Mobileye Advance Warning System (AWS) th . . .

NIKON UNVEILS TWO ADVANCEMENTS IN IMAGING FOR CELL BIOLOGY.
Nikon Instruments has announced two key advancements in imaging for cell biology at the 48th American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meetings in San Francisco. * Nikon Instruments Introduces VAAS . . .

FREE UPGRADE TO VUESCAN 8.5 TO CELEBRATE 10-YR. ANNIVERSARY.
Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world's most widely used scanning software, celebrates 10 years of development by giving all previous purchasers a free upgrade to VueScan 8.5. Hamr . . .

VISAGE IMAGING GETS FDA 510(K) CLEARANCE FOR THIN CLIENT.
Visage Imaging(R), Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its latest thin cli . . .

NIKON DEBUTS VAAS DETECTOR IMAGING FOR CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY.
Nikon Instruments, Inc., Melville, N.Y. has launched VAAS Detection, a new, exclusive confocal imaging method for post acquisition recovery of data normally lost during the course of the experiment. . . .

NIKON UNVEILS A1 CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPE SERIES.
Offering the most comprehensive confocal microscope and software package available, Nikon Instruments, Inc.'s A1 series of confocal laser point scanning systems with dedicated NIS-Elements C softwar . . .

TOP IMAGE SYSTEMS AWARDED THREE PROJECTS IN U.K.
Top Image Systems, Ltd. (TIS) (Nasdaq:TISA) (TASE:TISA), Tel Aviv, Israel, a leading innovator of intelligent document recognition, has announced that its eFLOW solution was selected by three major . . .

ISTREAM IMAGING/KRESS SOFTWARE STREAMLINE PAYMENTS.
iStream Imaging, Brookfield, Wis., a technology company in the business of managing payments, has announced that the company has partnered with Kressa Software to provide remote check deposit (RDC) . . .

TRAXTAL UNVEILS PERCUNAV 2.0 IMAGE GUIDANCE SOFTWARE.
Traxtal Inc, Toronto, the pioneer and world leader in image guided soft tissue navigation, will showcase its PercuNav(TM) 2.0 software for the PercuNav system at the Radiological Society of North Am . . .

THINKINGPACS INTEGRATES INTO FUJIFILMS SYNAPSE PACS.
Thinking Systems Corporation, St. Petersburg, Fla., a worldwide leader in providing specialized Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) solutions for molecular imaging, recognized by Frost . . .

BRAINWARE NAMED LEADER IN INVOICE PROCESSING AUTOMATION.
Brainware, Inc. Ashburn, Va., has announced that PayStream Advisors, the leading authority on payment solutions, has named Brainware as a leader in end-to-end invoice processing automation. In PaySt . . .

IBML/TOP IMAGE SYSTEMS FORM PARTNERSHIP.(Company overview)
Top Image Systems, Ltd. (TIS) (Nasdaq:TISA) (TASE:TISA), Tel Aviv, Israel, a leading innovator of intelligent document recognition, has entered a strategic partnership with Imaging Business Machines . . .

VIDEO STREAM ENGAGES $46 BILLION VIDEO SURVEILLANCE MARKET.
Aventura Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AVNT) through its wholly owned subsidiary Video Stream, Inc. engages the video surveillance market which is one of the nation's fastest growing industry groups. ABI . . .

ACCURAY DEBUTS INTEMPO ADAPTIVE IMAGING SYSTEM.
Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARAY), Sunnyvale, Calif., a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, has introduced the InTempo(TM) Adaptive Imaging System, which enhances the CyberKnife(R) Robotic . . .

SANYO DEBUTS ULTRA-HIGH CONTRAST LCD FRONT PROJECTOR.
SANYO, Chatsworth, Calif., one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors introduces the PLV- Z3000 a super-fast 120Hz Full HD 1080p LCD Projector that features SANYO's exclusive . . .

CHATSWORTH DATA CSCAN 8500 SCANNER CERTIFIED.
Chatsworth Data Corporation ("CDC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chatsworth Data Solutions, Inc. (OTC:CHWD (BULLETIN BOARD: CHWD), has received FCC and CE certification for its new cScan 8500 scann . . .

MAPMART OFFERS VIRTUAL EARTH ULTRACAM IMAGERY FOR OFFLINE USE.
MapMart, a division of IntraSearch, Inc., has announced that aerial UltraCam orthoimages from Microsoft Virtual Earth are available via download from the MapMart.com website. For the first time ever . . .

IBEX SPACECRAFT TAKES MAJOR STEP TOWARDS LAUNCH.
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, has begun its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif . . .

LATHM DOCTORS USE IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY.
Clinicians from the Image Guided Radiation Therapy program at Community Care Physicians in Latham have commenced treating cancer patients using RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology from Varian Medic . . .