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BSD Medical signs Duke license deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with Duke University in Durham, NC, for the rights to Duke's hyperthermia therapy breast cancer treatment system.
August 13, 2007
Barnes-Jewish orders Elekta Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, has ordered a Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system from Stockholm-based radiation therapy firm Elekta.
August 13, 2007
Canadian research finds no loss with lossy compression
By Erik L. Ridley
A Canadian study to evaluate suitable compression ratios for imaging studies has found a broad degree of success in applying lossy compression schemes. Many of the radiologists participating in the study said they saw no discernable difference in image quality between images compressed with lossy and lossless methods -- although some modalities fared better than others.
August 13, 2007
Radiopharma recovery leads Covidien's imaging results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong improvements in sales of its radiopharmaceutical products helped Covidien's imaging solutions business grow its sales by 5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 (end-June 30), the company's first quarterly reporting period since being spun off from Tyco International.
August 13, 2007
Breast gamma imaging spots DCIS better than mammo, MR
By Shalmali Pal
A dedicated breast gamma camera beat both mammography and MRI for the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), posting higher sensitivity ratings, according to a new study by Washington, DC, researchers. The study could add further fuel to the growing debate over the best modality to use when working up suspicious lesions detected on screening mammography.
August 12, 2007
Cardinal hires Philips executive
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health of Dublin, OH, has named a former executive from Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, as executive vice president of strategy and corporate development.
August 12, 2007
Molecular Insight posts Q2 2007 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cambridge, MA-based Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals announced its second quarter 2007 (end-June 30) financial results.
August 12, 2007
Carestream wins CAD orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health announced that it has signed contracts for its Kodak mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system with five breast imaging centers across the U.S.
August 12, 2007
ESR adopts 'bigger is better' membership strategy
By Brenda Tilke
Although the Radiological Society of North America continues to host the world's largest radiology meeting, the Vienna-based European Society of Radiology (ESR) hopes to surpass RSNA's membership numbers, partially through an innovative low-cost membership drive. The philosophy behind the membership drive can be summed up with ESR's new slogan: "The bigger we are -- the better we can serve you."
August 12, 2007
ACR plans leading role in virtual colonoscopy education
By Eric Barnes
A broad-based collaboration is under way between organizers of the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston and the American College of Radiology (ACR) -- one that is expected to transform training, education, and certification for the rapidly developing imaging exam. The initiative is expected to include the ACR's assuming control of virtual colonoscopy's marquee conference in Boston from its current sponsor.
August 12, 2007
Draxis Health posts second-quarter dip
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian firm Draxis Health of Mississauga, Ontario, reported declines in consolidated revenues and earnings in the company's financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2007 (end-June 30).
August 9, 2007
SimonDR launches vet DRV with PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DR imaging equipment developer SimonDR of Baltimore has expanded its DRV product line to include PACS options from American Medical Sales (AMS) of Hawthorne, CA.
August 9, 2007
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