Clinical News: Page 3349

Xoft raises funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer radiation therapy developer Xoft microTube has received $18 million in a series B round of financing led by Sutter Hill Ventures of Palo Alto, CA.
June 1, 2003
Making the most of CAD and MRI for breast imaging
By Shalmali Pal
A comprehensive article by Dr. Justin Smith tackles several major issues surrounding MR and CAD, including approved uses, common pitfalls, and how the two can be coupled in clinical practice.
June 1, 2003
E-Z-EM to close New York and Puerto Rico operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM said it is planning to close manufacturing operations in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico and Westbury, NY, in order to cut costs by shifting production to third-party manufacturers.
June 1, 2003
PET-sonography combination highlights memory differences in schizophrenics
By Tracie L. Thompson
Using a "truly simultaneous" combination of functional transcranial Doppler (fTCD) sonography and H215O PET imaging, German researchers have identified differences in cerebral function that address the working-memory impairment experienced by schizophrenics.
June 1, 2003
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Sonography reveals predictors of lethal skeletal dysplasias
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Correct prenatal diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias presents a medical challenge, according to obstetricians at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evantson, IL.
May 30, 2003
OSU gets $17 million in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Ohio State University Medical Center has received $17 million in grants from two state agencies for medical imaging research.
May 29, 2003
Once again, patients want virtual colonoscopy next time
By Eric Barnes
In perhaps the largest study so far to gauge opinions on colorectal cancer screening methods, virtual colonoscopy won out over both conventional colonoscopy and double-contrast barium enema (DCBE). The study, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, comes on the heels of similar European results presented in March.
May 29, 2003
Survey finds high demand for RTs
By Brian Casey
Radiologic technologists are among the most sought-after professionals in healthcare, according to the results of a new survey of recruiting incentives in the field.
May 29, 2003
US plus mammo characterizes palpable breast lesions
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) The role of combined mammographic and sonographic imaging in women with palpable lesions was recently evaluated in a study published in Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
May 29, 2003
Imaging Diagnostic Systems receives 12th U.S. patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has received its twelfth U.S. patent for its CT laser mammography system.
May 28, 2003
Siemens places Sequoia at Rush-Presbyterian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has sold two Acuson Sequoia US systems to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.
May 28, 2003
GE delivers e-Speed to Edward Heart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has installed its e-Speed electron beam tomography (EBT) CT scanner at Edward Heart Hospital in Naperville, IL.
May 28, 2003
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