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Cardinal scoops up PET radiopharma facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health has reached an agreement to acquire five PET radiopharmaceutical production facilities, and manage a sixth site.
July 5, 2006
Cook nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Zilver vascular stent for use in treating symptomatic vascular disease of the iliac arteries.
July 5, 2006
Less radiation dose exposure in cardiac CT is possible
By Wayne Forrest
With the ever-expanding use of 64-slice CT in cardiac imaging, concerns have risen over patient exposure to unnecessary radiation. Clinicians in particular are struggling with how to reduce radiation dose and still achieve optimum diagnostic imaging results. Now researchers are finding that significant radiation dose savings can be achieved through ECG-gated dose-modulation, also known as ECG pulsing.
July 5, 2006
Agfa signs Norwegian IT deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received a PACS and RIS contract from the Helse Vest - Western Norway Regional Health Authority.
July 4, 2006
Draxis joins Nasdaq Global Select Market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian pharmaceutical firm Draxis Health has been included in the new Nasdaq Global Select Market.
July 4, 2006
Neurognostics adds distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI technology developer Neurognostics has signed a distributorship agreement with Ad-Tech Medical.
July 4, 2006
Catheter securement devices win favor in reducing infection from PICC lines
The Infusion Nurses Society (INS), the world's leading medical organization dedicated to infusion therapy, has issued new practice standards for catheter stabilization. While these new standards come from a nursing body, they are firmly evidence-based and thus of keen interest to the radiology community, especially with respect to PICC lines.
July 4, 2006
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Upper GI series catches gastric bypass complications, guides additional treatment
By Shalmali Pal
An upper gastrointestinal series after bariatric surgery can alert surgeons to the need for postsurgical modifications, according to a presentation last week at the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) meeting in San Francisco. Cleveland-based investigators reviewed close to 1,000 patient records for their study.
July 4, 2006
Hudson launches vet digital x-ray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Veterinary digital x-ray developer Hudson Digital Systems of West Paterson, NJ, has launched a new digital x-ray capture system.
July 4, 2006
Hitachi Probeat proton beam therapy system online at M. D. Anderson
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, has completed installation of its Probeat proton beam therapy system at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
July 3, 2006
Epix files Vasovist appeal with FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Epix Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has submitted a formal appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the company's blood-pool imaging agent Vasovist.
July 3, 2006
Guidelines update postsurgery colorectal cancer surveillance
By Eric Barnes
A new report updates the recommended colonoscopy follow-up guidelines in the U.S. following the resection of colorectal cancer stages I-III. The recommendations address only postsurgical endoscopic surveillance, but virtual colonoscopy providers may find the information useful for optimizing their own follow-up intervals.
July 3, 2006
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