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Women's Health 2007
ExhibitorsAFC Industries Inc. AFC Industries offers a wide range of attractive, thoughtfully designed ergonomic furniture that sets the pace of the medical industry with its advanced design. A recognized leader in furniture for medical, and a full spectrum of technology applications, AFC offers a broad selection of workstations, carts and racking systems to suit almost every use and physical space. Leaders in the medical, computing, electronic fields and more rely on AFC for its uncompromising quality, as do wide range of companies from coast to coast concerned with the comfort and productivity of their employees. Can the right computer cart boost your business? AFC believes that a well-planned physical work environment can play a vital role in helping companies take full advantage of today's most valuable resources — talent, technology and time. Ongoing research in ergonomics testifies to the importance of a well-designed work environment. Dedicated to helping customers in hospitals and laboratories achieve this goal, AFC Industries' mission is to create high-quality furniture to enhance human performance, comfort and satisfaction in a fast-paced, high-tech modern work environment. AFC is committed to meeting this goal while offering excellent value as well as customer service and satisfaction. Agfa Healthcare Agfa Healthcare supplies hospitals and other healthcare centers with state-of-the-art systems for the capturing, processing and managing of diagnostic images and with IT solutions that integrate the imaging workflow into the overall hospital operations across departmental disciplines. The IMPAX MA3000 Diagnostic Station for digital mammography provides an enhanced diagnostic process by improving the mammography workflow through multi-modality breast imaging displays. IMPAX MA3000 Diagnostic Station supports rapid and simultaneous display of multi-modality images. It incorporates a data management system that automatically routes relevant data (e.g. digital mammography, Breast MRI, ultrasound) based on a variety of user-definable criteria including modality, patient, and referring physician. Relevant prior exams can be pre-fetched from the archive management system and sent automatically to the IMPAX MA3000 station. Radiology results from the RIS can be displayed simultaneously when available. Using the IMPAX MA3000 Diagnostic Station, previous studies can be compared to current study images in automated hanging protocol that simulate the film environment. Preferences for the display, review and comparison of images can be defined per user and per modality, resulting in greater flexibility for the radiologist during review sessions and more effective support for both dedicated screening facilities and comprehensive breast imaging centers. Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. is committed to the fight against breast disease and is proud to manufacture the Aurora® 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with Bilateral 3-D SpiralRODEO™. The Aurora Breast MRI System is the only FDA cleared, truly dedicated and truly integrated MRI system designed specifically for breast imaging. With an exclusive precision gradient coil design, the Aurora System provides an elliptical "sweet spot" that images both breasts, chest wall, and axillae in a single bilateral scan without compromise in image contrast or resolution. Now, with SpiralRODEO’s improved acquisition efficiency (3 times greater than traditional 3D Fourier Transform reconstruction), resolution is dramatically increased along with a significant decrease in scan time for better dynamics. SpiralRODEO can offer radiologists matrix specifications unmatched in breast MRI: 3D Image Acquisition Matrix 360 x 360 x 128; 3D Image Reconstruction Matrix 512 x 512 x 160 slices; slice thickness of 1mm - 1.1mm; less than 3 minutes per scan; and post contrast time points obtained at 90 second, 4.5 minute, 7.5 minute, and 10.5 minute time points. In partnership with the nation's finest breast care centers, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. is dedicated to providing superior diagnostic imaging tools for physicians and their patients. Bard Biopsy Systems Bard's new, next-generation vacuum-assisted VACOR® biopsy device enables physicians to perform a minimally invasive breast biopsy while obtaining large, high-quality and contiguous tissue samples – compatible with stereotactic x-ray, ultrasound and MRI imaging. The VACORA biopsy device eliminates the need for external vacuum carts and tubing, generators, wires and foot pedals. VACORA is engineered for exceptional handheld control and ease of use. Bard also offers disposable and reusable core needle biopsy systems for lung, liver, breast and prostate biopsies and the Navarre drainage catheter. BRIT Systems, Inc. BRIT Systems provides high-quality, turn-key solutions for PACS, RIS and teleradiology based on the company’s comprehensive understanding of radiology departments and women care centers, medical