Announcement VMW December Issue 2003

Leslie Versweyveld

2003-12-04 17:28:34 UTC

Dear All,

Please note that the December issue of the Virtual Medical Worlds
Magazine is now available on-line at http://www.hoise.com/vmw.

This month's edition features contributions on the EC-funded projects
DEVASPIM for spinal surgery and AMIT for elaborated MR imaging; a
virtual reality therapy for spider phobia; total knee replacements with
CT-free image-guided surgery; the use of computer-aided detection in
chest CT exams; and a touch feedback hysteroscopy training simulator.

Maybe, you prefer to use the handy click-through menu below to learn
more about Magnetic Resonance imaging using total imaging matrix
technology; distributed computing for drug discovery; the establishment
of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank; the AutoBone software displaying a
vascular roadmap; the expansion of the European interventional
cardiology market; and many more.

Our contact e-mail address is ***@hoise.com. Please, feel welcome to
send us:

* news and contributions on telemedicine, Virtual Reality, Grid- and
HPCN-related medical applications,
E-health, 3G medicine, and health care implemented information
technology;
* company or project stories;
* press releases;
* conference announcements;
* requests for banner and job adds - (please, ask about our friendly
rates!)

VMW also offers a large number of practical services for companies and
organisations at http://www.hoise.com/vmw/monthly/dealvmw.html.

Do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

Kind Regards and Pleasant Readings,

Ad Emmen
Leslie Versweyveld
The VMW editorial team

Virtual Medical Worlds Magazine
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Click-through menu of the Virtual Medical Worlds December Issue 2003:

HIT Lab study shows that touch doubles power of virtual reality therapy
for spider phobia
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-1.html

Living Independently partners with LifeFone offering seniors greater
security with peace of mind for families
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-2.html

Canadian Space Agency project to deliver telehealth applications via
Telesat's Anik F2 satellite
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-3.html

Motion Media forges alliances with AMD Telemedicine and Cardionics to
open global market distribution
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-4.html

Baycrest Centre selects Enterasys Networks' RoamAbout wireless to
support mobile electronic health records
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-5.html

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to sign with Apollo Telemedicine
for telediagnostic solution
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-6.html

CompuMed licenses DICOM version of its Osteogram software to Orex
Computed Radiography
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-7.html

The Rothberg Institute for Childhood Diseases launches first
international effort to fight Malaria
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-8.html

Immersion Medical introduces first touch feedback hysteroscopy training
simulator
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-9.html

Misys installs Laboratory/Pharmacy solutions at West Valley Hospital and
PACS Integration Module at Sutter Health
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-10.html

Kaiser to integrate Stentor's Enterprise PACS throughout Northern
California Health System
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-11.html

Blue Cross and Blue Shield clears Capsule Endoscopy for diagnosis of
Crohn's disease
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-12.html

Frost & Sullivan issues white paper on development of point of care
connectivity in European hospitals
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-13.html

Cybernet Medical collaborates with INTEGRIS Health to win USDA grant for
Rural Oklahoma Telemedicine Project
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-14.html

GE Medical Systems introduces AutoBone software for the Advantage
Workstation
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-15.html

New collaborative agreement to establish Worldwide Protein Data Bank
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-16.html

Chemical Computing Group and Platform Computing launch distributing
computing partnership for drug discovery
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-17.html

Rapidly evolving technology expands the European interventional
cardiology market, says Frost & Sullivan
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-18.html

Fortress Technologies secures PocketMD's handheld software for
point-of-care patient data
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-19.html

Siemens to dramatically improve Magnetic Resonance imaging using total
imaging matrix technology
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-20.html

BrainLAB offers higher accuracy for total knee replacements using
CT-free image-guided surgery
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-21.html

AMIT imaging system delivers high resolution images on the fly
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-22.html

MetroPlus Health Plan selects AMAC's enabling telehealth solutions for
improving paediatric asthma management
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-23.html

Guidant broadens Advanced Patient Management initiative with CardioMEMS
investment
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-24.html

Tufts Health Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts provide
wireless prescribing to physicians
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-25.html

Philips and Inova Heart Institute deliver cardiovascular imaging
equipment to screen patients
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-26.html

Integrated Surgical Systems develops orthopaedic surgical planning
software for integration into Fuji Synapse system
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-27.html

Mission Hospital chooses Perfigo for network protection and HIPAA
compliance
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-28.html

Study shows increased access to telecom and broadband networks improves
quality of life
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-29.html

National Cancer Institute and Merck select SGI servers for biomedical
research
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-30.html

Studies presented at the Annual RSNA Meeting demonstrate value of chest
CT CAD
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-31.html

Pioneering approach to spinal surgery improves post-operative success of
lumbar spine implants
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-32.html