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RSNA 2007 IN DEPTH RSNA360.HealthImaging.com Daily News · Business · Technology TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW Smaller, More Powerful Ultrasound Devices are BIG News Good things come in small packages. In recent years, more power has been packed into more compact ultrasound systems—smaller than a breadbox—and easily portable. Best of all, performance rivals their more traditional, larger cousins. This year, one new system is even small enough to t into a labcoat pocket. While size is news, what’s taking ultrasound imaging to the next level are more features such as live 4D. Overall, ultrasound systems o er improved contrast and image resolution, over-time comparison views, and color. The option to be wireless also provides exibility throughout the enterprise for laptop and cart ultrasound systems. Advanced Imaging Technologies (Booth 2179) is introducing image-guided biopsy capabilities as a key component of its real-time, through-wave breast ultrasound device, ARIA BIS. Also being featured is a new workstation designed to deliver multiple image displays including whole breast bilateral and inter-modality and over-time comparison views, as well as superior contrast and spatial resolution of dense tissue. Both new product features make it possible to provide breast imaging, diagnosis and image-guided biopsy in one PACS/ DICOM compliant system, the company says. Biodex Medical Systems (Booth 8924) is show- including an exclusive tool to allow clinicians to visualize in the hemodynamics of cardiac blood ﬂow, called B-Flow Color, for real-time, more dynamic imaging. LOGIQworks FX offers the ability to add the advanced image review and post-processing capabilities of LOGIQworks to existing Centricity RA600 and ViewPoint. Hitachi Medical Systems America (Booth 1144) is exhibiting their Hi Vision 5500 digital ultrasound system which features quadra beam processing, Hi Vue circuitry, directional color ﬂow angiography and real-time Doppler measurements. Medison America (Booth 2903) is showcasing a new ultrasound scanner, Accuvix V10. Accuvix V10 enables enhanced diagnostic accuracy and shortened diagnostic time, providing high-quality images through its 17-inch, 1280x1024 high-resolution, ﬂat-panel display set on an articulating arm. The Accuvix V10 provides Doppler image quality using speckle reduction ﬁlter, full spectrum imaging, DynamicMR, and features 2D, 3D and 4D image technologies. Philips Medical Systems (Booth 4129) is introducing Vision 2008 upgrades for the iU22 ultrasound system. Delivering new workﬂow and imaging capabilities, the enhancements include the ViewForum workstation. Clinicians can now view ultrasound in the same format as CT and MR, gaining new efﬁciencies throughout the department. The upgrade also enables users to view a sequential block of volume data, virtually rescan at any time to obtain the most diagnostic 2D images, and utilize familiar manipulation and quantiﬁcation tools. ViewForum provides a total volume imaging solution for any radiology PACS environment. Also new on the iU22, the C5-1 transducer is a solution for imaging technically difﬁcult patients, including the obese. It provides the penetration needed to get key diagnostic data, while combining the proven image quality HealthImaging.com casing redesigned ultrasound tables. The Sound Pro combination table is equipped to accommodate the imaging needs of ultrasound and echocardiography and offers a height range from 23 to 39 inches, is 30-inches wide, has a 2-to-3-inch thick table pad and accommodates a 500-pound patient. GE Healthcare (Booth 1729) is exhibiting the LOGIQ line of laptop-size ultrasound systems. The LOGIQ 9 features an ergonomic design, 17-inch ﬂat-panel monitor and ﬂoating keyboard console. Its volume ultrasound produces highGE H deﬁnition, multi-dimensional images. ealt hca The LOGIQ i laptop-size, 10-pound re: L OGI system empowers clinicians with volQi u lt r a ume imaging and wireless capability for s ou nd comprehensive point-of-care radiology, vascular, neonatal, breast and musculoskeletal imaging, including areas with constricted space such as the intensive care unit or between incubators in the neonatal intensive care unit, the company says. The LOGIQ i features the capacity to store raw ultrasound data and transmit it wirelessly to a workstation. The LOGIQ 7 shared service ultrasound system features enhanced performance for cardiac applications, 50 N O V E M B E R 2 0 07 | Health Imaging & IT http://rsna360.HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT November 2007 RSNA 360 Table of Contents Table of Contents On the Web: HealthImaging.com The Enterprise: Imaging & IT = Knowledge News Update RSNA 360: Technology Previews RSNA 360: PACS RSNA 360: PACS Peripherals RSNA 360: Reading Services RSNA 360: Voice Recognition & Reporting RSNA 360: Furniture RSNA 360: CT RSNA 360: Molecular Imaging RSNA 360: Advanced Visualization RSNA 360: MRI RSNA 360: Ultrasound RSNA 360: Health IT RSNA 360: Cardiac Imaging RSNA 360: Digital X-ray RSNA 360: Women’s Imaging RSNA 360: CAD RSNA 360: Data Storage & Archiving RSNA 360: Displays RSNA 360: Oncology Imaging PACS & the EHR: Users Love the Link Lung CAD: A Power Tool in the Imaging Toolset Special Section: RIS/PACS: Efficiency Gains through Integration Fine-Tuning Breast Imaging Workflow Peace of Mind: Long-term Archives that Deliver QA in Medical Displays: Two Approaches CPOE: Wonders in Workflow Emergency Imaging in Flux Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

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