PACSGEAR, Inc. has announced the introduction of PacsSCAN Film(TM) for Mammography, an application specifically designed for digitizing film-based mammography images. The PacsSCAN Film for Mammography System scans plain film mammograms and allows side-by-side comparison with digital mammography images. The product measurably improves radiologists’ reading times by employing the DICOM Digital Mammography standard. This standard enables the correct sequencing of scanned images on digital mammography workstations. Scanned images can be enhanced by using the company’s proprietary Dynamic Contrast Algorithm (DCA), which gives scanned film a digital look and feel.

Imaging3, Inc. has announced the release of its newest radiology software. The updated 3D Orthographic Perspective Interface Software complements the company’s patented new medical imaging device, the Dominion Volumetric Imaging Scanner (DViS), which produces 3D medical diagnostic images of virtually any part of the human body in real-time. Dominion uses high-resolution photo-fluoroscopy to produce three-dimensional medical diagnostic images in real- time. 3D images can be used for any current or new medical procedures in which multiple frames of reference are required to perform medical procedures on or in the human body.

Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled two innovative solutions to help radiologists save time and improve patient diagnosis, at the 94th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago. At RSNA, Philips announced that it is partnering with the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) on a first-of-kind closed loop imaging research trial. The purpose of the ongoing trial is to take a holistic view of radiology workflow and integrate information systems together with imaging systems to remove inefficiency at all points within the imaging loop.