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Jury deadlocks on use of Buscopan in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Three studies on the benefits of hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan) in virtual colonoscopy have reached different conclusions. One group says it produced better colonic distension, while two others found the muscle relaxant to be generally ineffective.
September 17, 2003
Boning up on musculoskeletal MR basics at ISS
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - At the International Skeletal Society (ISS) meeting, Dr. Mini Pathria reviewed some of the technical considerations of musculoskeletal MR, focusing on the key elements of a successful imaging protocol.
September 17, 2003
U.S. approves GE’s purchase of Instrumentarium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice has given the green light to GE’s acquisition of Finnish medical device and software developer Instrumentarium.
September 16, 2003
U.K. study to examine CAD’s effectiveness
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of hospitals in the U.K. has launched a study of the effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CAD) in a mammography screening environment.
September 16, 2003
MammoSite RTS treats first Canadian patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation-therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said the first patient in Canada has been treated with its catheter-based radiation treatment device, MammoSite RTS.
September 16, 2003
FDA OKs ACR as Selenia accrediting body
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) as the accrediting body for the Lorad Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
September 16, 2003
MDCT detects breast tumors missed by mammography and US
By Tracie L. Thompson
In their study of 147 women, MDCT depicted the tumor invasion of invasive lobular carcinoma more accurately than mammography or sonography, according to researchers from the Kinki University School of Medicine.
September 16, 2003
International Isotopes raises $1.3 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes of Idaho Falls, ID, has raised $1.3 million in a stock offering to existing shareholders.
September 15, 2003
FDA sets date to review Boston Scientific stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a special panel hearing on November 20 to review Boston Scientific’s premarket approval (PMA) application for the Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent.
September 15, 2003
Malpractice fears may initiate more false-positive mammograms in North America
By Bruce Sylvester
Community-based mammography screening programs in North America produce a higher percentage of false-positive readings than similar programs in other countries, researchers report in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
September 15, 2003
Confirma releases CADstream 3.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma has released the next iteration of its CADstream MRI CAD application.
September 15, 2003
Boston Scientific releases Taxus clinical results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, presented the nine-month results of its Taxus IV paclitaxel-eluting stent clinical trial at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics symposium in Washington, DC.
September 15, 2003
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