Womens Imaging: Page 542

Ultrasound screening reveals unknown cardiovascular risk in women
By Edward Susman
Sonographic screening can correctly identify women who may be at risk of heart disease or stroke, especially when traditional risk assessment methods fall short, according to a presentation at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.
September 11, 2006
Part 1: The Next Generation in MRI-Directed Breast Intervention
During this sponsor-supplied Online Symposium, Dr. Steven Harms discusses the advantages of a dedicated breast MRI system when performing interventional breast procedures.
September 11, 2006
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Unfors releases dose meter for Siemens products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Testing-instrument firm Unfors Instruments' Unfors Xi dosimeter has been released for use with Erlangen, Germany-based Siemens Medical Solutions' C-arms, mammography, surgery, and urology products.
September 10, 2006
Fujifilm, iCAD team for CAD on FCRm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stamford, CT-based Fujifilm Medical Systems USA will partner with computer-aided detection technology developer iCAD to offer the Nashua, NH company's CAD products through Fuji's U.S. sales channels.
September 7, 2006
FDA panel rejects Mirabel impedance breast device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee last week voted unanimously that the premarket approval (PMA) application for a breast impedance imaging device be found "not approvable."
September 7, 2006
Meta-analysis highlights ethnic discrepancies in osteoporosis risk factors
By Shalmali Pal
A group from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana performed a meta-analysis of major osteoporosis trials and compiled the most current information about race and osteoporosis. They also noted some of the shortcomings of these studies, and what direction future research should move in. "Considering osteoporosis to be an aged white woman's disease is an outdated practice," wrote Dr. Pooja Pothiwala and colleagues.
September 7, 2006
US, MR spot life-threatening abdominal pregnancy before it's too late
By Shalmali Pal
Intra-abdominal pregnancy is rare, but when it does occur, pinpointing it can be a complex process. Two case reports offer details on the role of imaging in making this difficult diagnosis. First, clinicians in Thailand describe a case of a uterocutaneous fistula that occurred after the placenta was left in a term abdominal pregnancy. In the second, clinicians in India report how MRI and ultrasound helped them diagnose an extrauterine pregnancy in a woman with a history of gynecological problems.
September 6, 2006
NDMA drops fee-for-storage program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archiving services provider National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA) has eliminated the fee-for-storage, subscription-based package for its myNDMA consumer portal service.
September 5, 2006
Sectra posts strong Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish technology developer Sectra reported solid growth in revenues and operating profit in its medical division in the company's fiscal 2006 first quarter (end-July 31).
September 4, 2006
Bioscan licenses IDSI molecular imaging technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Plantation, FL-based IDSI said that it granted Bioscan an exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and distribute optical imaging equipment incorporating its Laser Imager for Lab Animals (LILA) technology.
September 4, 2006
UnitedHealthcare, Oxford Health Plans donate imaging equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurance providers UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans have made a donation of $1.8 million of medical imaging equipment, including mammography ultrasound, and bone densitometry systems to three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Connecticut.
August 30, 2006
Re-excision of margins reduces risk of local breast cancer recurrence after radiotherapy
By Shalmali Pal
Close or positive margins in breast-conserving treatment are indicative of a greater risk for residual disease upon re-excision, but cannot be used to predict the extent of disease or whether radiotherapy will result in disease control, cancer specialists report in a new study.
August 29, 2006
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