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Premier features new group buy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare group purchasing organization Premier unveiled a special group buy for Philips Medical Systems equipment, as well as associated contrast media injectors from Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt and Medrad.

July 27, 2006

JNMT names Neagley as new editor

Frances Neagley of San Francisco has been named editor in chief of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) Technologist Section's Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.

July 27, 2006

Varian gets UPHS contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems said that the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) has agreed to purchase a variety of the company's radiotherapy treatment products.

July 27, 2006

Kodak makes European RIS and PACS sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak Health Group said that it has recently signed contracts for its CareStream RIS and PACS products, as well as its CareStream Information Management system in several European countries.

July 27, 2006

Hologic completes Suros purchase

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA, said it has completed its acquisition of Suros Surgical Systems.

July 27, 2006

MRI of gluteal contracture backs up physical exam results

By Shalmali Pal

Contracture of the gluteus maximus muscle can be caused by a congenital disorder or intramuscular injection myopathy. Although imaging is not routinely used in gluteal contracture, MRI can help establish diagnosis and evaluate lesion severity, according to researchers from Taiwan.

July 27, 2006

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #42: Nuclear medicine -- Camera installed base

As of this census, the total nuclear medicine camera installed base is estimated to be 12,860 stationary installations at 7,005 sites (excluding mobile units serving multiple sites). This includes 3,935 hospitals that have 8,850 stationary cameras and 3,070 nonhospitals that have 4,010 cameras.

July 27, 2006

2D, 3D primary VC have their own advantages

By Eric Barnes

There's no right or wrong choice for primary reading when it comes to 2D or 3D virtual colonoscopy. But whichever method you choose, you'll need the other to confirm the findings. Dr. Judy Yee from the University of California, San Francisco, recently discussed both primary reading methods, and some of the latest study results on 2D versus 3D.

July 27, 2006

Software adds 3D views to PET/CT images

By Brian Casey

July 26, 2006

Boston Scientific posts powerful Q2 sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reported that it recorded strong sales revenue for its fiscal 2006 second quarter.

July 26, 2006

Zecotek, UW collaborate on PET/MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Zecotek Medical Systems said it has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the University of Washington in Seattle to develop a proprietary PET/MRI detector.

July 26, 2006

Varian crosses On-Board Imager milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems reported that it has shipped more than 250 of its On-Board Imager (OBI) devices for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) since the product's introduction in 2004.

July 26, 2006

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