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Faster exam time gives CTA a leg up on MRA for peripheral vascular disease

By Edward Susman

MIAMI BEACH, FL - CT angiography (CTA) is preferable to MR angiography (MRA) for diagnosing patients with suspected peripheral vascular abnormalities, according to a presentation Tuesday at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) meeting.

January 18, 2005

Kodak bolsters CR position with bid for Orex

By Erik L. Ridley

Moving to expand its reach into specialty markets, Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has signed an agreement to purchase Israeli computed radiography developer Orex Computed Radiography for approximately $50.5 million in cash.

January 17, 2005

XRI installs Shimadzu x-ray units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging distributor XRI has installed new Shimadzu Medical Systems x-ray systems at two hospitals in Massachusetts.

January 17, 2005

Analogic to redo more financial statements

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic said it will now have to restate its financial statements for fiscal 2002 and 2003.

January 16, 2005

Epix gets approvable letter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MS-325 MR blood pool contrast agent.

January 13, 2005

Array scores R2 contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digitizer provider Array USA has received a production contract from computer-aided detection (CAD) provider R2 Technology.

January 12, 2005

Swissray adds Sutter Health order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital radiography provider Swissray International of Elizabeth, NJ, has inked a three-year corporate capital agreement with Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA.

January 11, 2005

Analogic receives Nasdaq filing extension

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic reported that the Nasdaq listing qualifications panel has granted the firm an extension until January 31 to file its fiscal 2004 annual report and 2005 fiscal first-quarter report.

January 9, 2005

PACS protects during SARS outbreak

By Erik L. Ridley

PACS networks not only bring efficiency and cost advantages to hospitals, they can keep healthcare workers safe during outbreaks of infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to researchers at Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) in Hong Kong.

January 6, 2005

Cardinal sells RMS business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare products giant Cardinal Health has sold its Radiation Management Services division to Fluke Biomedical of Everett, WA.

January 5, 2005

Swissray, IDC reach settlement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital radiography developer Swissray International said litigation has been resolved in its suit against Canadian digital x-ray developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC), according to the Elizabeth, NJ-based vendor.

January 4, 2005

DHEA therapy may supplement HRT for bolstering bone mass

By Shalmali Pal

Levels of the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) have a tendency to decline in women as they grow older and lose bone mass, according to ob/gyn specialists from Turkey. As a result, DHEA replacement therapy may be useful for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, they suggested.

January 3, 2005

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