Clinical News: Page 2698

Varian gets FDA nod for planning tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Smart Segmentation tool.
August 20, 2007
SonoSite adds claims to GE patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has added additional claims to its patent infringement lawsuit against GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
August 20, 2007
IBA buries proton hatchet with Optivus, Loma Linda
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve has settled a patent infringement suit with Optivus Proton Therapy and Loma Linda University Medical Center, both of Loma Linda, CA.
August 20, 2007
Whites prefer virtual colonoscopy; minorities like conventional
By Eric Barnes
Blacks and other racial and ethnic minorities, who are already screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) in lower numbers and suffer its consequences more acutely than the U.S. population as a whole, don't seem too impressed with virtual colonoscopy, according to a new study by researchers from New York City.
August 19, 2007
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Covidien emerges from Tyco's shadow with R&D emphasis
By Brian Casey
AuntMinnie.com recently spoke with Covidien executive Rick Lytle, U.S. vice president and general manager of Covidien Imaging Solutions, on the makeup of the new company and its directions for future growth.
August 19, 2007
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Johns Hopkins to buy Elekta Synergy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has placed an order to buy an Elekta Synergy S radiation therapy system from Elekta of Stockholm.
August 16, 2007
Boston Scientific mulls sale of cardiac, vascular surgery businesses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific plans to explore the sale of its cardiac surgery and vascular surgery businesses, the Natick, MA-based firm reported. The move is part of the company's plan to streamline its portfolio and strengthen its operating and financial performance.
August 16, 2007
Fused MRI and PET improve specificity of breast MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at New York University's School of Medicine have found that the combination of functional information from F-18 FDG-PET and anatomic localization from MR imaging can provide a valuable diagnostic method for the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer. The study noted that fused PET and MRI images substantially increased the specificity of MRI, but, at the same time, decreased MRI's sensitivity in the group of patients analyzed.
August 16, 2007
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Staff radiation safety: Putting an effective program into practice
By Kate Madden Yee
A century ago, radiation was considered to be so healing that entrepreneurs canvassed natural hot springs with Geiger counters to find radioactivity, then bottled the water and sold it as a health drink. It's true that radiation can be healing, and it certainly can be diagnostic. But only in particular doses, and in a hospital radiology department it's essential to protect not only patients but also staff from overexposure.
August 16, 2007
More is better for cardiac CTA; doing the virtual Whipple
By Brian Casey
August 15, 2007
Confirma to launch breast MRI CME program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma said it will work with the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) to develop a curriculum of continuing medical education for breast MRI.
August 15, 2007
Covidien launches MRidium upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Covidien debuted enhancements to its MRidium MRI Infusion System, a nonmagnetic IV infusion pump.
August 15, 2007
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