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RIS and PACS -- together at last
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although they have different acronyms and may be thought of as two distinct systems, RIS and PACS are more like twins separated accidentally at birth, according to Fred Prior, Ph.D., from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis. Today, it makes more sense to combine the two into a unified system.
June 10, 2004
Fuji invests $5 million in TeraRecon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer TeraRecon has received a $4.95 million investment from Fuji Film Co., the Tokyo-based parent of CR and PACS firm Fujifilm Medical Systems.
June 9, 2004
ICRco, AMD form sales partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography and digitizer provider iCRco has signed an agreement with AMD Telemedicine, which will market and sell the iCRco CR and film scanner systems under the AMD Telemedicine brand name.
June 9, 2004
Amicas signs Wisconsin site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS provider Amicas has added Madison Radiologists in Madison, WI, to its customer list.
June 9, 2004
Fischer signs San Francisco General
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Fischer Imaging will be installing three of its SenoScan full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems and two physician-review workstations at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at San Francisco General Hospital.
June 9, 2004
IHE to test portable data integration profile
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA and HIMSS' Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative has released a portable data for imaging integration profile as one of several supplements in draft for trial implementation.
June 7, 2004
MedPACS rolls out Vista updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS technology developer MedPACS Displays has released several updates to its Vista PACS offering. The new version includes the ability to "push" studies to Vista users, according to the Hartland, WI-based vendor.
June 7, 2004
Speech recognition hits the mark, thanks to editors
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists in South Carolina found that speech recognition is profitable, reduces turnaround time, and improves the accuracy of reports. But getting rid of the transcriptionists is the wrong move, according to Dr. J. Carlisle Hewitt, who advocates retaining them as editors.
June 7, 2004
Hibbits joins Stentor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Stentor has named Victoria Hibbits as its vice president of national accounts.
June 2, 2004
ScImage signs Blessing Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer ScImage has sold its PICOMEnterprise enterprise PACS network to Blessing Hospital of Quincy, IL.
June 2, 2004
Sorna rolls out Open LiteBox
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS technology developer Sorna has released Open LiteBox, a software package designed to aid in transferring a patient's DICOM CD or DVD into a digital image and information management system.
June 1, 2004
Dynamic Imaging adds Stony Brook
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS provider Dynamic Imaging has added Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) in Suffolk County, NY, to its client list.
June 1, 2004
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