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Guidant names Lorell as chief medical and technology officer

Interventional firm Guidant has selected Dr. Beverly Lorell as its vice president and chief medical and technology officer.

October 1, 2003

CTI revises guidance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer CTI Molecular Imaging has revised its earnings guidance for its 2003 fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30.

October 1, 2003

MR proves accurate and comfortable for colon imaging

By Leanne McKnoulty

Dr. Jörg Debatin from the University Hospital Essen in Germany said the two most important qualities of any screening test are diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance -- requirements that MR colonography appears to fulfill. The procedure has been shown to be accurate for the detection of clinically relevant colonic polyps larger than 10 mm.

October 1, 2003

Draxis scores patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer DraxImage has received a U.S. patent for a family of chelating compounds that could be used in the development of imaging and radiotherapeutic agents.

October 1, 2003

Breast ultrasound experts share pearls and pitfalls

By Shalmali Pal

Participants on a panel at the 2003 Current Trends in Breast Ultrasound meeting in San Francisco discussed their approaches, techniques, and thoughts on the value of this promising modality in the fight against breast cancer.

October 1, 2003

RadCards

Radiology residents are always trying to figure out the best, most efficient way to study for the written and oral boards. Hundreds of review books are available, but until recently, there hasn’t been an easily portable review resource. RadCards helps to fill this niche.

October 1, 2003

SonoSite cuts losses, boosts sales in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite reported fiscal 2003 third-quarter revenues of $20.2 million, an increase of 10% compared with $18.5 million in the same period last year.

September 30, 2003

R2, CADx dismiss litigation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection firms R2 Technology and CADx Systems have mutually agreed to dismiss patent infringement lawsuits involving the two firms.

September 30, 2003

FLT-PET shows promise in differentiating unclear lung lesions

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

FDG has long shown its efficacy in demonstrating the metabolic differences between benign and malignant lung tumors. However, the radiotracer is not tumor-specific. German researchers are investigating fluorothymidine (FLT) as an alternative radiotracer for therapy response in non-small cell lung cancer.

September 30, 2003

Avoiding PACS installation mistakes

By Brian Casey

Does your facility see PACS as a necessary -- and expensive -- technology that you have to implement in order to stay competitive? Or is the network part of an overall strategic initiative, providing workflow benefits that will ripple throughout the healthcare enterprise? PACS consultant Gregg Cohen of Xtria Healthcare talks about common mistakes made during PACS implementation.

September 30, 2003

Molecular Imaging shows profitable year

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mobile PET services provider Molecular Imaging reported audited fiscal 2003 revenues of $20.9 million, up 28% from the $16.3 million posted in the 2002 fiscal year.

September 29, 2003

Xograph adds Holmes as national sales manager

Imaging equipment supplier Xograph Imaging Systems has named Joan Holmes to the position of national sales manager for the Gloucestershire, U.K.-based vendor.

September 29, 2003

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