Clinical News: Page 3196

Planar gets 510(k) for flat-panel mammo display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor manufacturer Planar Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a 5-megapixel flat-panel display designed for use with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems.
June 22, 2004
DOBI inks deal for India sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical breast imaging developer DOBI Medical Systems of Mahwah, NJ, has inked a deal for distribution of its ComfortScan system in India.
June 22, 2004
Philips expands R&D deal with Theseus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has expanded its research collaboration with Theseus Imaging regarding a tumor imaging radiopharmaceutical being developed by Theseus, a subsidiary of North American Scientific of Chatsworth, CA.
June 22, 2004
PET shows promise in differentiating AD from dementia
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHILADELPHIA - At the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, a group of researchers from Belgium, Germany, and Italy presented the results of a prospective multicenter study that sought to determine the potential of PET in discriminating between Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.
June 22, 2004
Women fail to return for annual mammograms
By Shalmali Pal
Despite high-profile promotions for breast cancer screening, few women in the U.S. actually undergo mammography every year, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The group looked at nearly two decade's worth of screening records for more than 70,000 women at MGH and found that only 6% turned up on an annual basis.
June 22, 2004
Summer brings news from AIUM, SNM shows
By Brian Casey
This week on AuntMinnie.com we're featuring daily reports from the annual meetings of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, underway in Philadelphia, and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, now going on in Phoenix.
June 22, 2004
Toshiba releases new e.soft versions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PHILADELPHIA - Toshiba America Medical Systems introduced new versions of its e.soft nuclear medicine software platform at this week's annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
June 21, 2004
PETNet launches PET/CT University
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PHILADELPHIA - PETNet Solutions has introduced an interactive Web-based educational resource, PET/CT University.
June 21, 2004
GE upgrades Infinia, unveils 18F-F2 production activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PHILADELPHIA - A new version of GE Healthcare's flagship Infinia nuclear medicine system was among the vendor's highlights at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Philadelphia.
June 21, 2004
Siemens, Gamma Medica expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PHILADELPHIA – Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, and Gamma Medica of Northridge, CA, have expanded their marketing relationship for Gamma Medica's X-SPECT preclinical molecular imaging system.
June 21, 2004
Postsurgical radiation improves prostate cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 13-year study of prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy found that those who receive radiation therapy within six months of surgery live longer than those who are left untreated.
June 21, 2004
Sonographic sign reliably excludes ectopic pregnancy
By Tracie L. Thompson
PHOENIX - Harvard researchers have tested the intradecidual sign in obstetric ultrasound, finding overall success in differentiating normal from ectopic pregnancies at an early stage. They presented their study on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting.
June 21, 2004
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