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Varian responds to stock trading activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to an inquiry from the New York Stock Exchange, radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said it is not aware of any reason for the unusual trading activity of the firm's common stock on Friday.
April 6, 2003
Dopamine transporter imaging with SPECT narrows Parkinsonian diagnosis
Dopamine transporter imaging using 123I beta-CIT SPECT may improve the accuracy of Parkinsonian syndrome diagnosis, according to a report from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting last week in Honolulu.
April 6, 2003
GE echo business surges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems said its cardiovascular ultrasound business grew more than 70% in 2002.
April 3, 2003
Transesophageal MRI improves evaluation of aortic plaque
By Peggy Peck
CHICAGO - The combination of transesophageal magnetic resonance imaging (TE MRI) with standard cardiac MRI is an excellent diagnostic option for the assessment of aortic plaque, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
April 3, 2003
Planmed, SourceOne link up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Planmed of Addison, IL, and imaging equipment distributor SourceOne Healthcare Technologies have entered into an agreement to distribute Planmed’s line of products.
April 3, 2003
EPMedSystems files 510(k) for ultrasound catheter system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electrophysiology equipment developer EPMedSystems has submitted a 510(k) filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for regulatory approval of its ViewMate intracardiac ultrasound catheter system.
April 3, 2003
Residents' after-hours CT interpretation shows high accuracy
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
After-hours interpretation of body CT examinations by radiology residents shows an accuracy rate similar to that of board-certified radiologists, according to a study conducted at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
April 3, 2003
Amnesiacs retain some memories, according to MR studies
MRI studies of amnesic patients are teasing out the pathways of memory, researchers said at the 2003 Rotman Research Institute conference in Toronto. An investigator from Rotman compared the brain activity of an amnesic patient with that of a healthy control subject. Meanwhile, another researcher from Germany sought the brain correlates of functional retrograde amnesia.
April 3, 2003
Imaging centers offer solution to hospital economic pressures
By Brian Casey
Hospital radiology departments can successfully address economic pressures by sending outpatient imaging studies to freestanding imaging centers, without any decrease in quality of service. That’s the opinion of imaging economics expert Dr. Thomas Dehn, who spoke on the topic at a conference this week in Philadelphia.
April 3, 2003
DraxImage begins U.S. shipments of I-131 kit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Draxis Health division DraxImage has initiated U.S. shipments of its recently approved radiotherapeutic product, a kit for the preparation of sodium iodide I-131 capsules and oral solution.
April 2, 2003
Cine MR cuts acute myocardial infarction exam time
CHICAGO - In a presentation at the American College of Cardiology meeting, radiologists from William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI say they can reduce the time needed to delineate hibernating myocardium and assess microvascular dysfunction by more than a third.
April 2, 2003
Confirma inks research deal with UCSD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-processing firm Confirma and the Robert M. Berk Magnetic Resonance Institute at the University of California, San Diego have signed an agreement to conduct research using Confirma’s CADstream system for breast MR image processing and analysis.
April 2, 2003
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