Clinical News: Page 1710

Medical Metrics signs on for FDA hip implant study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging core lab services provider Medical Metrics said it has been selected by five orthopedic device manufacturers to support multiple cross-sectional postmarket surveillance studies of metal-on-metal hip implants.
December 11, 2012
Navidea draws on line of credit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has completed an initial draw of $2 million from its line of credit with Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences.
December 11, 2012
ASRT doles out fall 2012 grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation has announced the five recipients of its fall 2012 professional research grants.
December 10, 2012
Fused MRI, ultrasound aids prostate cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fusing MR and real-time ultrasound images to sample tumor spots can help detect and diagnose prostate cancer and, as a result, reduce the number of prostate biopsies, according to a study published online December 10 in the Journal of Urology.
December 10, 2012
Sky Factory highlights Texas Tech research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual background developer Sky Factory said that research conducted at Texas Tech University has discovered several unique neural brain activations in the cerebellum of subjects responding to sky images from its SkyCeilings virtual skylights for MRI scanners.
December 10, 2012
Adding MRI and PET to biomarkers helps predict Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
The combination of 1.5-tesla MRI, FDG-PET, and cerebrospinal fluid data when added to routine clinical tests significantly increases the ability to predict whether people with mild cognitive impairment will progress to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online December 11 in Radiology.
December 10, 2012
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US tops stethoscope in diagnosing pediatric pneumonia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Point-of-care ultrasound outperforms auscultation by stethoscope in detecting pneumonia in children and young adults, according to research published online December 10 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
December 9, 2012
Ultrashort APBI viable to treat breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An ultrashort course of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using a balloon device is achievable and well-tolerated by patients, according to results from a prospective, phase II clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium held last week.
December 9, 2012
Eczacıbaşı-Monrol acquires Capintec
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Turkish radiopharmaceutical company Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products announced that it has purchased Capintec, a radiation measurement and nuclear medicine protection equipment company headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.
December 9, 2012
Absolute Imaging adds Mediso SPECT cameras to portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Absolute Imaging Solutions has signed a five-year, exclusive agreement to distribute SPECT cameras in the U.S. from Budapest, Hungary-based Mediso Medical Imaging Systems.
December 9, 2012
Adopting EMRs improves tracking of extravasation episodes
By Edward Susman
Adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) can help facilities improve their reporting of extravasation incidents that occur during contrast CT studies, researchers reported at the recent RSNA 2012 annual meeting.
December 9, 2012
Positron wraps up 1st strontium-82 sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron said that its wholly owned subsidiary Manhattan Isotope Technology has completed the first commercial sale and delivery of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)-grade strontium-82 to a North American pharmaceutical firm.
December 6, 2012
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