Product Reviews

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Axolotl was created by physicians for physicians in 1995. A group of like-minded individuals saw a need to fill. There was an abundance of information flowing from all sectors in healthcare and this knowledge needed a bridge to connect them to a central platform, so Axolotl created this bridge.

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Introduction: IBNeuro v1.0, by Imaging Biometrics LLC, is an FDA cleared (May 2008) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) perfusion analysis product using award-winning dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) methods that accounts for confounding leakage effects across the blood brain barrier (BBB) better than prior methods.

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IMAGINEradiology™ by Technology Partners DBA IMAGINE Software, is a comprehensive practice management and revenue cycle management solution designed specifically for radiology users. IMAGINEradiology™ incorporates state of the art technology in a very robust system for specific workflow that is designed for high volume transactions environment. IMAGINEradiology™ has a number of components that allow clients to achieve maximum performance at low cost while placing enormous amounts of data through the system.

Introduction: Ideally, a new treatment plan should be re-optimized using the images acquired on the day of treatment with the patient at the treatment opposition. However, such a full-fledge re-planning/re-optimization with the current planning techniques takes too long to be practical. An online correction system to correct for inter-fraction variation in real-time is developed based on a technique developed at Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).  Rather than moving the patient to correct the mismatch between radiation beam and the target, the MCW strategy is to move the radiation beam portals.  The shape of the beam portals can also be deformed if target deformation is detected.

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3Dnet™ Suite product, by Biotronics3D, headquartered in London, England, develops and markets innovative software applications for the diagnostic imaging industry. Biotronics3D provides cutting edge software technologies to improve healthcare by better extracting diagnostic data and transforming it into usable information available at the point-of-care.

Introduction: System Integration with multiple point to point interfaces can present a formidable and costly challenge for today's heath IT department.  There is a broad spectrum of interface requirements to address, and choosing the right integration engine becomes a critical decision point.  Clients need an interface engine that is easy-to-use, scalable, and with a robust set of features to tackle any integration solution, like that provided by Summit Healthcare Integration Suite Product.

Introduction: M-Turbo from SonoSite is a versatile system performing different ultrasound examinations, such as abdominal, nerve, vascular, cardiac, venous access, pelvic, and superficial imaging.

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EchoStim® by Havels, is a relatively new product released in October of 2007,  and  is the first product of Havels that has shown a mass market appeal.  Last year Havels met their forecast for the year by June, and they are on track to double those numbers in 2009.
Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) have grown at an incredible rate over the last decade with the increased use of nerve stimulators.  In the last 5 years many have turned to ultrasound guidance as  a safer more effective option for PNBs since it helps physicians identify the targeted nerves, and avoid the arteries, veins, and lungs. Ultrasound also allows physicians to see the anesthetic encircle the nerve, confirming the block’s success.  Needles that have been available prior to the EchoStim® do not show up under ultrasound in any special way, and the tip of the needle was nearly impossible to see. Physicians could see the needle shaft and the nerve, but would have to guess as to the location of the tip by jiggling the needle to see tissue movement, or injecting fluid which may cloud their view of the nerve.
At an ultrasound workshop in 2004, Havel’s identified the unmet demand for needles that worked with nerve stimulators and also appeared echogenic or hyperechoic under ultrasound. At that point, Havels started R&D to come up with the EchoStim® product. After several prototypes and a lengthy FDA approval process the EchoStim® was approved in April of 2007 and officially started shipping at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) show in October of 2007.  Now rather than jiggling tissue or injecting fluid, practitioners can simply rotate the EchoStim®, see the Corner Cube Reflectors (CCR) near the tip, and know where the tip of their needle is located.
Havels recently responded to the growing demand for the EchoStim® in Canada by partnering with CHS Canadian Hospital Specialties—who are now  the exclusive distributor of EchoStim® in Canada.