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Fluke expands U.S., European calibration labs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Management Services unit of Fluke Biomedical has expanded the capabilities of its Global Calibration Laboratory in Cleveland for the U.S. and in Eindhoven, Netherlands, for Europe, the company said.
March 16, 2006
Fuji provides CR for horse show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, CT, has provided a computed radiography unit to be used for the diagnosis and treatment of horses participating in the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL
March 16, 2006
Guidant expands California facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant said that it will begin construction on expanded facilities in Temecula, CA.
March 16, 2006
ACC studies examine CTA radiation dose
ATLANTA - Radiation dose from CT heart scans can be reduced with a good scanning protocol, but radiation dose itself can vary greatly based on patient demographics, according to two studies presented at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting.
March 16, 2006
X-ray's role debated in systematic diagnosis of pediatric constipation
By Shalmali Pal
In 1999 Dr. Susan Leech and colleagues at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, U.K., published an x-ray scoring system for assessing childhood defecation disorders. Six years later, is the Leech system still useful? Yes and no, according to two research groups from the Netherlands. One group gave the Leech method their vote of confidence, while the other found it to be of limited value.
March 16, 2006
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Conor licenses Novartis technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular device developer Conor Medsystems reported that it has obtained a worldwide, nonexclusive license from Novartis Pharma for the use of the pharmaceutical pimecrolimus in its stents.
March 15, 2006
Sonora nets third patent for probe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sonora Medical Systems reported that it has received its third U.S. Patent (No. 7,007,539) for its FirstCall probe testing device.
March 15, 2006
Fischer gets final J&J, Kodak orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fischer Imaging of Denver said that it has received its last purchase orders from Eastman Kodak Health Group and Johnson & Johnson.
March 15, 2006
InSight Health completes East Bay imaging deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging center operator InSight Health of Lake Forest, CA, said it has completed its acquisition of East Bay Medical Imaging of San Ramon, CA.
March 15, 2006
Viztek signs Nyconn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its PACS and Orex Computed Radiography CR devices at Nyconn Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Specialists, a seven-site chain of orthopedic and rehabilitation centers in New York and Connecticut.
March 15, 2006
ACC study says 64-slice CTA saves money
ATLANTA - When facilities consider the purchase of a new 64-slice CT scanner, saving money is probably one of the last things on their minds. But a study presented this week at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting indicates that CT angiography (CTA) may in fact save facilities money.
March 15, 2006
Digital dashboard eases radiology IT operation
By Erik L. Ridley
SAN ANTONIO - With the inevitable conversion to electronics-based informatics in radiology comes the challenge of integrating the various systems and actually operating in a complex workflow infrastructure. A digital dashboard can be the solution, according a presentation at this week's PACS 2006 conference.
March 15, 2006
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