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Hessian matrix-based CAD looks promising for VC
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes based on the Hessian matrix method are gaining currency among researchers. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) conference, researchers from Japan presented a CAD method that uses filters based on Hessian matrix eigenvalues to eliminate false-positive polyp candidates.
July 1, 2007
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Cytogen to raise $10 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen of Princeton, NJ, plans to raise $10.1 million in a private placement of stock to institutional investors.
July 1, 2007
Merge ships new Merge Mammo version in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has begun shipments in Europe of the newest version of the company's Merge Mammo breast imaging workstation.
July 1, 2007
Elekta sells Synergy systems to Royal Marsden
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta of Stockholm has inked a deal to sell two of its Elekta Synergy radiation therapy systems to Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K.
June 28, 2007
ONI gets $13 million in new capital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, has received $12.5 million in capital from Milwaukee-based Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners.
June 28, 2007
CIVCO launches guidance products for Zonare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions of Kalona, IA, has released two new needle guidance systems for the z.one ultrasound scanner from Zonare Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA.
June 28, 2007
Parallel sequence plus high-field MR improves ankle imaging
By Shalmali Pal
A technique called generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition, or GRAPPA, offers images with "excellent" diagnostic quality and scan time reduction when paired with 3-tesla MR, according to researchers from two California-based institutions. They experimented with this protocol in symptomatic, cadaveric ankle specimens and healthy volunteers.
June 28, 2007
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Ziehm's IGS system to enter the U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Xograph Healthcare of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, U.K., will supply Ziehm Imaging's Cappa IS digital mobile C-arm with fully integrated surgical navigation system to the U.K. and Ireland.
June 27, 2007
Sectra applies for U.S. OK for MicroDose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography provider Sectra has submitted the first part of an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing clearance for its Sectra MicroDose Mammography system.
June 27, 2007
EDAP appoints Rewcastle as int'l medical director
EDAP TMS of Lyon, France, has appointed John Rewcastle, Ph.D., as international medical director.
June 27, 2007
Study: CAD helpful for breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast MRI may improve standardization and the analysis of benign and malignant lesions. Researchers from Seattle conducted a retrospective examination of 154 breast lesions deemed suspicious by radiologists that were only visible on MRI and that had been biopsied under MRI guidance.
June 27, 2007
Bioptics lands Ireland sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer Bioptics and distributor Daax have received a contract from the National Breast Screening Programme of Ireland.
June 27, 2007
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