During these hard financial times, no one can resist a good sale. Knowing this, CoActiv is selling a $15,000 PACS for almost half price, at $7,995, as an RSNA special. The EXAM-Essentials plug and play PACS is ideal for facilities without big budgets, said Ed Heere, the company's president and CEO. It installs in just minutes and is compatible with a full spectrum of imaging modalities and associated DICOM data sets, including radiology, cardiology, orthopedics, radiation oncology and radiation therapy. Essentially, the turnkey system offers an economical upgrade path to accomodate a practice's expanding imaging needs.

Also announced, CoActiv's EXAM-PACS now supports a range of emerging modalities and new imaging-related workflow, including the following:

MIMVista radiology/nuclear medicine files for fusion imaging

MedImage nuclear medicine/radiology fusion

PeerVue applications

Dragon Naturally Speaking 

Dilon Technologies BSGI files

Digital mammography

Breast ultrasound

Breast MRI

Hurry over to Booth 7336 in the North Hall to enjoy the sale while it lasts!

How many megapixels really matter? That was my question to the folks at NEC. Seems everyone is introducing monitors with 6, 8, and even more, megapixels. At what point does high resolution become just another sexy feature?  ..,.The answer: Mammo requires 5 megapixels; but other than that, it is up to the clinician to decide what he/she really requires for an accurate read. NEC’s new line of high-brightness color and grayscale displays include the 2-megapixel MD212MC, the 3-megapixel MD213MC color displays, and the 3-megapixel MD213MG grayscale display – all 21-inches. In my opinion, that’s megapixels in moderation! That means the price is affordable to many – including Community Hospitals across the country where budgets are tight.