Clinical News: Page 1779

Toshiba opens $3M MR research center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has opened the Toshiba MR Research Center in Irvine, CA, to offer healthcare providers ongoing training and education in advanced MRI technology.
August 7, 2012
Physician education busts inappropriate CCTA use
By Eric Barnes
A study of more than 25,000 patients in Michigan shows that inappropriate use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be drastically curtailed by educating the doctors who order heart scans, according to results published on August 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 7, 2012
ImaginAb inks Singapore service agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer ImaginAb has signed a master service agreement with Singapore Radiopharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare.
August 7, 2012
Positron consolidates facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Positron has announced the consolidation and integration of operations at its Crown Point, IN, facility into its Lubbock, TX, site.
August 7, 2012
fMRI may show problem-drinking risk for kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) can show certain patterns of brain activity that help predict which kids are at risk of becoming problem drinkers, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
August 7, 2012
Kubtec earns ISO for x-ray quality management systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray firm Kub Technologies (Kubtec) said it has been awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and 13485 certifications for its quality management systems.
August 7, 2012
CAD cuts variability in low-dose CT lung screening
By Erik L. Ridley
For all of its benefits, low-dose CT lung cancer screening can suffer from considerable variability between radiologists reading the studies. But computer-aided detection (CAD) software can help close the gap, researchers reported in the August issue of Investigative Radiology.
August 7, 2012
HCA slammed for unnecessary cath procedures
By Eric Barnes
The largest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S. is under fire for performing thousands of cardiac catheterization procedures that were medically unnecessary, according to an August 6 article in the New York Times.
August 6, 2012
Aribex reaches Nomad milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld x-ray developer Aribex said it has produced its 10,000th Nomad handheld x-ray system.
August 6, 2012
FDA approves Philips, Celsion HIFU study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics and Celsion announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the initiation of a clinical study supporting a joint development program in MR-guided high-intensity-focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) technology.
August 6, 2012
IBA, Piramal ink deal on F-18 amyloid imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider IBA Molecular and Piramal Imaging have announced an agreement under which IBA will manufacture and distribute F-18 florbetaben, Piramal's new diagnostic imaging agent, in the European and U.S. markets.
August 6, 2012
FDA clears Toshiba's 16-element MRI coils
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its high-density, 16-element, flexible MR coil system, developed in partnership with NeoCoil.
August 6, 2012
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