French manufacturer EOS imaging has sold its 10th 2D/3D orthopedic imaging system to the Shriners Hospitals for Children Network, which will be installed at the Shriners’ Los Angeles location. The acquisition, which marks the 11th EOS system installed in the Shriners’ network since 2011, comes on the heels of an agreement the philanthropic society forged with EOS last year.
Read MoreThe CE-IT Community will continue its online town hall series with a free session focused on interoperability. Held Wednesday, May 18, from 1 PM to 2:30 PM EDT, the event will cover January’s IHE Connectathon and the upcoming AAMI Interactive Systems exhibit at the 2016 Conference & Expo in Tampa June 3–6.
Read MoreSouthwest X-ray in El Paso, Tex, has installed Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM molecular breast imaging system at one of its locations. The imaging center is utilizing the LumaGEM system as a secondary diagnostic tool for inconclusive mammograms in patients with dense breast tissue.
Read MoreThe FDA has cleared Siemens Healthcare’s new GOBrain and Simultaneous Multi-Slice (SMS) MRI applications, which are designed to reduce the time it takes to perform MRI brain exams. The SMS application reduces the time to acquire 2D MR images by as much as eight times.
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Fujifilm SonoSite has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its SonoSite SII mountable ultrasound system, in addition to receiving the European CE mark. Developed for regional anesthesia, vascular access, and trauma applications, the portable SII can be used in various hospital environments, including space-constrained rooms.
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