Clinical News: Page 2764

iCAD integrates NIH technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD has integrated technology developed and licensed from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) into its colon CAD product line.
March 4, 2007
NeuroLogica gets Canadian nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile CT developer NeuroLogica has received the Canadian Medical Device License for its CereTom mobile CT scanner.
March 4, 2007
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Shalmali Pal
March 4, 2007
Positron gets solid-state patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Positron of Houston has received patents for solid-state photodetector technology that the company said could be used to develop a new generation of medical imaging scanners, as well as radiation detection technology for homeland security use.
March 4, 2007
Bayer details job cuts, Schering integration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer last week announced that it plans to cut 6,100 jobs as it seeks to integrate the activities of Schering AG into the company.
March 4, 2007
Study suggests ways to cut CR radiation
By Leanne McKnoulty
A new study by Australian researchers has found that the radiation dose delivered in computed radiography (CR) examinations could be cut in half by adjusting the manufacturers recommended range (MRR) for exposure indices (EIs) by as little as 10%.
March 4, 2007
Calcium scoring requires individualized reconstruction phases
By Eric Barnes
Preset reconstruction phases won't cut it for retrospectively gated CT calcium scoring -- not if you want accuracy and reproducibility. A preliminary but ongoing study from the Netherlands has found that large errors can be introduced by the use of predetermined reconstruction intervals, particularly when hearts beat fast.
March 4, 2007
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Food for thought: Neuroimaging offers clues into eating-related psychopathology
By Shalmali Pal
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, AuntMinnie.com surveyed the latest research in eating-related imaging using functional MRI (fMRI). The European and U.S. studies examined appetite-related brain activity, the subjective quality of appetite, and cerebral processing of food-related stimuli by gender, as well as hunger and satiety in anorexia patients.
March 1, 2007
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Viatronix completes Massachusetts installations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Viatronix of Stony Brook, NY, has installed its V3D Colon module at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston, as well as the BWH Radiology outpatient imaging center in Chestnut Hill, MA.
February 28, 2007
Siemens completes GSD acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Erlangen, Germany, has received antitrust approval and completed its acquisition of health information software developer Gesellschaft fur Systemforschung und Dienstleistungen im Gesundheitswesen (GSD) of Berlin.
February 28, 2007
Zonare unveils new z.one ultra system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Zonare Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has debuted the new z.one ultra system, the next generation in Zone Sonography technology for its convertible ultrasound platform.
February 28, 2007
FDA clears InSightec's ExAblate 2000 for GE 3T MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use its ExAblate 2000 incisionless surgery system for uterine fibroids with 3-tesla MRI scanners from GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
February 28, 2007
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