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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
Smoking stalls neurocognitive recovery in former alcoholics
By Shalmali Pal
Alcoholics who pair their chosen poison with cigarettes have a harder time regaining lost neurobiological function, according to a new MR spectroscopy (MRS) study. In addition, even after an individual has given up drinking, continuing to smoke could hamper his or her rehabilitation effort.
April 20, 2006
B-K introduces intraoperative biplane transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic subsidiary B-K Medical has launched a simultaneous biplane surgical ultrasound transducer designed for interventional procedures, the 8814.
April 19, 2006
Elekta to debut Axesse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta said it will unveil the latest product in its image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery line, the Elekta Axesse, at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) conference this week in San Francisco.
April 19, 2006
GE gets FDA nod on Senographe Essential
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its new Senographe Essential digital mammography product.
April 19, 2006
Advanced Magnetics posts Q2 increase in losses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics reported that although its revenues rose for the 2006 fiscal second quarter, it had an increase in net losses.
April 19, 2006
Boston Scientific, Abbott receive FTC OK on Guidant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developers Boston Scientific and Abbott Laboratories reported that they have received antitrust clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for their proposed acquisition of Indianapolis-based Guidant.
April 19, 2006
Pie debuts new CAAS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch imaging vendor Pie Medical Imaging will be introducing a new version of its CAAS MR software for ventricular analysis (MRV) at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting next month in Seattle.
April 19, 2006
ART lands additional financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies said that OppenheimerFunds has exercised its right to purchase an additional $2.3 million in preferred shares.
April 19, 2006
EBCT finds ethnic differences in heart disease mortality
Minority ethnic groups have higher baseline coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and a greater mortality risk compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to a study presented at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta.
April 19, 2006
MDCT correlates ACS to mixed plaques
By Eric Barnes
MDCT can identify coronary plaque type in most patients with suspected coronary artery disease, and even correlate mixed plaque composition with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presentations, according to a pilot study from Austria.
April 19, 2006
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TomTec debuts 4D LV-Function
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems has introduced 4D LV-Function, software designed to perform left ventricular analysis using 3D echocardiography datasets.
April 18, 2006
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