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Siemens installs prototype FFDM at UCLA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has installed a prototype of its MammoMat NovationDR full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system at the Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging at the University of California, Los Angeles.
January 14, 2003
BioCure receives FDA microsphere approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
BioCure, an embolotherapy company spun off from the Novartis subsidiary CIBA Vision, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for Bead Block, its polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) embolic microsphere product.
January 14, 2003
Fischer expands board of directors
Mammography firm Fischer Imaging of Denver added three new directors to the company’s board.
January 14, 2003
E-Z-EM posts positive Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2003 second-quarter sales of $32.9 million, up 8% compared with the $30.6 million posted in its 2002 fiscal second quarter.
January 14, 2003
Workflow issues key in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
At a screening symposium in Boston, Dr. Alec Megibow from New York University addressed the most important workflow issues surrounding virtual colonoscopy services.
January 14, 2003
SalaryScan Survey hits midway mark
By Brian Casey
If you haven’t filled out our SalaryScan Survey -- and we know there are still a few of you out there -- you’ll be relieved to know that there’s still time. We’re halfway through the data collection period for this year’s survey, which will be open until January 31.
January 14, 2003
Boston Scientific, TriVascular form alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific has entered into a series of agreements with a TriVascular, a Santa Rosa, CA, developer of percutaneous aortic aneurysm stent-grafts.
January 13, 2003
Lung cancer screening not cost-effective, say Johns Hopkins researchers
By Eric Barnes
CT's value as a lung cancer screening tool may be outweighed by the potential risk of evaluating nodules that turn out to be benign, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
January 13, 2003
Cbyon gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgical visualization and navigation firm Cbyon of Mountain View, CA, has received CE Mark approval for its Cybon Suite image-guided surgery technology, enabling the product to be marketed in Europe.
January 13, 2003
Jomed restates results, CEO resigns
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Jomed will be restating its 2001 and 2002 financial statements as a result of a review of the firm's accounting policies.
January 13, 2003
Start-up firm Photonify sees promise in optical imaging
By Brian Casey
Photonify has developed a device that beams near-infrared light into tissue, then measures the light-scattering and absorption properties of the tissue to determine whether it is malignant or benign.
January 13, 2003
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fMRI reveals secrets of better memory
By Tracie L. Thompson
A Nature Neuroscience study using functional MR imaging has found that people with exceptional memorization skills show increased activity in certain regions of the brain during their mental recall efforts.
January 12, 2003
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