Clinical News: Page 2681

Fonar releases 2007 year-end results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Revenues for MRI vendor Fonar stayed relatively flat in the company's fiscal year 2007 (end-June 30).

September 30, 2007

Polyp ranking scheme boosts CAD efficiency

By Eric Barnes

When virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) software is set to achieve maximum sensitivity for polyp detection, it also tends to output large numbers of false positives. But when sensitivity is set too low, true positives are missed. A new method aims to speed up CAD processing by determining from the start which polyps are likely to be deemed false positives, then eliminating them from further analysis.

September 30, 2007

ACRIN trial shows VC ready for widespread use

By Eric Barnes

ARLINGTON, VA - Trial results unveiled today marked the apparent end of a long road to validation for virtual colonoscopy, a radiology-based colon screening exam whose advocates have toiled for more than a decade to show equivalent detection sensitivity in a large screening trial compared to more invasive optical colonoscopy.

September 27, 2007

PerkinElmer expands production facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PerkinElmer Optoelectronics is expanding its Santa Clara, CA, digital imaging fabrication facility.

September 27, 2007

NAS ClearPath used in APBI procedure

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

North American Scientific (NAS) of Chatsworth, CA, has announced that its ClearPath-HDR device has been used in a patient for the first time.

September 27, 2007

ProMedica chooses Sectra PACS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra of Linköping, Sweden, has signed a five-year contract with ProMedica Health System to provide the integrated health system with PACS products and services.

September 27, 2007

Elekta receives Austrian contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Vöcklabruck Hospital in Austria has signed a 10-year agreement with Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden, to supply intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatment systems.

September 27, 2007

Alpha particles pack a solid punch for shrinking solid tumors

Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is an experimental treatment for micrometastases and cancers like leukemia and lymphoma that do not produce solid tumors. A group of Australian researchers noticed a remarkable regression of the subjects' solid tumors during a trial of TAT with metastatic melanoma patients. They suggested that this previously undiscovered mechanism could potentially form the basis of a new type of cancer therapy.

September 27, 2007

IsoRay inks global alliance with Belgian firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope developer IsoRay of Richland, WA, announced that it has signed a deal with International Brachytherapy (IBt) of Brussels, Belgium, to form a global strategic alliance between the two firms.

September 26, 2007

Siemens extends date for Dade Behring deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The parent company of Siemens Medical Solutions of Erlangen, Germany, has again extended the expiration date for its cash tender offer for Dade Behring, the company said.

September 26, 2007

Celsion names chief medical officer

Medical R&D firm Celsion of Columbia, MD, announced that it has appointed Dr. Nicholas Borys to the position of vice president and chief medical officer (CMO).

September 26, 2007

AccuSoft wins German contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software firm AccuSoft of Northborough, MA, has inked a reseller partnership agreement with German firm House of Tools.

September 26, 2007

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