Clinical News: Page 2197

Rising service costs prompt hospitals to examine new options
By James Brice
Cash-strapped hospital administrators are turning to in-house solutions with help from original equipment manufacturers to keep their imaging equipment in good working order, according to a new survey of the diagnostic imaging equipment service industry.
May 5, 2010
VisEn adds molecular imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has launched its VivoTag 645 fluorescence molecular imaging agent.
May 4, 2010
LightLab nets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology developer LightLab Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its C7-XR coronary imaging system and companion C7 Dragonfly imaging catheter.
May 4, 2010
Bard to buy breast brachytherapy firm SenoRx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider C.R. Bard has inked an agreement to purchase breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx for approximately $200 million in cash.
May 4, 2010
More frequent follow-up helps breast conservation patients
By Eric Barnes
SAN DIEGO - Women treated with breast conservation therapy may do better with mammography follow-up twice a year rather than annual surveillance, according to research presented at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
May 4, 2010
FDG-PET/CT detects recurrence of colorectal cancer
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT has a "significant role" in characterizing suspected colorectal cancer recurrence at an early stage, according to a study presented by U.K. researchers at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.
May 4, 2010
Researchers eye dual-energy DR as calcium-scoring option
By Brian Casey
Could digital radiography (DR) become an alternative to CT for coronary artery calcium scoring? Some U.S. researchers think so -- they've developed a DR-based dual-energy subtraction algorithm that with further refinement could provide calcium scores at a lower cost and radiation dose than CT.
May 4, 2010
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Young adults face higher CT radiation risk than seniors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Age has a lot to do with the estimated radiation risk of developing cancer as a result of having an abdominal or pelvic CT scan. Senior citizens have half the risk of young adults, a research team told attendees at the American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting being held in San Diego this week.
May 3, 2010
Solis enrolls patients for ABUS study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Women's Health has joined a national clinical study designed to evaluate automated breast ultrasound (ABUS).
May 3, 2010
Agfa launches DX-D 500n DR in Canada
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has launched its DX-D 500n digital radiography (DR) system in Canada.
May 3, 2010
Ultrasonix nets new Amerinet GPO deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical has been awarded approved vendor status with group purchasing organization (GPO) Amerinet.
May 3, 2010
Gamma Knife controls pituitary adenoma tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is very effective in controlling pituitary adenomas, according to a presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting being held May 1-5 in Philadelphia.
May 3, 2010
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