Clinical News: Page 1652

Siemens opens Pa. ultrasound factory
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has opened a factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA, that will manufacture the company's new Acuson Freestyle ultrasound scanner.
April 29, 2013
Patient access to radiation therapy still a major concern in Africa
By Cynthia E. Keen
There is an acute shortage of radiotherapy equipment of any type in Africa, and the scarcity of resources is becoming even more severe and pronounced with the increase in cancer incidence in the continent, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency report published in Lancet Oncology.
April 29, 2013
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MRI shows rotator cable's influence in rotator cuff injuries
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center believe they have taken an important first step in understanding the rotator cable's role in both intact and torn rotator cuffs, which, in turn, could improve characterization of a patient's injury or disease.
April 29, 2013
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Report: Global MRI market worth $5.24B by 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report by business research firm MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global market for MRI equipment will reach $5.24 billion by 2018, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%.
April 28, 2013
Teleflex gets nod from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Teleflex announced that its Arrow VPS G4 device for catheter line placement has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
April 28, 2013
New heart failure imaging guidelines released
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New appropriateness criteria published by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American College of Radiology offer guidance on the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure patients, addressing several specific clinical scenarios.
April 28, 2013
Trauma CT is overkill for transferred patients
By Eric Barnes
When trauma patients are transferred to an emergency department from another institution, a standard trauma CT protocol is the last thing you want to do, say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Focused imaging based on the individual patient's medical history and clinical findings is more useful, they concluded.
April 28, 2013
U.S. House passes bill to protect helium supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill to prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 1, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
April 25, 2013
Sectra inks distribution deal for Puerto Rico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical IT firm Sectra said it has signed an agreement with Answer Medical Solutions to distribute its healthcare IT suite throughout Puerto Rico.
April 25, 2013
ContextVision grows in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Continued sales development and new mammography contracts propelled image enhancement developer ContextVision to sales growth in the first quarter of 2013.
April 25, 2013
SAVI breast brachytherapy produces good 4-year outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients who received breast brachytherapy delivered with a strut-based applicator had low recurrence rates and minimal toxicities four years after treatment, according to a presentation at last week's American Brachytherapy Society meeting.
April 25, 2013
Viztek debuts new wireless DR panel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has added the new Leggera wireless digital radiography (DR) panel to its Leggera DR Solutions product line.
April 25, 2013
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