Clinical News: Page 3380

Fischer delays filing of year-end results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women’s imaging vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has delayed the filing of its 10-K annual report for 2002.

April 1, 2003

Using PET to tailor antidepressant dosage

By Robert Bruce

UCLA neuroscientists used PET to determine the effectiveness of paroxetine (Paxil) in treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) versus major depression. The study, in the March 2003 American Journal of Psychiatry, compares neurobiological predictors of response to the same treatment of these disorders.

April 1, 2003

Symptomatic rotator cuff tears accompanied by contralateral asymptomatic tears

By Erik L. Ridley

Rotator cuff disease is the most common cause of shoulder pain, but the natural history of tears is unknown because patients already have symptoms at presentation. Researchers from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) in St. Louis looked at the significance of such tears using ultrasound.

April 1, 2003

CADx inks deal with HPG

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer CADx Systems has signed a two-year, dual-source agreement to provide its Second Look mammography CAD system to group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) of Brentwood, TN.

March 31, 2003

Siemens debuts CV70

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced its Acuson CV70 cardiovascular ultrasound system at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago.

March 31, 2003

Uterine fibroid embolization does not impair fertility

SALT LAKE CITY - Interventional radiologists may be sold on the advantages of uterine artery embolization (UAE), but how do patients feel about the procedure, especially a year or more after surgery? They're more than satisfied, according to a survey presented Friday at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.

March 31, 2003