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Medrad debuts MR injector for mobile scanners

Interventional technology vendor Medrad has introduced the MR Mobile Solution accessory kit, which enables its Spectris Solaris MR injection system to be safely transported inside MR trailers.

November 18, 2003

Rubicon names Woolf as CFO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Rubicon Medical of Salt Lake City has promoted Brian Woolf to the position of chief financial officer.

November 17, 2003

ACR Learning File CD-ROM Series: Vascular & Interventional

The user would be hard pressed to find a disease not covered on this CD, with an emphasis on the most common ones.

November 17, 2003

Women’s imaging firm Hologic and Suros Surgical Systems have signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement, giving Bedford, MA-based Hologic distribution rights to the Suros automated breast biopsy and tissue excision (ATEC) system.

November 17, 2003

Radiologists and surgeons fractured over vertebroplasty vs. kyphoplasty

By Tracie L. Thompson

The brief history of vertebroplasty tells a familiar tale, a version of which seems to occur with every procedure developed by interventional radiologists. In this case, interventional radiologists cultivated an innovative, minimally invasive treatment for vertebral compression fractures (VCF).

November 17, 2003

EndoCare to showcase Percryo probes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cryoablation provider Endocare will be debuting a new family of CT-compatible cryoprobes, Percryo, at the upcoming RSNA 2003.

November 13, 2003

RITA receives favorable BCBS assessment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy and RF ablation developer RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, reported that the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) Association Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) has completed a review of the scientific data supporting radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

November 12, 2003