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Boston Scientific ups stake in Aspect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has entered an agreement to purchase 500,000 shares of patient-monitoring device manufacturer Aspect Medical Systems, according to the company.
April 8, 2004
Lessons learned from an IT network outage
By Brian Casey
It is every IT manager's worst nightmare -- a network outage that brings down a hospital's entire data infrastructure for days. But while an IT network outage can be a major headache, it doesn't have to be a disaster, according to those who have been there
April 8, 2004
Separating inflammation from malignancy on thoracic FDG-PET
By Shalmali Pal
Despite its whiz-bang capabilities in imaging cancer patients, FDG-PET scans do have their pitfalls, particularly when it comes to nonmalignant chest abnormalities. In a pictorial essay in the American Journal of Roentgenology, Dr. Syed Asad and colleagues highlighted some of the infectious and inflammatory lesions that may mimic tumor.
April 8, 2004
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CR mammography increases visibility of lesions in dense breasts, study finds
By Shalmali Pal
Computed radiography for breast imaging offers a greater level of lesion conspicuity than screen-film mammography, and may be of particular value in dense breasts. Dr. Jeffrey Quam from the Mayo Clinic shared the results of his group’s investigation at the 2003 RSNA conference in Chicago. At the time of the study, Quam was based at the clinic in Rochester, MN; he is now at the Scottsdale, AZ facility.
April 8, 2004
Toshiba adds Infinix Vs-i to stroke center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has installed its Infinix Vs-i angiographic x-ray system in a research suite at the Toshiba Stroke Research Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
April 7, 2004
Cordis stent gets CE OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has received CE Mark approval to market its Cypher Select sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in all member states of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland.
April 7, 2004
Agfa nets UK cardiac Impax install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has been awarded two contracts for implementation of its Impax for Cardiology PACS product at two National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in the U.K.
April 7, 2004
Boston Scientific launches Sentinol
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has introduced its self-expanding nitinol biliary stent system, Sentinol, to the U.S. market.
April 7, 2004
Ferrania builds U.K. customer list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ferrania LifeImaging has received a three-year contract to provide digital imaging technology to Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust in the United Kingdom.
April 7, 2004
E-Z-EM turns in record Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported record fiscal third-quarter net sales of $37.2 million, up 12.3% compared with the $33.1 million booked in the third quarter of 2003.
April 7, 2004
Days-long downtime spurs disaster recovery tune-up
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In mid-November 2002, IT executives Alice Lee and Cathy Ball of CareGroup Healthcare System in Boston experienced the nightmare of a three-day complete system outage at their facility. In a presentation at the 2004 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, FL, the duo shared the lessons they learned.
April 7, 2004
AIUM restates opposition to nonmedical ultrasound use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) issued a statement today reaffirming its opposition to the use of "entertainment" ultrasound.
April 6, 2004
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