Clinical News: Page 2914

Targeted angiography precludes unintentional embolization during TACE
By Shalmali Pal
Using a "superselective" angiography procedure, Korean interventionalists were able to reduce hepatic injuries during transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and metastatic liver disease.
April 27, 2006
R2 signs distribution agreement with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has inked a multiyear distribution agreement with GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
April 26, 2006
ACR and ACRIN to launch PET registry in May
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After years of struggling to secure Medicare reimbursement for positron emission tomography (PET) scans, advocates of the technology are seeing light at the end of the tunnel with the upcoming May 8 launch of the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR).
April 26, 2006
Canon debuts portable DR unit at SCAR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has launched a new member in its family of portable DR systems at this year's Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) show in Austin, TX.
April 26, 2006
Kodak unveils mammo workstation enhancements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Eastman Kodak Health Group showed upgrades to its digital mammography portfolio at the American College of Radiology (ACR) National Conference on Breast Cancer, taking place this week in San Diego, CA.
April 26, 2006
Impac, OTN sign marketing deal for oncology EMR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has entered into a marketing alliance with OTN of South San Francisco, CA.
April 26, 2006
iCAD signs HealthTrust of Tennessee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has signed a two-year agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group of Brentwood, TN.
April 26, 2006
SonoSite posts first-quarter loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite reported a net loss of $363,000 for the first quarter of 2006, compared with a net income of $725,000 during the same period last year.
April 26, 2006
GE gets 510(k) for wide-bore CT scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said it has received FDA clearance for a new family of wide-bore, 16-slice CT systems designed for radiation oncology and radiology use.
April 26, 2006
Brain stem lesion on MRI bodes ill for comatose head trauma patients
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Damage to the brain stem after a traumatic head injury is likely to be fatal, according to an MRI study presented this week at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting.
April 26, 2006
Accuray reports growth in CyberKnife spine surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, claimed that spinal tumor treatments with its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system have grown more than 75% since the introduction of the firm's Xsight spine tracking system last year.
April 25, 2006
Varian posts record Q2 revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported record revenues for its 2006 fiscal second quarter of $414 million, up 18% compared with the $351 million reported a year ago.
April 25, 2006
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