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Turf concerns derail extremity MRI accreditation
By Brian Casey
March 23, 2004
CE US sonography makes the grade for measuring tumor vascularity
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently evaluated tumor growth and proliferation using contrast-enhanced sonography to measure vascularity in implanted tumors.
March 23, 2004
Protests stall ACR’s accreditation of extremity MRI shops
By Tracie L. Thompson
Radiologists who oppose the American College of Radiology’s plan to offer accreditation to extremity-only MRI facilities have won at least a temporary victory against the plan, which they believe will enhance self-referring orthopedists at the expense of radiologists.
March 22, 2004
US Oncology takes buyout offer, goes private
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm US Oncology of Houston is planning to go private by accepting a buyout offer from its largest shareholder.
March 22, 2004
SightLine gets FDA approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endoscopic system developer SightLine Technologies of Haifa, Israel, has received Food and Drug Administration marketing clearance for its ColonoSight system.
March 22, 2004
Medrad reports 2003 sales growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider Medrad of Indianola, PA, reported 2003 revenues of $294 million, representing a 16% increase over its prior-year sales.
March 22, 2004
BrainLab places Novalis at John Muir
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radiosurgery software developer BrainLab of Munich, Germany, has installed its Novalis outpatient radiosurgery system at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA.
March 22, 2004
Aurora installs first RODEO breast MRI unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has completed the first clinical installation of its 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system with RODEO imaging technology.
March 22, 2004
Tablet PC eases image distribution to bedside
By Erik L. Ridley
A tablet PC employed with a wireless network can serve as an effective tool at easing image distribution to clinicians in bedside/acute situations, according to researchers from the department of radiology at University Hospital Essen in Germany.
March 22, 2004
Coronary MS CTA quantifies LV function adequately
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) The value of different image reconstruction algorithms for assessment of left ventricular (LV) function using multislice CT (MSCT) recently was evaluated by radiologists at Aachen University of Technology in Germany.
March 22, 2004
International Isotopes debuts iodine-131
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has begun marketing an iodine-131 isotope.
March 21, 2004
NAS, Nomos initiate reciprocal sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firms North American Scientific and Nomos have formed an agency agreement.
March 21, 2004
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