Munich, Germany, Oct. 10, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) introduces molecular CT, a new concept in integrated imaging that provides a premium imaging platform, and is a practical solution for today’s shrinking healthcare budget. This new technology, Biograph mCT, represents the evolution of integration in imaging; a CT with molecular capabilities, a PET scanner with unlimited capabilities in CT, and a high performance integrated imager that an be used to achieve true collaboration and cooperation between diagnostic imaging specialties. More

Malvern, Pa., October 10, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare’s Ultrasound Business Unit teams up with Reach MD XM 157 and ReachMD.com to launch a daily broadcast program on “Advances in Medical Imaging,” with a focus on ultrasound innovations. More

Malvern, Pa., October 3, 2008 – The recent shortage of Molybdenum has caused a temporary shortage of 99mTc-labeled radiopharmaceuticals and may continue over the next several weeks. PETNET Solutions, a fully owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc., is prepared to increase production and availability of 18F Sodium Fluoride (NaF) to replace Technetium MDP bone scans. More

Lockport, N.Y., October 2, 2008 – After much anticipation and an outpouring of community support during last year’s “Win an MRI” contest, an excited crowd of friends, employees and patrons of Lockport Memorial Hospital in Lockport, N.Y., gathered in the hospital lobby to hear those words they have been waiting to hear: “It’s here!” At today’s official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lockport announced that its brand new MAGNETOM® ESSENZA 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is now available to its patients and the community. More

Malvern, Pa., September 29, 2008 – Following a competitive initial development process, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announced that Siemens has entered into an exclusive government contract today with the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a prototype Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation cuff (DBAC)*, a life-saving ultrasound device limiting blood loss and shock resulting from combat limb injuries. Partners at the University of Washington’s Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (UW), the Texas A&M University’s Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS) and Siemens Corporate Research (SCR) will work together with Siemens Healthcare to achieve DARPA’s goal of producing a prototype in 18 months. More

Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights its oncology and molecular imaging offerings at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting at the Boston Convention & Exhibit Center in Boston, September 21-25. More

Moving personalized medicine from promise to practice, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the early study findings of a new imaging biomarker for hypoxic tumors. The study, done in collaboration with Dr. Jian Q. (Michael) Yu, and Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, was presented today at the World Molecular Imaging Conference in Nice, France. This imaging biomarker is intended for exclusive world wide distribution by PETNET Solutions, a fully owned Siemens subsidiary. More

For the fifth year, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) presented the “New Point of View” Preclinical Image of the Year Awards. The awards were conferred this week at the Siemens Preclinical User’s Group Meeting, held in Nice, France. The competitive awards are the company’s way of honoring pioneering researchers and their contributions. More

Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) demonstrates capabilities on its Inveon preclinical imaging system that may shorten the long path to clinical reality in drug discovery with the introduction of enhanced workflow tools at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (booth #107), in Nice, France, September 10-13. Inveon•Workplace provides customers with increased speed, quality and performance in every step of the discovery process, where time is money. More

Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) has received FDA 510(k) market clearance for the Ysio™, a new generation digital radiography system with a wireless detector (wi-D™) for maximum positioning flexibility. More