imaging, networks, DICOM integration, security and highly-available computer systems. Customized modular systems built using commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software based on standards such as DICOM-3, X-Windows and Windows make BRIT’s solutions flexible, readily upgradeable, scaleable, reasonably priced and easy to integrate. BRIT Systems’ new mammography module for the company’s PACS viewer, The Radiology Workbench for Linux, can be used with any FDA-cleared full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system or with digitized film. Specific reading tools include support for CAD overlays, over-reading tools with statistics, special hot-keys and icons and animated hanging protocols. A distinct advantage of the mammography module is the enabling of multi-modality image analysis and review on a single workstation. Color images, particularly those from ultrasound, can be viewed on the workstation as well. CBLPath, Inc. CBLPath is a leading provider of pathology services that sub-specializes in breast tissue and fine needle aspirate interpretation. Our team of specialty trained, experienced and board certified anatomic pathologists and cytopathologists are committed to delivering the timeliest and most accurate pathology services available. Additionally, CBLPath offers a broad array of prognostic tissue testing to include IHC stains and HER-2/neu by FISH. Other highlights of CBLPath’s service include rapid turn-around-time, clear/concise color diagnostic reports, fax/web/remote printer reporting capabilities, dedicated client services, a pathologist call-back program and experienced local service representatives. CoActiv Medical Business Solutions CoActiv is one of the first US-based PACS companies to gain FDA approval for digital mammography applications. Its complete line of EXAM-PACS® solutions is validated for both GE and Hologic full-field digital mammography systems. Through the comprehensive EXAM-PACS solution, CoActiv offers all-inclusive and affordable enterprise PACS, teleradiology and DICOM utilities applications. EXAM-PACS is renowned for its high performance, simplicity and intuitive user interfaces. It is especially suited for multi-site facilities where exams are both acquired and read at various locations, demanding maximum speed, flexibility and accuracy. All systems include 24/7 x 365 online software and hardware monitoring to ensure optimum performance. A typical EXAM-PACS installation costs about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of most other PACS solutions. The EXAM-PACS suite comprises a range of advanced modular components, which are also available separately as enhancements to an existing PACS or for direct connection to DICOM modalities. Suite highlights include CoActive EXAM-Vault® a "Quad-Redundant Archiving" service saving exams in four locations, with three immediately available on-line and one saved on secure, removal digital media. The on- and off-site archiving solution has a 100% SLA. EXAM-Sender® Referring Physician System is a distribution solution that automatically pushes exams to a referring physician's computer in a background mode. This system is 100% HIPAA compliant and 100% secure. EXAM-Filer® CD Burning Solution is a robotic CD burning system that automates CD burning with no user intervention. Confirma, Inc. Confirma, Inc. develops and markets CAD systems and accessories for medical imaging. CADstream™ is the standard in CAD for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CADstream automates the analysis and interventional guidance of MRI studies, providing higher quality imaging studies, lower costs for radiology practices and improved communication tools for physicians and patients. In its initial application, CADstream is being used to assist in the analysis, interventional guidance and reporting of breast MRI studies. CADstream is DICOM 3.0 compliant, allowing integration with any MRI scanner and PACS. The company plans to adapt its proven CAD technology to advance other medical imaging applications. DatCard Systems, Inc. DatCard Systems was established with the vision of creating a solution that would provide a completely automated, cost-effective alternative to the inefficiencies of storing and distributing laser film. The vision was achieved with the introduction of PacsCube™ – the first generation DICOM-to-disc system, providing clients around the world with a Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Imaging and diagnosticimaging.com are the leading print and online resources for objective, timely information on clinical, economic, technology and practice trends that affect radiology professionals. For over 26 years, Diagnostic Imaging's experienced editors have provided comprehensive coverage and analysis of the full spectrum of medical imaging's role in diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Dilon Technologies, LLC Dilon Technologies designs, manufacturers and commercializes innovative new medical imaging products based on research conducted at the department of energy’s national laboratories. Recognizing the need for complementary diagnostic tools to mammography for the early detection of breast cancer Dilon’s first design output, the Dilon 6800, is a high-resolution gamma camera optimized for breast imaging. The Dilon 6800 is a portable gamma camera featuring a high-resolution, small field-of-view detector. With over 3,000 individual 3mm square detector crystals and 48 position-sensitive photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), the Dilon camera has the resolution to provide very early detection of sub-centimeter lesions, providing a vital diagnostic adjunctto mammography and ultrasound. Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), is a molecular imaging technique that has been proven to be an effective tool in the early detection of breast cancer and in the differentiation of malignant and benign tumors. The Dilon 6800 captures vital tumor information by viewing the metabolism of cancerous lesions via radiopharmaceutical uptake. The novel camera can detect cancers as small as 3 mm, see lesions independent of tissue density and is capable of providing all the same views as mammography. BSGI can also be used as a pre-surgical tool to help determine multifocality, multicentricity, and the extent of disease. Elsevier (Saunders, Mosby, Churchill-Livingstone) SAUNDERS, MOSBY, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN and HANLEY BELFUS, a combined premier worldwide health science publishing company, now under the umbrella of ELSEVIER, INC., proudly presents our latest Women’s Health and Imaging titles. Come visit us and browse through our complete selection of publications including books, periodicals and software. ELSEVIER, INC., building insights, breaking boundaries. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Point of Trust: 3 Million biopsies world-wide: Each participant will gain fundamental knowledge in image-guided breast biopsy using the Mammotome® System under x-ray, ultrasound and MR FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. FUJIFILM provides the latest in digital and radiographic imaging technologies. Included are Fuji Computed Radiography (FCR), Synapse® PACS, dry laser imagers, film handling and X-ray film/screen systems.FDA has approved Fuji CR for Mammography (FCRm). Relative to conventional FFDM, FCRm is a versatile, cost effective alternative while meeting image quality needs of the most demanding radiologists. ClearView-CSm, and the newest Fuji CR reader for mammography, ClearView-1m can be configured to address the varying needs of any high exam volume or low volume site. ClearView-CSm employs a four slot imaging plate (IP) cassette stacker with capacity to process up to 20 screening mammography exams per hour from as many as three exam rooms. For the price of one reader, this multi-room capability will enable a three-room mammography department to take advantage of the benefits digital mammography has to offer without replacing existing mammography equipment. Both ClearView readers can also process conventional FCR imaging plates used for general radiography, processing more than 100 per hour. This multi-tasking capability further reduces costs for medical facilities by eliminating the need to purchase separate mammography and general x-ray CR readers. GE Healthcare GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that will shape a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare's expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceuticals is dedicated to detecting disease earlier and tailoring treatment for individual patients. GE Healthcare offers a broad range of services to improve productivity in healthcare and enable healthcare providers to better diagnose, treat and manage patients. For more information visit www.gehealthcare.com. Health Imaging Media Health Imaging Media is the leading news, business and technology publisher in medical imaging and healthcare information technology. Covering radiology, cardiology,oncology, orthopedics and molecular imaging-- healthcare executives turn to Health Imaging Media's print and online resources for practical insight to boost workflow, reduce costs, and manage their departments and facilities more efficiently through the application of image and information management systems. Health Imaging Media connects images and information across the enterprise. Hologic Wondering what the digital transition will be like? Transitioning to digital mammography is not a matter of it, but when and how. It isn't enough to be passionate and committed about what you do. Today you are faced with new ways to capture, interpret and archive mammograms, knowing that the path you choose will impact your imaging practice for years to come. At Hologic we have focused our efforts on helping you make the digital transition. Lorad Selenia™ SecurView™ workstations and workflow solutions harness the precision, power and speed of digital without compromising care. All together, a better system. If you want to begin digitizing current studies for PACS archiving or are looking for