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Frost report pegs MRI market growth at 21% in 2002
By Erik L. Ridley
Surging demand for high-field scanners is fueling the U.S. MR market, which generated $1.46 billion in revenues in 2002, up 20.8% from 2001, according to a report recently issued by market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
April 21, 2003
AuntMinnie.com MRI Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
For a child with dyslexia, learning to read can be particularly traumatic. While a number of educational programs claim to unlock the mysteries of reading for dyslexic children, how effective are they? Researchers from two East Coast universities tested a computer-based reading program with functional MRI.
April 20, 2003
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
Varicose veins affect one in five adults in the U.S., and for many patients the problem is more than cosmetic. Some varicose veins are highly symptomatic, typically causing pain at rest and affecting sleep.
April 20, 2003
Acusphere gets financing for development
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has completed a $20 million private financing round.
April 20, 2003
Fischer subject to Nasdaq delisting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging received a Nasdaq staff determination on April 16 indicating that the company’s failure to timely file its Form 10-K annual report for 2002 violates Nasdaq listing qualifications.
April 20, 2003
Key variables impact accuracy of digital mammography
By Deborah R. Dakins
Slight differences in breast cancer detection rates between full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and film-screen might boil down to two simple questions: How is the patient being positioned and who is interpreting the images? Dr. R. James Brenner, medical director of breast imaging at Eisenberg Keefer Breast Center in Santa Monica, CA, tackles these questions and more.
April 20, 2003
CADx signs accord with Premier
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer CADx Systems of Beavercreek, OH, will be participating in a group buy with members of group purchasing organization Premier through July 11.
April 17, 2003
Former ACR executive joins cancer advisory board
Marie Zinninger, former associate executive director of the American College of Radiology, has been appointed as ACR liaison to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB).
April 17, 2003
TE echocardiography guides treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation
By Edward Susman
In the ACE trial, German researchers found that low-molecular-weight heparin enoxaparin with transesophageal echocardiography was non-inferior to the gold standard, unfractionated heparin, for treating patients with atrial fibrillation.
April 17, 2003
Attention to detail boosts breast US accuracy
By Brian Casey
Practitioners of breast ultrasound can achieve sensitivity rates of 98% by adhering to strict criteria when evaluating suspicious lesions, according to Dr. A. Thomas Stavros.
April 17, 2003
IDC trims loss in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics of Calgary, Alberta said it has booked revenues in excess of $900,000 Canadian ($620,203 U.S.) for its fiscal 2003 first quarter (end-March 31).
April 16, 2003
E-Z-EM, 3CPM sign agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, has inked a deal to market Sutter, CA-based 3CPM’s Electrogastrogram Analyzer.
April 16, 2003
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