Clinical News: Page 2489

Hitachi receives GPO contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems America has been awarded a contract from group purchasing organization (GPO) HealthTrust Purchasing Group for MRI products.

January 8, 2009

3-tesla MRI effective in wrist tear detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI of the wrist at 3 tesla is an effective way to detect wrist ligament tears and, in some cases, it can help avoid unnecessary surgery.

January 8, 2009

IDC releases new Magellan software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) has launched a new version of its image acquisition software.

January 8, 2009

Positron launches cardiac nuclear medicine package

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer Positron has debuted a comprehensive cardiac nuclear medicine program.

January 8, 2009

MRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV function

By Eric Barnes

While MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.

January 8, 2009

Is echo contrast safe after all? And, progress on PET payments

By Brian Casey

January 7, 2009