Clinical News: Page 2796

iCRco introduces iCE processing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) vendor iCRco of Torrance, CA, has added iCE (intelligent clarity enhancement) processing technology to its advanced multichannel processing suite.
December 7, 2006
Maryland oncology center begins Trilogy treatments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore has begun treating patients with the firm's Trilogy linear accelerator.
December 7, 2006
Initia-RT taps Amir as GM
Radiotherapy treatment developer Initia-RT, a division of Tel Aviv, Israel-based Initia Medical Technologies, has named Uri Amir as its general manager.
December 7, 2006
Physicians show bias for breast cancer screening referral
By Shalmali Pal
Time and money are two factors that influence whether a physician will recommend that a woman undergo breast cancer screening, according to a new study. A group from Ohio State University in Columbus analyzed data gathered on almost 80,000 women in the U.S. and came up with disparities in the way clinical breast exam (CBE) and mammography are promoted in an outpatient setting.
December 7, 2006
Foundation issues personal health record grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) philanthropy has funded eight multidisciplinary teams with $4.1 million to build new tools for personal health record (PHR) systems.
December 6, 2006
Trial shows promise for preventing radiocontrast nephropathy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A clinical feasibility trial presented at the recent American Heart Association (AHA) conference in Chicago last month demonstrated that endovascular therapeutic hypothermia may help prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
December 6, 2006
Senate passes RadCARE bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence (RadCARE) bill late yesterday. The legislation will now move to the U.S. House of Representatives for a floor vote.
December 6, 2006
Elekta notches Toronto contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has sold two of its Synergy linear accelerators, as well as an oncology PACS from Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, an Elekta company, to Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre.
December 6, 2006
Acusphere to raise $23 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has entered into an agreement to raise $23.8 million through a stock placement with institutional investors.
December 6, 2006
Agfa starts Tuscan RIS project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has launched the second phase of its Tuscan Medical Technology (TMT) hospital digitization project, in which it will install its RIS product in 12 hospitals of the central Tuscany region of Italy, the Mortsel, Belgium-based vendor said today.
December 6, 2006
256-slice CT yields 'promising' results in coronary imaging
By Brian Casey
December 6, 2006
CEUS stars in differentiating PVT in cirrhotic patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) shows high sensitivity, accuracy, and specificity for differentiating benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a team of Italian researchers.
December 6, 2006
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