an efficient way to bring priors into the softcopy viewing environment, DigitalNow™ solutions provide efficient pathways, no matter where you are in the transition. To find out more about what we can do together, call +1.781.999.7300, visit www.hologic.com, or email womenshealth@hologic.com. iCAD, Inc. iCAD is the only company 100 percent focused on developing innovative Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions that help radiologists identify more cancer earlier, allowing more effective, less invasive treatment options for patients. iCAD delivers superiority where it matters most to radiologists: earlier detection of hard-to-find cancers, more efficient workflow, and high quality of patient care. iCAD's industry-leading CAD algorithms detect up to 72 percent of actionable missed cancers an average of 15 months earlier than screening mammography alone. iCAD's SecondLook® Digital is the preferred CAD solution of leading companies like GE Healthcare, FUJIFILM Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Solutions and more. Optimized for their sensors, SecondLook Digital delivers the highest performance with respect to sensitivity and false positives. iCAD's TotalLook™ advanced digitizing solution converts prior films to digital images with absolute fidelity and speed, easing the transition from film and digital imaging and facilitating image comparison in a fully digital environment. iCAD provides the most powerful and flexible DICOM connectivity solutions for seamless integration with leading acquisition systems, review workstations and PACS, from multiple vendors. Our latest digital technologies deliver powerful workflow advantages that help improve clinical efficiency. For more information, call +1-877-iCAD-NOW or visit www.icadmed.com. InSiteOne, Inc. InSiteOne is the leading medical imaging archiving service for diagnostic imaging with proven solutions that protect the present and provide tools that build for the future. Beginning with a versatile suite of InDex® Web-enabled archiving services combining on- and off-site site storage with built-in disaster recovery InDex offers streamlined solutions fine-tuned to a client's individual workflow. InDex integrates with any PACS, hospital network and digital modality via DICOM standards to provide HIPAA-compliant, affordable storage that keeps pace with a client's evolving needs and emerging technology, while transferring archiving costs from capital to operational budgets. Recovery Plus™ represents InSiteOne's disaster recovery services with continuous disk protection for one or more transactional systems eliminating incremental tape backups and creating point in time restorations with the ability to provide off-site copies of data backup, Recovery Plus enhances the client's ability to return to operation quickly. InSiteOne's suite of solutions offer clients peace of mind. Invivo Corporation Invivo provides all the tools necessary for life-saving early diagnosis of breast disease. Our Total Solution Approach to Breast MR includes cutting edge dedicated breast array coils, MR guided interventional planning tools and a full line of MR compatible instruments for MR guided interventional procedures. DynaCAD® is a digital imaging workstation with an extensive set of computer-aided detection (CAD) tools for performing real-time image analysis and interventional procedure planning. DynaCAD provides radiologists with a comprehensive solution for significantly improved workflow and increased diagnostic confidence. DynaCAD is just one element of Invivo’s “Total Solution” to breast MRI. Invivo also offers a wide variety of imaging coils, breast immobilization/biopsy systems and a full line of MRI-compatible interventional instruments. Coupled with our talented team of engineers and applications specialists, Invivo’s Total Solution for breast MRI provides hospitals and imaging centers with a single partner to help meet their imaging, analysis and interventional needs. For more information please visit www.invivocorp.com or call 800.331.3220. Kodak Health Group Kodak's Health Group is a world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing intelligent imaging products from analog to digital. When it comes to mammography imaging, no company offers you more than Kodak. In fact, more facilities use Kodak mammography film than any other. Stop by our booth at the Women's Health 2007 Conference for a demonstration of our KODAK CARESTREAM Mammography Workstation and to learn more about how our products and services can provide imaging solutions to meet your specific needs – digital, traditional and for the transition to digital mammography. