July 15, 2009 - TeraRecon Inc., a developer of imaging processing technology, decision support and 3D visualization solutions, appointed of Dr. TieCheng “TC” Zhao, Ph.D. as vice president of engineering to lead TeraRecon’s engineering team into the next great wave of innovation.

July 15, 2009 - GE Healthcare partnered with Medicalis, a provider of clinical decision support for diagnostic imaging (CDS-DI), to help drive quality healthcare and reduce unnecessary imaging procedures and costs.

July 14, 2009 – Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

July 13, 2009 – Premier Heart said today the CPT Editorial Panel of the American Medical Association has granted a CPT Category III code to Premier Heart's Multifunction CardioGram (MCG) system.

July 13, 2009 - On July 7 the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) started its first cardiovascular trial, ACRIN PA 4005 “Randomized Controlled Study of a Rapid 'Rule Out' Strategy Using CT Coronary Angiography Versus Traditional Care for Low-Risk ED Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes.”

July 13, 2009 - In a study performed at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, researchers found that the use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care (SOC) workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges.

July 10, 2009 – Merck & Co. Inc. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. this week signed an exclusive global collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of betrixaban, an investigational oral factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant currently in phase II clinical development for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (SPAF).