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Philips to develop 7-tesla MR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems parent Royal Philips Electronics and the U.K.'s University of Nottingham are planning to develop a 7-tesla whole-body MR scanner.
December 18, 2002
Suros adds MR compatibility to ATEC device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Indianapolis-based Suros Surgical Systems debuted MRI compatibility for its ATEC (Automated Tissue Excision and Collection) breast biopsy and excision system at the recent RSNA show.
December 18, 2002
Kodak promotes Marsh
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has promoted Michael Marsh to general manager, digital output.
December 18, 2002
Cytogen gets new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Citing personal reasons, the president and CEO of pharmaceutical developer Cytogen has resigned, according to the firm.
December 18, 2002
Doppler waveform correlated to severity of adverse pregnancy outcome
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Quantification of Doppler waveforms from uterine arteries at 20-23 weeks of gestation can predict pregnancy outcome, according to researchers at the Benjamin Franklin Clinic in Berlin.
December 18, 2002
Genetic sonogram measures risk of Down syndrome
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) A prospective study reported in the October issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine details the use of sonographic markers using the Bayes theorem and likelihood ratios to determine the risk of Down syndrome.
December 18, 2002
Toshiba gets clearance for cardiac functional analysis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its cardiac functional analysis software package, available on the vendor's Aquilion 16 CT scanner.
December 17, 2002
GE bids to purchase Instrumentarium
By Erik L. Ridley
With an eye on expanding its presence in the operating room, GE Medical Systems has signed an agreement to acquire Finnish healthcare technology firm Instrumentarium for $2.04 billion. The acquisition would advance GE's goal of creating an integrated OR, encompassing anesthesia delivery equipment, patient monitoring, and information systems.
December 17, 2002
Thin-collimation MDCT identifies more coronary calcium
By Eric Barnes
Armed with a shiny new 16-slice ECG-gated scanner and a heart phantom, German researchers set out to optimize their coronary artery calcium (CAC) evaluation protocol. They presented their findings at the 2002 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 17, 2002
Avoiding pitfalls in US imaging of the pancreas
By Brian Casey
Examining the pancreas with ultrasound can be a challenging prospect, due to the complexity of the organ and surrounding tissues. But with training, education, and experience, ultrasound professionals can learn to use anatomic landmarks to improve their visualization of the organ.
December 17, 2002
IPL debuts multimodality mouse phantom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isotope Products Laboratories has released a sealed-source multimodality mouse phantom designed for fusion imaging.
December 16, 2002
NAS begins direct sales of brachytherapy seeds, posts year-end results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific (NAS) has begun selling its palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds through its new direct sales force.
December 16, 2002
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