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Grissom named as Boston Scientific VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has named Thomas Grissom as its vice president of government affairs.
December 9, 2003
US, CT show approximate parity for diagnosing appendicitis
By Tracie L. Thompson
For decades, imaging specialists have sought a solution to a very common diagnostic dilemma: When a patient presents with severe abdominal pain, how can one tell if it’s acute appendicitis?
December 9, 2003
Vibrant RSNA meeting still radiology's apex
By Brian Casey
This year’s meeting once again demonstrated why the RSNA conference maintains its status as the epicenter of radiology. Nearly 60,000 radiology professionals from all over the world descended on McCormick Place to exchange ideas, present new research, and kick tires on the latest imaging technology.
December 9, 2003
RSNA attendance edges down for 2003
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Attendance at the 2003 edition of the RSNA conference was down slightly compared to a year ago, with an increase in professional attendance offset by a drop in exhibitor attendees.
December 8, 2003
Nanosignal completes DICOM testing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI technology firm Nanosignal (formerly Canonsburg, PA-based MicroSignal) reported that it has successfully completed testing of DICOM print-class software that enables its MRI data processing tool, Slices, to function as a service class user (SCU) under the standard.
December 8, 2003
Rubicon moves facility, expands workforce
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Rubicon Medical of Salt Lake City has moved its offices and nearly quadrupled its workforce.
December 8, 2003
Frost predicts tripling of non-mammo breast imaging in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The advent of adjunctive imaging modalities such as MRI, nuclear breast imaging, and automated biopsy are supplementing mammography’s role as the gold standard in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a report published by market research firm Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.
December 8, 2003
SenoRx launches new gamma probe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer interventional device company SenoRx of Aliso Viejo, CA, has debuted a battery-powered gamma detection probe for intraoperative lymph node mapping.
December 8, 2003
Scantek plans Brazilian partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-sensor developer Scantek Medical has entered into a contract with Instituto Cultural Do Trabalho in Brazil for the sale of its BreastCare/BreastAlert differential temperature sensor product.
December 8, 2003
GE sells 80 mammo units to Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social, a healthcare agency of the Mexican government, has awarded GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, a contract to install and service 80 new mammography systems.
December 8, 2003
Digital rad looms large at Shimadzu’s RSNA booth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Japanese imaging vendor Shimadzu Medical Systems gave prominent placement to new digital x-ray systems in its booth at last week’s RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 8, 2003
External therapeutic US accelerates thrombolysis in heart attack patients
By Jill Stein
External therapeutic ultrasound (ETUS) can enhance the thrombolytic efficacy of streptokinase in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI), especially in those who present long after the onset of symptoms, according to researchers at the 2003 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Orlando.
December 8, 2003
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