Clinical News: Page 1511

1st patients receive ICDs in Biotronik ProMRI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik announced that the first U.S. patients have received its Iforia implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
April 2, 2014
ClearPoint, Visius used for pediatric laser procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IMRIS and MRI Interventions announced that a surgical team at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX, has used the companies' combined technology to perform the first pediatric laser ablation procedure.
April 2, 2014
Theraclion's Echopulse wins IDE from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Theraclion has received an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Echopulse high-intensity focused ultrasound device.
April 2, 2014
Iraqi radiologists make progress at ECR 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first official meeting between the Iraqi Association of Radiologists and the European Society of Radiology took place during last month's ECR 2014 in Vienna.
April 2, 2014
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Cautious optimism as nuclear medicine residents reflect on jobs
By Wayne Forrest
For part 2 of our series on the job market for nuclear medicine residents, AuntMinnie.com spoke with residents and educators about job prospects in the discipline. While all agreed that things seem dire now, most believe that nuclear medicine residents can make themselves more marketable and should be optimistic about the future.
April 2, 2014
AIUM: Study finds women with dense breasts often skip US
By Erik L. Ridley
LAS VEGAS - A new study found that fewer than 2% of women informed that they had dense breast tissue returned for follow-up exams with ultrasound, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting. The study raises questions about the effectiveness of breast density laws in improving screening.
April 2, 2014
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FDA clears Siemens flat-panel mobile C-arm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new mobile C-arm from Siemens Healthcare that is outfitted with a flat-panel digital detector.
April 1, 2014
ACR: JAMA breast cancer article 'potentially deadly'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Recommendations taken from a new literature review published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association could be "potentially deadly" for some women, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.
April 1, 2014
VuCOMP co-founder Pike named president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VuCOMP has named James Pike, company co-founder and its chief technology officer, as president.
April 1, 2014
Carestream gets FDA nod for bone-removal software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to Carestream Health for a bone-suppression software feature for its computed and digital radiography systems.
April 1, 2014
West Physics acquires Medical Physics Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics has acquired Medical Physics Services of Daphne, AL.
April 1, 2014
JAMA article attempts to clear mammography confusion
By Kate Madden Yee
A new literature review published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association tries to clear the confusion of the breast screening debate by summarizing what is known about the benefits and risks of mammography. The authors hope the information will help women make more informed choices about breast screening.
April 1, 2014
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