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Ultrasound market set for recovery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After a down year in 2009 and continued challenges in 2010, the global ultrasound market will return to growth in 2011, according to a report from market research firm InMedica.
June 13, 2010
AECL requests NRU restart hearing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) on June 11 requested a formal hearing before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to restart medical isotope production at its National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario.
June 13, 2010
MRI finds genetic link in Alzheimer's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers in Massachusetts may have uncovered additional evidence that several previously studied genetic variants are associated with the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Neurology.
June 13, 2010
Unexpected findings on kids' brain MRIs vex doctors
By Wayne Forrest
Pediatricians who perform routine brain MRI scans on their patients need a plan to deal with findings that reveal unexpected but benign anomalies that are unlikely to cause problems, according to study published online June 14 in the journal Pediatrics.
June 13, 2010
Mayo Clinic patients with fatal thyroid cancer beat odds
By Cynthia E. Keen
An aggressive treatment combining intensity-modulated radiation therapy with chemotherapy has increased survival in patients diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer. Most patients treated at the Mayo Clinic are living one to two years after treatment, versus the median outcome of death in five months.
June 13, 2010
CT speeds antiangiogenesis therapy assessment
By Eric Barnes
CT perfusion imaging can spot significant changes in blood flow and volume soon after administration of antiangiogenic therapy, researchers from Munich, Germany, report in a new animal study. Faster assessment can lead to nimbler, more flexible cancer care compared to traditional tumor size measurements.
June 13, 2010
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Fla. governor vetoes ultrasound abortion bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida has vetoed a bill that would have mandated an ultrasound exam for women desiring a first-trimester abortion.
June 10, 2010
Lantheus' F-18 PET agent shows good dosing ratio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preliminary phase II data suggest the uptake properties of Lantheus Medical Imaging's investigational PET agent flurpiridaz F-18 injection allow for a relatively low dosing ratio and a delay of 30 to 60 minutes between rest and stress injections, depending on the mode of stress used.
June 10, 2010
Ambisea launches ComboScan HD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ambisea Technology has released its ComboScan HD color Doppler ultrasound system, which embeds a scanner and a PC as one transportable unit.
June 10, 2010
SonoSite to repurchase its stock
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite may purchase as much as $50 million of its common stock over the next 12 months in a stock repurchase program.
June 10, 2010
Covidien sees good Tc-99m supply in June
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the BR2 nuclear reactor in Belgium back online, healthcare technology firm Covidien is predicting more reliable supplies of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) for the rest of June.
June 10, 2010
AECL's NRU repairs at 98%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) has reported that repairs to its National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, are 98% complete.
June 10, 2010
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