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Bard ups Q1 forecast

Interventional technology provider C.R. Bard said it expects first-quarter 2004 earnings to reach $1.02 and $1.04 per share, with a net sales increase of 8% to 11% in constant currency.

March 9, 2004

Siemens debuts CT cardiac risk model

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NEW ORLEANS - Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, is highlighting a new method for using multislice CT in connection with other risk factors to predict the likelihood that a patient will have a future cardiac event. The company is demonstrating the technique at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting.

March 9, 2004

Early MRI for low back pain achieves limited benefits

By Tracie L. Thompson

VIENNA - It’s now a given that plain radiographs are no match for the challenge of lower back pain. However, MRI fares better only in some regards, according to a new study presented Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 9, 2004

New software version cuts false-positives in breast CAD

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - German researchers evaluating a new version of mammography CAD software found that the new release offers only a slight improvement in sensitivity over the previous version, but it does cut down on false-positives.

March 9, 2004

Cardiac imaging hits the Big Easy

By Brian Casey

March 9, 2004

CompuMed, eTrauma ink deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bone densitometry software developer CompuMed has signed a licensing agreement with orthopedic practice imaging technology provider, eTrauma.

March 8, 2004

Kodak signs Kaleida Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has received a digital imaging order from Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY.

March 8, 2004

Early results inconclusive for US bone-density assessment in children

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Measuring the speed of sound in bones is a promising and radiation-free method of assessing bone health in children, and adults for that matter. However, early results in a small pediatric population of renal transplant patients did not yield convincing evidence that the method is ready for large-scale implementation.

March 8, 2004

Toshiba touts cardiac advances at ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NEW ORLEANS - Toshiba America Medical Systems is giving attendees at the American College of Cardiology meeting their first look at several new products the Tustin, CA, vendor has rolled out in the past several months.

March 8, 2004

FDG uptake may prove less stressful for pinpointing ischemia

By Jerry Ingram

NEW ORLEANS - Myocardial uptake of FDG following an ischemic episode may serve as a memory marker of transient ischemia, resulting in a more sensitive and specific way to detect acute ischemia, according to results of a pilot study presented this week at the American College of Cardiology meeting.

March 8, 2004

Sixty-four-slice scanner paces GE's ACC products

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NEW ORLEANS - GE Healthcare of Waukesha, WI, is using this week's American College of Cardiology meeting to unveil its entrant in the next-generation multislice scanner race -- LightSpeed VCT, a 64-slice scanner.

March 8, 2004

Myocardial perfusion imaging shows promise in first-time heart failure

By Jerry Ingram

NEW ORLEANS - Myocardial-gated SPECT could play a role in the early evaluation of patients experiencing their first episode of heart failure, according to a poster presented today at the American College of Cardiology meeting.

March 8, 2004

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