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Point Biomedical agent accepted for FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Point Biomedical said that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted its new drug application (NDA) for review of the firm's Cardiosphere myocardial perfusion agent.
February 27, 2006
Viewpoint: 2D and Doppler echo spot diastolic heart failure
By Eric Barnes
Heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction is the most common cause of heart failure in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). But what is the best method of diagnosis? The authors of a recent editorial in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology refute a previously stated view that diagnostic heart failure (DHF) cannot readily be diagnosed by echocardiography.
February 27, 2006
X-ray contrast agents rarely fatal
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although x-ray contrast agents may cause or contribute to a patient's death, the odds of this occurring in the U.S. are slightly greater than one in a million, according to a study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 27, 2006
Experts' reactions to AHRQ breast imaging report range from 'ho hum' to 'dangerous'
By Shalmali Pal
A recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report stated that alternative breast imaging modalities were not a viable alternative to breast biopsy. The report had the potential to stir up serious trouble, but given the controversy that generally permeates breast cancer screening, the report's conclusions seemed to have landed with a particular thud among breast imaging experts.
February 26, 2006
The response of the ACR commission on breast imaging to the AHRQ report, "Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities"
February 26, 2006
Dr. Daniel B. Kopans on the AHRQ report, "Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities"
Dr. Daniel B. Kopans, professor of radiology at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and director of breast imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, weighs in on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report, "Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities."
February 26, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
February 26, 2006
BrainLab wins patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery firm BrainLab said that the U.S. District Court in Denver has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the firm in 1998 by Medtronic of Minneapolis.
February 26, 2006
Siemens, PETNet buy New England PETNet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and subsidiary PETNet Pharmaceuticals have purchased full ownership of the New England PETNet manufacturing and distribution center in Woburn, MA.
February 26, 2006
Abbott debuts catheter for chronic occlusions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Abbott Laboratories division Abbott Vascular has introduced its Asahi Tornus specialty catheter, a stainless steel device designed to deliver balloon catheters and stents to coronary and peripheral vessels blocked with chronic occlusions.
February 26, 2006
Higher monitor luminance levels may hinder performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Setting liquid crystal displays (LCDs) to higher maximum luminance levels may actually hurt their diagnostic capabilities, according to research from Duke University in Durham, NC.
February 26, 2006
CT finds vasculopathy in heart transplant patients
By Eric Barnes
Vasculopathy in the form of diffuse intimal proliferation is the biggest cause of late death among heart transplant patients. MDCT's sensitivity for detecting intimal thickening, and significant stenosis, make it an excellent choice for screening post-transplant patients, according to researchers from Buenos Aires.
February 26, 2006
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