Clinical News: Page 2843

VC finds early niche in screening
By Eric Barnes
In an important validation of virtual colonoscopy's utility as a complementary colorectal cancer screening exam, Wisconsin researchers report a high correlation between VC and optical colonoscopy results in patients referred for follow-up polypectomy in a new study published online in Radiology.
September 26, 2006
Mindray prices IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer Mindray Medical International of Shenzhen, China, announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 20 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at a price of $13.50 per ADS, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MR.
September 25, 2006
Radlink signs Arizona distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CR developer Radlink of Redondo Beach, CA, has signed an agreement with Comp-Ray to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro device to healthcare organizations in Arizona.
September 25, 2006
IDSI builds distribution network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) said it has signed three exclusive distributors and added five countries to its global distribution network.
September 25, 2006
Philips contributes to AHFS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said that it will be providing its PageWriter ECG cardiograph and an iE33 echocardiography ultrasound system for use in a cardiac screening program of Loyola Marymount University student athletes as part of the A Heart for Sports (AHFS) program.
September 25, 2006
MDS Nordion gets FDA OK for TheraSphere clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radioisotope developer MDS Nordion reported that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin clinical trials of its TheraSphere treatment for liver cancer.
September 25, 2006
Cordis introduces Cypher Select Plus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has launched its third-generation drug-eluting stent, the Cypher Select Plus, in many markets throughout the world, including countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.
September 25, 2006
GE notches 10,000th Signa magnet install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare reported that it has installed the 10,000th Signa MR magnet built in the Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based company's MR facility in Florence, SC.
September 25, 2006
RCT gets another tissue harmonics patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A technology investment firm received a patent this month on technology that it says is at the heart of ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging (THI).
September 25, 2006
New models identify probability of gene mutations for colorectal cancer
By Eric Barnes
In two new studies to be published in the September 27 Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers demonstrated effective prediction models that incorporate personal and family medical histories to identify patients with a gene mutation associated with a certain type of colorectal cancer.
September 25, 2006
Kodak shows mammo CR CAD at BIC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group is showing a computer-aided detection (CAD) system as a work-in-progress for its computed radiography-based mammography platform at this week's Breast Imaging Conference (BIC) in Las Vegas.
September 25, 2006
MR sheds light on both clinical, nonclinical causes of chronic low back pain
By Shalmali Pal
A multispecialty group from Switzerland used proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) to prospectively evaluate the fat content of paraspinal muscles in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and found that MRS offered a certain insight into LBP's muscular components. A second study sought a connection between LBP, MR findings, and a patient's healthcare coverage.
September 25, 2006
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