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Practice Fusion inks two deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
San Francisco-based Healthcare IT firm Practice Fusion is partnering with Physician Services (PSI) of Escondido, CA, and Azalea Health Innovations of Valdosta, GA, for billing and other professional services.
December 20, 2007
CT digs into dinosaur's cranial anatomy, feeding habits
By Heather Hokenson
Scientists have used CT and advanced visualization tools to reconstruct the cranial anatomy of a dinosaur that lived more than 110 million years ago. The team's unusual findings cast new light on the dinosaur's feeding function and habits, and led to a featured magazine spread in the December 2007 "Bizarre Dinosaurs" issue of National Geographic.
December 18, 2007
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Skull model of Nigersaurus
Skull model of Nigersaurus taqueti showing downturned posture. © Lawrence Witmer, courtesy of Project Exploration.
December 17, 2007
Tooth battery of Nigersaurus
Maxilla tooth battery of the Nigersaurus taqueti. © Lawrence Witmer, courtesy Project Exploration.
December 17, 2007
MediGuide Medical GPS gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MediGuide of Haifa, Israel, has received European CE Mark certification for its Medical Position System (MPS) and MPS-enabled Guided Measurement Catheter (GMC).
December 17, 2007
3D volume-rendered CT for pelvic fractures scales back imaging studies, not quality
By Shalmali Pal
Diagnosing acetabular fracture, particularly in the trauma setting, is an elaborate process that involves multiple, time-consuming, radiation dose-heavy imaging studies. In an effort to simplify this complex imaging paradigm, radiologists and orthopedists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have proposed using 3D volume-rendered CT to assess acetabular fractures. Their protocol would reduce the number of imaging studies as well as the patient dose.
December 12, 2007
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FDA reports RF ablation deaths
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Public Health Notification regarding reported deaths following radiofrequency (RF) ablation of lung tumors.
December 11, 2007
Disparate VC results suggest 2D/3D debate isn't over
By Eric Barnes
Two recent studies have given new life to an old rivalry: 2D versus 3D primary reading of virtual colonoscopy data. In the first, ACRIN 6664 researchers found no significant difference in sensitivity between the two reading methods. In the second study, however, researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison found that primary 3D reading on a single system produced substantially better outcomes compared to 2D reading.
December 10, 2007
GE licenses fetal ultrasound technique
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has secured an exclusive license on a technique patented by an Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) obstetrician that can automate the acquisition of ultrasound images used by physicians to diagnose fetal heart defects. GE will use the software in its 3D/4D ultrasound systems.
December 6, 2007
Toshiba, TomTec to partner on cardiac 4D ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo has inked an agreement with TomTec Imaging Systems of Munich to produce tools for assessing cardiac 4D data, the company announced.
December 5, 2007
TeraRecon unveils new technologies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon of San Mateo, CA, has released new workflow technologies -- Workflow Templates and Workflow Scenes -- as part of its Aquarius iNtuition platform.
December 3, 2007
InSightec raises $30 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec of Haifa, Israel, announced it has received financing totaling $30 million, which will be used for research and development, marketing and sales, and general corporate purposes.
November 29, 2007
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