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CEUS aids differentiation of small liver lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can help diagnose indeterminate small hepatic lesions, according to researchers from the University of California, San Diego. They conducted a study to assess CEUS' accuracy and role in diagnosing small lesions that were indeterminate on CT and/or MRI, and presented their findings at the recent American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting.
April 2, 2006
Interventional radiologists guide foam into veins for pain relief
By Edward Susman
TORONTO - Coils combined with a foam sclerosing agent can effectively treat painful varicose veins in places other than the legs, according to researchers Friday at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.
March 30, 2006
Cardinal debuts Vertebrex
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health has introduced its Vertebrex system, which is designed for treatment of vertebral compression fractures.
March 30, 2006
Elekta buys BMEI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has inked a deal to buy 80% of the equity of Chinese radiation therapy equipment supplier BMEI.
March 30, 2006
OnCURE buys four Florida centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Outpatient radiation therapy provider OnCURE Medical of Newport Beach, CA, has expanded its operations in Florida by acquiring four cancer therapy centers.
March 30, 2006
ART launches preclinical imaging agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies launched a new line of biomarker products, called Fenestra, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Washington, DC, this week.
March 30, 2006
NAS opens $4 million credit line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) of Chatsworth, CA, has opened a revolving line of credit worth up to $4 million.
March 30, 2006
Medipattern lands private placement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern has made a private placement of company stock valued at $2.5 million ($2.2 million U.S.).
March 30, 2006
Neurognostics inks deal with Medical Numerics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI developer Neurognostics has signed a partnership with Medical Numerics, a software development company specializing in medical image visualization and analysis.
March 30, 2006
Cook launches MRI-safe embolization coil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook of Bloomington, IN, is introducing an MR-compatible microcoil for embolization at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Toronto.
March 30, 2006
CEUS outshines three-phase CT in assessing HCC TACE response
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more sensitive than three-phase CT in depicting vascularity in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), according to an article in the April 2006 Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
March 30, 2006
Radiation experiment demonstrates long-term damage to normal tissue
By Shalmali Pal
By selectively irradiating blood vessels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have ascertained at what point healthy tissue starts to degrade after radiation exposure. Their results have implications for radiation therapy and exposure, as well as for the long-term effects of both, the authors said.
March 30, 2006
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