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BrainLab, Varian extend product agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer BrainLab and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported the extension of their global supply and distribution agreement for the Novalis and m3 products.
November 22, 2005
New CPT code set for RFA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems reported that the American Medical Association has assigned a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, 50592, for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors.
November 22, 2005
Draxis iodine kit gets FDA approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Draxis Health reported that the FDA has approved its DraxImage division's new, larger format of its HiCon kit for the preparation of sodium iodide I-131 capsules and oral solution.
November 21, 2005
Chest x-ray CAD reaches reimbursement milestone
By Cynthia E. Keen
Reimbursement is critical for the success of any new imaging technology. Adoption of chest x-ray CAD may have received just that boost following a recent release of an American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code and a subsequent published non-Medicare resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) code.
November 21, 2005
Guertin tapped as Varian CEO
Richard Levy, chairman and CEO of radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has announced his retirement as CEO of the company, effective February 17, 2006. He will continue in his role as chairman of the board, the company said.
November 17, 2005
Neoprobe, UCSD granted European patent for Lymphoseek
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dublin, OH-based Neoprobe announced that the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), recently received a European patent covering Lymphoseek.
November 15, 2005
Simple techniques enhance MDCT gastrography
By Eric Barnes
Simple techniques can vastly improve distension during multidetector-row CT gastrography, optimizing its diagnostic potential, according to two new studies in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 13, 2005
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Morphological US scoring aids diagnosis of small adnexal masses
By Erik L. Ridley
Descriptive morphologic sonographic scoring may overcome the subjectivity of interpreting morphologic characteristics in small adnexal masses, wrote the authors of a prospective multicenter trial published in the November Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
November 6, 2005
Siemens, Invivo partner on CAD for MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, and Invivo of Orlando, FL, have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Invivo's computer-aided-detection (CAD) system with Siemens' Magnetom MRI scanners for advanced breast MR imaging.
November 3, 2005
Reading method, insufflation affect polyp measurements
By Eric Barnes
Polyp size measurements are critical in virtual colonoscopy because a few millimeters' difference can change patient management. In a presentation at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston earlier this month, Dr. Stuart Taylor from St. Mark's Hospital in London discussed the results of his group's unique study on polyp size measurement in virtual colonoscopy.
November 3, 2005
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IsoRay opens new production facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay will begin producing cesium-131 seeds for brachytherapy use in the treatment of prostate cancer this month at its new 4,000-sq-ft production facility.
November 2, 2005
US Oncology grows revenues in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator US Oncology of Houston posted revenues of $648.3 million in the third quarter (end-September 30), up 10% compared with $588.7 million in the third quarter of 2004.
November 1, 2005
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