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RITA notches Q1 revenue gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology and medical device developer RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported increased revenues for its 2006 fiscal first quarter (end-march 31).
May 9, 2006
CIVCO names radiation oncology executives
Ultrasound and radiotherapy vendor CIVCO Medical Solutions, which last week acquired radiotherapy product provider Sinmed of the Netherlands, has appointed a management team for its new business segment.
May 9, 2006
Oregon hospital loses thousands of digital x-ray files
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pendleton Hospital in Pendleton, OR, has lost more than 5,000 archived images due to the failure of PACS hard drives, requiring the hospital to contact 900 patients with requests to retake x-rays, according to an Associated Press report filed earlier this week.
May 9, 2006
CAD Sciences unveils new releases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection developer CAD Sciences said it has released Server 2.4, a full-time-point (fTP) MR image postprocessing engine, and WorkSpace 2.1, a streamlined MR image viewer for analysis of fTP colorized images and quantitative output data.
May 9, 2006
Intradermal injection for breast scintigraphy allows direct access to swollen nodes
By Shalmali Pal
A few years ago, U.K. clinicians studied the optimal method for imaging lymphatic vessels of the upper limb, and found that intradermal injection provided rapid deployment of radiotracers to the vessels, making it ideal for imaging lymphatic morphology. But does this method work as well in the case of breast cancer-related lymphedema? The same researchers sought the answer to that question with a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 9, 2006
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US with microconvex probes boosts meniscal tear diagnosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Sonography with microconvex probes is suitable as a first-line diagnostic method for diagnosing meniscal tears, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
May 9, 2006
CT, MRI show successful vocal cord restoration
By Eric Barnes
A new vocal cord restoration technique injects the body's own fat into damaged vocal cords to restore damaged voice quality. Imaging with CT and MRI show that vocal function not only improves after the procedure, but endures over follow-up periods of at least four years.
May 9, 2006
Philips gets two 7-tesla MR sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said that it has been awarded two contracts to supply its Achieva 7-tesla MR whole-body research systems to Leiden University Medical Center and University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.
May 8, 2006
NOPR opens, with modifications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) opened yesterday with the acceptance of its first patient entries. The registry permits participating Medicare beneficiaries to receive PET coverage for many types of cancers.
May 8, 2006
ISMRM report: Tips for myocardial perfusion MRI
By Brian Casey
May 8, 2006
Echoserve moves into mammography market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound repair firm Echoserve said that it has expanded its operations into mammography services.
May 8, 2006
GE partners with Mayo on 3T MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, MN, said that they are collaborating in the development of high-field body MRI.
May 8, 2006
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