Clinical News: Page 3310

SalaryScan Survey is drawing to a close
By Brian Casey
If you haven’t yet filled out our CompHealth SalaryScan Survey, you’ve got just a few days left to make your mark. The survey will be closed to data collection at midnight on August 31.
August 28, 2003
Making mammographers better: The last link in the imaging chain
Are mammographers the weakest link in the breast cancer screening chain? Dr. Phillip Berman thinks so. In an editorial, he offers some facts and opinions on how to address the current crisis in mammography.
August 28, 2003
Bladder shape affects pediatric ultrasound bladder-volume estimates
By Erik L. Ridley
The shape of a child’s bladder can significantly affect the accuracy of ultrasound estimates of bladder volume. As a result, correction coefficients should be applied accordingly, say Croatian researchers.
August 28, 2003
AuntMinnie’s IMV MarketStat #22: 2001 radiation oncology patient mix
The total number of patients treated with radiation therapy was estimated to be 1,157,180 in 2001.
August 28, 2003
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NAS Q3 continues sales downturn, expands brachytherapy outreach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific (NAS) reported third-quarter net sales of $3 million, down 76% from the $5.3 million booked in the third quarter of 2002.
August 27, 2003
Controversy flows freely in venous ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
Dr. Laurence Needleman from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia discussed the thorniest issues in venous ultrasound at the 2003 Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound meeting.
August 27, 2003
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Vascular Solutions scores CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Vascular Solutions has received the European CE Mark for its Pronto extraction catheter.
August 27, 2003
GE extends Instrumentarium offer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems parent General Electric’s tender offer to acquire Finnish vendor Instrumentarium has been extended to allow for completion of the regulatory review process.
August 27, 2003
E-Z-EM, SourceOne to study barium cost reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment distributor SourceOne Healthcare Technologies is teaming up with E-Z-EM to conduct a joint study aimed at cutting the distribution costs of E-Z-EM’s barium sulfate contrast systems.
August 27, 2003
Siemens provides Mammomat units to CDC Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions is providing its Mammomat mammography systems to four grantees of a new CDC Foundation program to support mobile breast screening services.
August 26, 2003
FDG shows promise as therapeutic agent for metastatic breast cancer
By Bruce Sylvester
Ekaterina Dadachova, Ph.D. and colleagues from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City found that, injected at certain doses, the commonly used radiotracer FDG killed cancer cells in breast tumors in mice without affecting surrounding tissue.
August 26, 2003
Novoste suspends Mobile trial, restructures company
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular brachytherapy firm Novoste has suspended enrollment in its Mobile trial, a clinical trial initiated in 2001 to test the efficacy of vascular brachytherapy for the treatment of failed stents in the peripheral arteries.
August 26, 2003
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