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US excels in finding cervical recurrence of thyroid cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound beats out traditional methods such as thyroglobulin measurement and iodine whole-body SPECT for the detection of cervical recurrence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, according to research published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
July 25, 2004
Varian adds to Eclipse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has debuted new treatment-planning tools for its Eclipse 3D radiotherapy treatment-planning software. The Palo Alto, CA-based vendor has added automatic compensation for variations in tissue thickness, and the ability to combine multiple targets within a single plan.
July 22, 2004
Acusphere leases manufacturing facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has entered into a lease agreement for 58,000 square feet of commercial manufacturing space in Tewksbury, MA. The Watertown, MA-based vendor said it intends to develop the facility to meet its anticipated initial commercial production needs for its AI-700 ultrasound contrast agent.
July 22, 2004
Guidant books record Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Guidant reported record 2004 fiscal second-quarter revenues of $939 million, up 1% from the $927 million in sales posted in the same period in 2003.
July 22, 2004
CIVCO debuts laparoscopic transducer cover
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accessories provider CIVCO Medical Instruments has introduced a laparoscopic cover to fit standard 10-mm laparoscopic transducers.
July 22, 2004
HMOs with greatest market share adopt MR technology at slower rate
By Shalmali Pal
The bigger, the better -- or so the expression goes -- unless the topic is health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and their use of advanced MRI. In that case, the larger the HMO, the less likely it is to invest in bigger and better MR technologies.
July 22, 2004
RFCA for afibrillation evolves with MDCT
By Eric Barnes
CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed with increasing frequency to treat recurrent or refractory atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joan Lacomis from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers tips for optimizing preprocedural imaging.
July 22, 2004
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Siemens gets FDA mobile C-arm OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Axiom Artis U, a moveable digital C-arm system.
July 21, 2004
Boston Scientific gets FDA nod for Liberte clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received an investigational device exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to begin its ATLAS clinical trial using its Liberte coronary stent as a platform for the firm's paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
July 21, 2004
AuntMinnie.com launches Web site for radiology professionals in India
Tucson, AZ, USA -- July 22, 2004 -- AuntMinnie.com(TM), one of the fastest growing online resources for the radiology industry and radiology professionals worldwide, today announced the launch of a new Web site, AuntMinnieIndia.com.
July 21, 2004
Radiologists install PET/CT despite community opposition
By Tracie L. Thompson
When a committee that includes your three biggest payors recommends against your installing a PET/CT scanner, do you go ahead anyway? The question is one of several raised in connection with events in upstate New York that some say are leading to an "arms race" in imaging.
July 21, 2004
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PET procedure volume to surge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET procedure volume reached 650,000 procedures in 2003, up 48% from 2002, according to a recent report by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems of Las Vegas.
July 20, 2004
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