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Boston Scientific gets CE Mark for Liberte

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received the European CE Mark for its Liberte coronary stent.

December 29, 2003

CompuMed sales edge lower

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bone densitometry developer CompuMed reported lower revenues but a reduced net loss for fiscal 2003.

December 29, 2003

New 10-minute dynamic PET scan generates useful results for oncology

By Tracie L. Thompson

Studies have shown that quantifying 18F-FDG kinetics with dynamic PET data can characterize many lesions more accurately than a single static measurement of uptake. The routine clinical use of dynamic PET, however, has been precluded by the long scanning time required.

December 29, 2003

Philips signs deal with EP MedSystems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, will be adding electrophysiology technology from EP MedSystems of West Berlin, NJ, to its Allura cardiac cath system under a deal announced today between the companies.

December 28, 2003

Part I: The psychological impact of 3-D ultrasound on pregnant women

This is the first installment of a two-part white paper contributed by Dr. Stefano Ciatti and his colleagues at the Studio Ecograficao Dott. Stefano Ciatti in Prato, Italy. It explores the role of 3-D ultrasound in shaping the perceptions of pregnant women toward the developing fetus.

December 28, 2003

Turkish women up-to-date on breast cancer, but still shy about mammograms

By Shalmali Pal

Women in Ayfon, Turkey wield an impressive knowledge of breast cancer, but screening compliance remains low, according to researchers from the Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine.

December 25, 2003

Philips, PointDx ink deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical software developer PointDx of Winston-Salem, NC, has signed a deal to supply its virtual endoscopy technology to multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA.

December 23, 2003

Verdict is in: Life's better in radiology

By Brian Casey

Radiology has its share of challenges, from inadequate reimbursement to turf encroachment from other specialties. But on the whole, radiologists have a more positive outlook than do physicians in other medical specialties.

December 23, 2003

Perfusion CT predicts, measures, thrombolysis benefit after acute stroke

By Eric Barnes

As CT and MRI vie for supremacy in stroke assessment, perfusion CT (PCT) is earning points for its ability to clearly delineate both infarct and penumbra. Radiologists who perform the functional CT test are gaining confidence in their methods -- and are using them increasingly to predict which patients are likely to benefit from thrombolytic therapy.

December 23, 2003

Nields resigns from Fischer

Fischer Imaging founder and chief technology officer Morgan Nields has resigned from his post, and from the company’s board of directors, effective December 31.

December 22, 2003

Survey predicts big loss of practitioners to retirement, changing work patterns

More than half of physicians aged 50 to 65 years are planning to retire, seek non-clinical jobs, or significantly reduce the number of patients they see in the next one to three years, according to a new survey by Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, a physician search and consulting firm.

December 22, 2003

Varian, Mitsubishi finalize joint venture

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems and Mitsubishi Electric have agreed to form a joint venture in Japan and other Asian countries.

December 21, 2003

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