Blackrock Clinic signs 10-year, multi-million pound contract with Philips
Philips integrates radiology and cardiology IT platforms at Blackrock Clinic as part of a multi-million pound, 10-year contract.
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eduCAD tool is worldwide hit
An online training tool to help cardiologists choose the most appropriate imaging modalities in diagnosing cardiac disease has proved popular throughout the world, according to GE Healthcare.
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Cardiology ‘slow to adopt imaging’
The adoption of cardiac imaging modalities lags behind other imaging market segments, according to data from Frost and Sullivan.
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Agfa sells CardioNow unit
Agfa Healthcare has sold its CardioNow unit, a secure provider of clinical trial services, to BioClinica. CardioNow specialises in electronic transmission and analysis of medical images for clinical trials. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The firm says it aims to integrate the CardioNow technology within 45 days, offering immediate benefits to 200 existing […]
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Web-based cardiology PACS launched
Carestream Health has launched a new web-based cardiology Picture Archiving and Communications System. The new cardiology imaging system offers a single integrated platform for diagnosis, image review and reporting for echocardiography, cardiac catheterisation and nuclear cardiology procedures as well as electrocardiogram management. Groene Hart Ziekenhuis in Gouda, the Netherlands, has been named as the launch […]
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World’s first virtual heart produced
HeartWorks virtual heart demo Three London-based cardio anaesthetists have developed the world’s first virtual heart, providing a breakthrough in the way cardiothoracic anaesthetists are trained. The virtual heart, known as HeartWorks, is a realistic computer generated model of the heart and an echocardiology simulator. By using it, medical students will be able to practice peri-operative […]
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iSoft launches PACS product
iSoft has partnered with an Israeli software developer to launch its new picture archiving and communications-related image viewing software worldwide. The company developed the system in partnership with CDP Medical Developments, which already has its software installed in more than 250 sites. Already available, the new product aims to enhance iSoft’s global portfolio of IT […]
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New York opens-up records with Microsoft
Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Amalga data aggregation platform, which includes connectivity to its HealthVault personal health records platform. The company has also announced that one of America’s most prominent hospitals will be using both technologies to open up its records, tests and other health information to patients. New York Presbyterian Hospital […]
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Nuance releases Dragon Medical 10
Nuance Communications has released the latest version of its Dragon Medical 10 speech recognition software for the healthcare sector, in the UK and Ireland. The firm says the new software is nearly twice as fast as the previous version and offers improved accuracy. Dragon Medical 10 allows doctors to create medical documents and e-mails, search […]
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Agfa-Gevaert Healthcare’s sales falter
Full year results from Belgium’s Agfa-Gavaert show that sales fell 8.6% to €1.23 billion in 2008. Included in the decline was a second half of the year slow-down in Agfa HealthCare’s sales, which account for 43% of Agfa’s total sales. For the whole of 2008 Agfa HealthCare’s sales reached €1.39 billion. But over the fourth […]
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