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a world leader in medical publishing, also representing Thieme, Springer and McGraw-Hill. After the meeting, please contact Geremey DeBorde at 210-643-1745 or geremey.deborde@wolterskluwer.com. MTS Delft USA PACSGEAR, Inc. PACSGEAR provides complete document and multimedia connectivity solutions for PACS. Its industry-leading software allows physicians, technologists and administrators to send documents, film and multimedia images to any PACS or EHR from any department. Worldwide, PACSGEAR's comprehensive solutions are deployed in over 400 hospital networks, community hospitals and imaging centers. Philips Ultrasound Philips' concentration in the United States mirrors the global focus on lifestyle, healthcare and technology. This focus is driven predominately by Philips Medical Systems, now the single largest Philips business in the U.S., accounting for nearly 50% of all Philips employees and sales, matching those of all other U.S. consumer businesses combined. With the integration of its acquired companies now complete, Philips Medical Systems has emerged with a single focus and the promise of a strong future. The underlying philosophy that directs the use of these innovations is the company's belief that the resulting product be "life enhancing," not a technological application for its own sake. Over the years, Philips hasbecome a company that offers the products, applications and technologies necessary to put people in touch with each other, or with their chosen sources of information and entertainment. At the heart of the company's growth plan is its desire to serve customers and consumers through progressive innovation and market leadership — by understanding the experience where people meet technology and improving it. And, it is doing so by helping people interact with technology in a more natural way. Planmed, Inc. Planmed is one of five divisions which make up the privately owned Planmeca Group of Helsinki, Finland. Planmed is dedicated to Women's Health in its innovative design, manufacture and marketing of advanced imaging equipment and accessories for early detection of breast cancer. The product range covers digital and analog mammography systems, mobile mammography units and stereotactic breast biopsy devices. Established in 1989, Planmed exports more than 98% of its mammography equipment to over 70 countries worldwide. Innovative research and development and ergonomic design is a tradition with Planmed. The latest achievement of Planmed's R&D is the Nuance* FFDM utilizing amorphous selenium technology. The direct digital capture system seamlessly integrates all the tools necessary for performing and interpreting quality mammography. MaxView, which captures more chest wall tissue, is now an integrated feature of every Nuance system. The SoftView diagnostic workstation allows softcopyreading with customizable workflow solutions. Planmed's Mammography Information System, which integrates into any PACS or HIS system, makes patient management more convenient. Come by and let Planmed help define the customer solution that is right for you. RedRick Technologies, Inc. As imaging technology makes the transition from a film-based to a film-less PACS environment, the design of reading rooms with light boxes and alternators is changing to one of workstations with computer consoles and high luminance monitors. The ergonomics of each are seldom interchangeable. The redesign of reading rooms to provide optimized soft-copy viewing is the most frequently overlooked aspect when considering the expense of converting to PACS. A RedRick solution can help ensure your reading room is designed to meet the needs of this evolving technology. Every workspace is unique. As a result, every reading room solution should be created to meet the specific needs of your workspace and environment. Each RedRick solution is custom configured to meet the particular needs of your reading room. Our solution begins with your vision. From here, our architectural design team will assess the physical space, workflow, ergonomics, lighting and acoustics to ensure that every solution optimizes the working environment. The result is a reading room designed with the raiologist in mind. Our ComfortView height-adjustable workstations are built to individual preferences, complimenting the workflow and ergonomics ofthe radiology reading room. "If you can imagine it, we can design and build it!" Reilly Communications Group Imaging Technology News (ITN) and Outpatient Care Technology (OPCT) take women's health seriously, focusing on the imaging, oncology and surgical techniques and technologies in use today. ITN and OPCT have dedicated a strong editorial focus to Women's Health. Comparison charts on Mammography, Ultrasound Systems, Multimodality Breast Imaging Workstations, Breast Biopsy Systems, CAD for Mammography and other technologies that assist clinicians in diagnosing and treating women's diseases are featured. Editorial topics focus on what's coming for the future, exploring what's in the minds of manufacturer and research specialists and technologies that clinicians need to deliver optimal patient care. Going beyond print, our web sites:www.ITNonline.net and www.OPCTonline.net complement editorial information and strengthen our coverage of Women's Healthcare topics. Publisher of Imaging Technology News, Outpatient Care Technology, Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology and Acuity Care Technology, Reilly Communications Group products are leading Technology Solutions Resources for Healthcare Professionals across the healthcare continuum.
