Clinical News: Page 2916

Advanced Magnetics taps Wolf
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics has named Dr. Gerald Wolf, Ph.D., as vice president of imaging.
April 23, 2006
CIVCO promotes Therme
Ultrasound device developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has promoted Robin Therme to general manager, multimodality imaging.
April 23, 2006
Boston Scientific closes Guidant purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has completed its acquisition of Indianapolis-based Guidant.
April 23, 2006
Aetna offers retrospective mammo CAD reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Insurance company Aetna has announced that it will allow back claims for mammography CAD services.
April 23, 2006
X-ray offers insight into complex behavior of fluids
By Shalmali Pal
X-ray is the workhorse modality of medical imaging. But in the field of microfluidics, this old-school technology is on the cutting edge. French researchers have developed new Kapton microdevices that can stand up to the heat from x-ray beams in microfluidics experiments.
April 23, 2006
CAD prototype improves VC for inexperienced readers
By Eric Barnes
A pilot virtual colonoscopy study using mostly inexperienced readers found that computer-aided detection (CAD) significantly improved sensitivity for colorectal polyps while increasing the false-positive rate for some readers.
April 23, 2006
Navigating PET/CT's logistical and legal issues
By Erik L. Ridley
Adopting PET/CT offers a host of clinical benefits, but successful practice requires awareness of key operational and legal factors, according to Dr. Todd Blodgett, an oncologic imaging fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
April 23, 2006
Eastern Isotopes changes identity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has changed the name of its Eastern Isotopes U.S. subsidiary to IBA Molecular.
April 20, 2006
Abbott completes Guidant vascular unit purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Abbott Laboratories has completed its acquisition of Guidant's vascular business.
April 20, 2006
SonoSite, Siemens join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound provider SonoSite and multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions have formed a strategic alliance for German distribution.
April 20, 2006
3D ultrasound predicts fetal pulmonary hypoplasia
By Erik L. Ridley
Lung volume measurements from 3D ultrasound studies appear to aid in diagnosing fetal pulmonary hypoplasia, according to researchers from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
April 20, 2006
C-11 topotecan PET shows promise for predicting therapeutic response
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PET and PET/CT have demonstrated superiority in staging most cancers, depending on the radiopharmaceutical tracer used in the imaging study. The technology has also proved its strength in myocardial perfusion exams. The next frontier for the modality may be determining the efficacy of drug therapies for oncology patients, according to research presented at the 2006 Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) meeting in Orlando, FL.
April 20, 2006
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