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Agfa continues German Orbis install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, said that it has completed the initial phase of the implementation of its Orbis hospital information system (HIS) at the Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit in Berlin.
January 24, 2007
Stereotaxis hits procedure milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis reports that has achieved several milestones in the use of its magnetic navigation technology.
January 24, 2007
Aloka hits 200K mark in unit sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Aloka reported that it has passed the 200,000 mark in ultrasound units sold worldwide.
January 24, 2007
Varian reports solid Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong growth in North American net orders helped drive radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems to a 16% increase in revenue in its fiscal 2007 first quarter.
January 24, 2007
EBRT/brachytherapy prostate cancer combo shows long-term effectiveness
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The pairing of external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) followed by brachytherapy has shown strong results in long-term relapse-free survival rates in prostate cancer patients, according to researchers of a new study. They found that low- and intermediate-risk patients experienced high disease-free survival rates with this treatment.
January 24, 2007
Gastroenterologists plan to perform VC
By Eric Barnes
A recent report by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) outlines plans for gastroenterology practices to not only incorporate virtual colonoscopy into colon cancer screening, but bypass radiologists entirely to scan patients on their own. Leading gastroenterologists and radiologists weigh in on the report.
January 24, 2007
Ultrasonix shows triple-digit sales increase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical of Burnaby, British Columbia, said that its Sonix line of ultrasound systems saw triple-digit sales growth in 2006, compared with the previous year.
January 23, 2007
NovaRad gets mammo clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor NovaRad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for reading and interpreting mammography studies on its NovaPACS product.
January 23, 2007
Illinois AG's lawsuit may chill equipment leasing deals
Legal and imaging industry experts agreed that a whistleblower lawsuit against several Chicago-area imaging centers could spur other states to investigate a business practice that is controversial, yet common, among radiologists and referring physicians.
January 23, 2007
PET added to lymphoma assessment guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New guidelines developed by the International Harmonization Project (IHP) for treatment response assessment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma aim to standardize the parameters used in clinical trials for lymphoma and incorporate new technologies. The revised guidelines also cover all lymphomas.
January 22, 2007
Frost forecasts EHR, clinical trial application convergence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Economic and legislative trends in North America and Europe are creating a suitable environment to unify work processes in clinical care and clinical research areas, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
January 22, 2007
Imaging fine-tunes management of female pelvic disease
By Brian Casey
January 22, 2007
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