Clinical News: Page 3313

AMI exec appointed to California advisory board
Kim Pierce, executive director of the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI), has been appointed to serve as a member of the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) advisory board.
September 25, 2003
Finding the best protocol for multislice virtual colonoscopy
By Brian Casey
With more and more protocol choices available, is there a 'best' mix of settings for performing multislice virtual colonoscopy with the new machines? A group of German researchers set out to answer that question.
September 25, 2003
Cardinal Health gets 510(k), NVLAP accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare firm Cardinal Health of Dublin, OH, said its Nuclear Associates subsidiary has received U. S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its CalRad Mark VI Dose Calibrator.
September 24, 2003
VSM to build MEG/MRI fusion device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian medical device company VSM MedTech of Vancouver, British Columbia, has begun development of a hybrid magnetoencephalography (MEG)/MRI system capable of combined anatomical and functional imaging of the brain and in utero fetus.
September 24, 2003
SonoSite builds executive ranks
Handheld-ultrasound developer has hired three new executives.
September 24, 2003
Philips to outfit Wisconsin Heart Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Philips Medical Systems has signed a multimillion dollar six-year partnership agreement with the Wisconsin Heart Hospital to provide imaging technologies to the Milwaukee-based facility.
September 24, 2003
Researchers settle on 'best' CT protocol for multislice virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
German researchers have added painstaking detail to what has become a consensus among virtual colonoscopy providers: that thin collimation and reconstruction intervals produce better images, and improved detection of smaller polyps.
September 24, 2003
Locally advanced rectal cancer benefits from pre-op chemo and radiation
By Shalmali Pal
Pairing 5-fluourouacil (5-FU) chemotherapy with preoperative radiation can increase tumor response to treatment and potentially contribute to sphincter preservation in rectal cancer patients, according to a new study.
September 24, 2003
Siemens, St. James to develop cardiac facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and St. James Hospital and Health Centers in Olympia Fields, IL, have signed a five-year exclusive strategic alliance to develop a new Heart and Vascular Institute in Chicago’s south suburbs.
September 23, 2003
Imalux collects $3.5 million in refinancing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography firm Imalux has closed its series A financing and raised a total of $3.5 million.
September 23, 2003
Guidant completes stent trial enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Guidant has completed patient enrollment in its second clinical trial designed to evaluate carotid artery stenting as a minimally invasive alternative for patients who are ineligible for current surgical options or at high surgical risk.
September 23, 2003
CompuMed hires new auditor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry software developer CompuMed of Los Angeles has retained the accounting firm of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs.
September 23, 2003
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