Clinical News: Page 2731

NCPIC to provide PET breast scans for uninsured
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Northern California PET Imaging Centers (NCPIC) has unveiled plans to use its recently purchased PEM Flex Solo II PET scanner from San Diego-based Naviscan PET Systems for uninsured breast cancer patients.
May 17, 2007
MRI becoming more efficient in breast cancer detection
By Wayne Forrest
As breast cancer continues as a major health concern for women, MRI is playing an increasingly important role in detecting the disease in certain subgroups. Two recent studies focused on breast MRI, with the first examining whether accurate assessment of breast vascularity can help increase specificity for breast MRI. The other sought to determine how often incidental lesions are detected by MR, how they can be characterized, and what is the proper management of the lesions.
May 17, 2007
UFE without standard aortography cuts radiation dose
By Shalmali Pal
Because some women undergoing uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) may also require ovarian artery embolization (OAE), aortography is routinely performed to assess ovarian arterial supply. But eliminating this step, especially because less than 1% of UFE patients have significant collateral artery supply, could cut procedure-related radiation dose by 20%, according to a Washington, DC-based group.
May 17, 2007
GE files suit against SonoSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has filed a lawsuit against compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA. The lawsuit charges SonoSite with infringing on GE patents for compact-ultrasound technology.
May 16, 2007
Esaote to buy Kontron from Fukuda Denshi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The French subsidiary of Italian medical device firm Esaote of Genoa has signed an agreement to buy Kontron Medical from Tokyo-based medical instrument firm Fukuda Denshi.
May 16, 2007
New details on Illinois leasing suit; economics of 3D processing
By Brian Casey
May 16, 2007
CEI partners with University of Freiburg
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computational Engineering International (CEI) of Apex, NC, and the University of Freiburg Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics in Germany have signed a deal to partner to develop new visualization techniques for radiology.
May 16, 2007
Anrad signs flat-panel deal with Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Anrad of St. Laurent, Quebec, will develop and supply digital flat-panel x-ray detectors for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) for Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA.
May 16, 2007
Illinois AG dishes dirt on 'sham' MRI leasing deals
By Brian Casey
The Illinois attorney general's office has provided additional details in its lawsuit against a number of imaging center firms accused of paying illegal kickbacks to referring physicians in exchange for equipment per-click leasing deals. The attorney general recently filed an amended complaint with the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago that offers new information about the case.
May 16, 2007
Advanced Magnetics proposes stock offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics said it intends to publicly offer 2 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.
May 16, 2007
Varian scores large Danish linac order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received a large radiotherapy equipment order from hospitals in Denmark.
May 16, 2007
ART debuts new optical molecular imaging unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has launched eXplore Optix MX2, an optical molecular imaging device for drug development applications.
May 16, 2007
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