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Stereotaxis gets FDA OK for ablation catheter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis said that its magnetically enabled 8-mm ablation catheter has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will soon be commercially available in the U.S.

April 2, 2007

IDC posts 2006 loss despite revenue gains

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Continuing investments in sales pushed Canadian digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) into the red in 2006.

April 2, 2007

GE, Volcano launch IVUS cabling program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano have launched a cabling program that allows all new GE Innova digital x-ray cath lab imaging systems to include IVUS cabling.

April 2, 2007

What do orthopedists want? In-office MRI, digital x-ray, report finds

For more and more orthopedic practices, in-house MRI and digital x-ray imaging have become the first picks on the wish list. A new report describes access to in-office MRI and digital x-ray as two of the greatest unmet needs for U.S. orthopedists. The report also explores the mix of orthopedic procedures that are referred versus those that are performed in-house for each modality.

March 27, 2007

Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

By Sydney Schuster

Could gadolinium-based contrast agents be the next Vioxx? The hundreds of people stricken with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) -- allegedly after receiving the contrast medium for an MR exam -- might think so, not to mention the lawyers who are courting them. But how strong is the link between NSF and gadolinium chelates? While the scientific community untangles how this devastating disease became associated with a commonplace tool in the MR armamentarium, imaging professionals should be on guard.

March 26, 2007

Philips, Volcano team up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano of Rancho Cordova, CA, have formed a relationship, adding compatibility between Philips' Allura Xper FD systems and Volcano's s5i suite of integrated IVUS systems.

March 25, 2007

Cook launches MiraFlex microcatheter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional firm Cook has introduced a new microcatheter, MiraFlex, designed for use with its embolization products.

March 21, 2007

GRAPPA MRA curtails gadolinium dose in peripheral arterial occlusive disease

By Shalmali Pal

Using a parallel acquisition technique can reduce the amount of gadolinium needed for intra-arterial MRI, according to Swiss imaging experts. Furthermore, a high contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) can be achieved in the vessel lumen, they wrote in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 20, 2007

CompuMed closes private placement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical informatics firm CompuMed has closed on a $2 million restricted private stock placement from a long-term institutional investor.

March 18, 2007

Patterson extends Schick dental x-ray deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dental distributor Patterson Companies of St. Paul, MN, has extended an exclusive distribution agreement with Sirona Dental Systems of Long Island City, NY, for its subsidiary Schick Technologies' CDR digital dental x-ray products.

March 14, 2007

IDC adds to Middle East installed base

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian digital x-ray developer Imaging Dynamics has received an order from King Fahd General Hospital of Jizan in Saudi Arabia.

March 12, 2007

Coronary CTA saves money in intermediate-risk individuals

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Studies continue to show the value of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in individuals at high risk of coronary artery disease, but its value in individuals at intermediate risk is unclear. Now researchers of a new study, presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), report that CTA is not only warranted for individuals in the middle of the Framingham risk profile, but that it saves money compared to other diagnostic modalities.

March 9, 2007

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