Clinical News: Page 3189

Nailed in the head: X-ray, CT show patient's good luck

By Tracie L. Thompson

When the patient arrived at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, CA, it was clear he'd need more than an x-ray. Plain films were able to answer an immediate question: How many nails had been driven into his head? His physicians then turned to 3D CT images to gauge the extent of the injury and guide treatment.

July 12, 2004

GE, Celera to collaborate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

General Electric's Niskayuna, NY-based GE Global Research unit is teaming up with Celera Genomics Group and Celera Diagnostics to jointly research new products for what GE is calling "personalized medicine."

July 11, 2004

AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider

By Eric Barnes

Will radiologists and gastroenterologists ever see eye to eye on virtual colonoscopy? Discourse between the two specialties hasn't always been positive. And while gastroenterologists have questioned the accuracy of the virtual exam, radiologists often note that the worst virtual colonoscopy results can be found in gastroenterologist-led studies.

July 11, 2004

Zonare raises $34 million

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has completed a round of financing, receiving proceeds of approximately $34 million in additional equity funding.

July 11, 2004

iCAD, TeraRecon join forces

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer iCAD and 3D software provider TeraRecon have signed a nonexclusive product licensing and distribution agreement.

July 11, 2004

BrainLab, Axeda partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiotherapy firm BrainLab has licensed device-relationship management (DRM) software and services from Axeda Systems.

July 11, 2004

R2 gets FDA nod for lung-nodule CAD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its ImageChecker CT CAD software. ImageChecker CT was cleared for the detection of solid lung nodules during review of multidetector CT (MDCT) chest exams, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based vendor.

July 11, 2004

Epix testing MS-325 for cardiac imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR contrast agent developer Epix Medical has begun a multicenter phase IIa clinical trial of its MS-325 blood-pool contrast agent for imaging both the coronary arteries and myocardial perfusion.

July 11, 2004

Advanced Magnetics taps CFO

Contrast agent developer Advanced Magnetics has appointed Michael Avallone as CFO. Avallone will be replacing vice president of finance James Matheson, who will be stepping down to focus on other opportunities, according to the Cambridge, MA-based company.

July 11, 2004

MR colonography finds inflammatory bowel disease in kids

By Eric Barnes

Unprepped MR colonography is a promising new tool for assessing inflammatory bowel diseases in children, offering a number of advantages over conventional colonoscopy, according to radiologists at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in Italy.

July 11, 2004

CTI to report revenue, earnings shortfall

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CTI Molecular Imaging said its fiscal third-quarter net revenues and earnings would fall below prior expectations. For the quarter (end-June 30), the Knoxville, TN-based firm anticipates net revenues of approximately $85 million to $90 million, compared with previous expectations of $95 million to $100 million.

July 8, 2004

Thakur takes helm at SNM

The Society of Nuclear Medicine has named Matthew Thakur, Ph.D. as president of the Reston, VA-based society.

July 8, 2004

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