RT Image is an award-winning publication and the nation's only weekly newsmagazine for radiologists, educators, administrators and radiologic professionals seeking information about careers, techniques, trends and products in all modalities of imaging/diagnostic and therapeutic radiology. Our Web site, RT-Image.com and weekly e-newsletter feature additionalnews stories and Web casts on the happenings in the radiological industry. RT-Image.com receives more than 65,000 visits per month and also provides access to our online radiology directory and job openings. RT Image also provides a digital version, dpub, to subscribers desktops every Monday. Continuing education credits can be obtained through http://ce.rt-image.com. Valley Forge Publishing Group (VFPG) is also the Publisher Representative for sales in 25 healthcare publications and 21 online Career Centers crossing all areas of the medical profession. Sectra North America, Inc. SenoRx SenoRx specializes in the development of instruments utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. SenoRx' complete line of products include: The advanced technology EnCor® – the first 3-in-one Ultrasound, Stereo, and MRI vacuum assisted breast biopsy device; tissue markers, needle localization, and gamma detection devices. The EnCor Breast Biopsy System is fast, easy to use, and fully programmable allowing customization to each case. EnCor is compatible with all three imaging modalities – MRI, Stereotactic and Ultrasound. The modular design and advanced operating system allow for quick and easy software upgrades. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. At Siemens Medical Solutions, we are dedicated to protecting andmaintaining women's lives through our innovative mammography and radiography technologies. In fact, more than 5,000 facilities around the world use our women's health systems in the fight against breast cancer. We believe that our solutions cover every step in the care process, from screening and diagnosis to treatment and therapy. Our women's health portfolio includes digital and analog mammography systems, MRI, ultrasound, oncology, CT, Molecular Imaging and IT technologies — combined with networking and consulting services. Virtually everything you need to strive for the complete women's health solution. Sorna Corporation Whether you add digital mammography to a PACS or create a stand-alone system; whether or not you provide remote web viewing access for referring physicians, your women’s imaging center will still need to produce portable media. Do it with CD’s! DICOM CDs and DVDs are replacing film as the preferred portable media for digital images. Sorna’s eXpedo recording systems automate and streamline the process of making medical CD/DVDs. Every eXpedo system utilizes customizable software designed to optimize workflow and DISC production in a fast-paced imaging center environment. Additionally, eXpedo allows you to tailor information appended to Patient Reference CDs to include not only jpeg images, but also education and resource web-links, facility-specific content, or whatever unique message you wish to communicate with your patient. eXpedo is HIPAA conformant and fully complies with the IHE PDI Media Profile and DICOM Exchange Standards. At Sorna Corporation, we design products and intelligent software solutions that maximize a healthcare facility’s investment in digital diagnostic modalities, providing our customers with the tools they need to benefit from the optimal use of their digital assets. Sorna Corporation, www.sorna.com, 2020 Silver Bell Road, Ste. 17, Eagan, MN 55122. Contact: Cyrus Samari, VP of Marketing, 651.406.9900 ext 201. The Medipattern Corporation The Medipattern Corporation is an award winning developer of Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) for Breast Ultrasound and Breast MRI. B-CAD™ for breast ultrasound imaging is unique in its ability to transform ultrasound imaging beyond the process of simply discriminating cysts from solids. Its advanced features deliver more detailed image content to assist in identifying the underlying morphology of a solid nodule to help you make a more informed biopsy decision. B-CAD produces an ACR BI-RADS™ compliant report complete with standard breast imaging language, images, findings, impressions and a recommendation; reducing transcription time and costs. B-CAD increases consistency throughout your practice. B-CADMRI™ uses morphology to characterize key features in a Breast MRI exam. B-CADMRI uses the ACR BI-RADS lexicon to help you organize the information into a consistent report including images, findings, impressions and a recommendation. Both B-CAD and B-CADMRI received the Frost and Sullivan Award for most innovative product of the year in their respective years. The Medipattern Corporation was founded in 1999. FDA, CMDCAS, CE, UL, CUL and ISO 13485:2003.
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