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Tyco to split into three units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breaking up may be hard to do, but industrial conglomerate Tyco International of Pembroke, Bermuda, is going to take a crack at it by splitting into three independent, publicly traded companies.
January 12, 2006
Stereotaxis catheter begins U.S. clinical usage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis said that three electrophysiology sites in the U.S. are using its Celsius RMT diagnostic and ablation catheter.
January 12, 2006
RT admits falsifying mammography QC reports
By Shalmali Pal
A radiologic technologist who lectured on how to write case reports has been accused of falsifying mammography quality control (QC) reports at a Pennsylvania breast screening clinic.
January 12, 2006
Auto breast US handily spots lesions in early study
By Shalmali Pal
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) has proved to be as effective as handheld ultrasound (HHUS) for identifying lesions, according to a pilot study out of the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. The technique has potential as a screening adjunct to mammography, according to the lead author.
January 12, 2006
Remote-controlled MRI tackles tech shortage
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Faced with a shortage of technologists trained to conduct advanced imaging procedures such as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) implemented an innovative approach to maximizing the skills of its MRA-trained techs: MRI scanning by remote control.
January 12, 2006
When to use CT for neurological trauma
By Brian Casey
January 11, 2006
IDC seeks to raise $10 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) reported to Canadian wire service CNW Group that it has entered into an engagement with a syndicate of underwriters to raise $10 million Canadian ($8.6 million U.S.) on a private placement basis.
January 11, 2006
CMS increases Gamma Knife reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy and oncology device developer Elekta said that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has raised the reimbursement payment for cobalt-60-based stereotactic radiosurgery, which includes Gamma Knife treatment delivery.
January 11, 2006
Atlanta install for Aurora
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has placed its Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system with bilateral rotating delivery of excitation off-resonance (RODEO) capabilities in Atlanta, according to the North Andover, MA-based firm.
January 11, 2006
Guidant, J&J announce new acquisition deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant and Johnson & Johnson reported that the firms have reached a new agreement whereby J&J will acquire Indianapolis-based Guidant for $23.2 billion in fully diluted equity value.
January 11, 2006
Trimming CT dose decreases lung CAD performance
By Erik L. Ridley
The lower the CT dose, the lower the performance of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in detecting lung nodules, according to researchers from Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Seoul, South Korea.
January 11, 2006
CT is the blanket modality for neuroimaging blunt injury patients
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - In case you had any doubts, technology and urgent care practice are increasingly headed toward a single conclusion: CT is all you need to image neurological injuries, including the head, the spine, and even ligamentous trauma.
January 11, 2006
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