Clinical News: Page 2704

Medipattern finalizes financing deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medipattern of Toronto has completed a deal to raise nearly $5 million (U.S.) by selling shares to a Canadian investment firm.

August 1, 2007

ACR to launch modular MRI accreditation program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Reston, VA-based American College of Radiology (ACR) said it intends to launch a modular MRI accreditation program.

August 1, 2007

CompuMed upgrades OsteoGram software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Los Angeles-based medical informatics firm CompuMed has announced a new version of OsteoGram, its software-based system for osteoporosis screening, diagnosing, and monitoring.

August 1, 2007

FDG-PET could help unlock secrets of atherosclerotic plaque

By Wayne Forrest

Two studies from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City are shedding light on the role of FDG-PET in analyzing plaques in carotid arteries and the aorta as a precursor to cardiac health. Researchers said the studies are important because as much as 70% of all myocardial infarctions are due to the rupture of nonsclerotic lesions.

August 1, 2007

Giant virtual reality chamber boosts 3D echo accuracy

By Eric Barnes

Have you ever diagnosed a three-foot-tall 3D heart? Talk about cardiomegaly. Researchers from the Netherlands who survived the experience found they could diagnose valve defects that went unnoticed in a standard 2D exam. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting in Berlin, Anton Koning, Ph.D., from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam discussed how 3D visualizes complex pathology of the heart and how image display can be improved with different kinds of VR (virtual reality) systems.

August 1, 2007

UltraSPECT reaches U.S. milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT of Merrick, NY, has recorded its 100th installation in the U.S.

July 31, 2007