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Boston Scientific launches Promus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that it has initiated international marketing of its Promus everolimus-eluting stent.
January 10, 2007
Lesion-guided prostate biopsy bests random biopsy methods
By Erik L. Ridley
Lesion-directed prostate biopsies yield higher cancer detection rates than random biopsies, regardless of the prostate-specific antigen level, according to a five-year study published in the latest edition of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. Researchers from Taiwan used transrectal ultrasound to compare sonographically suspicious lesion-directed biopsies and random biopsies in 518 patients referred for prostate biopsies.
January 10, 2007
Amerinet awards two contracts to Fujifilm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, CT, has been awarded two three-year contracts from Amerinet of St. Louis, effective this past January 1.
January 9, 2007
SourceMedical unveils TherapySource Release 3.50
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Information systems provider Source Medical Solutions has released TherapySource version 3.50, a clinical and administrative information management system designed for rehabilitation clinics.
January 9, 2007
Konica Minolta lands Amerinet deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA said it has been awarded contract positions with group purchasing organization Amerinet for CR, laser imagers, and medical imaging film.
January 9, 2007
Kodak awarded Amerinet contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group reported that it has received a new contract with group purchasing organization Amerinet of St. Louis for laser imagers, laser media, and radiographic film.
January 9, 2007
AMS drops CD-DVD recorder/labeler prices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS accessories firm American Medical Sales (AMS) reported that it has instituted price reductions up to 30% for its three Catella DVD-CD recorder and labeler products.
January 8, 2007
Mallinckrodt scores Premier deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mallinckrodt has received agreements for five of its imaging products from group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners.
January 3, 2007
QSUM expands biopsy product line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables said it has released new products for the stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR biopsy markets.
January 1, 2007
Mindray to build new facility in Nanjing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer Mindray Medical International has signed an agreement to establish a new R&D and manufacturing facility in the Nanjing Jiangning Development Zone in China.
December 27, 2006
Spring-loaded biopsy poses potential hazard of artificial tumor spread
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spring-loaded 14-gauge biopsy guns come with a ballistics impact similar to that associated with firearms, according to an editorial in the current issue of the European Journal of Cancer Prevention (EJCP). As a result, cancer cells may scatter, causing damage to healthy tissue and/or spreading disease.
December 26, 2006
French firm Biospace Med prepares for launch of EOS digital x-ray unit
By Brian Casey
The vast majority of radiography systems currently on the market -- both digital and analog -- are based on a fairly conventional design that hasn't changed much in decades: an x-ray tube at one end and a film-screen cassette or detector at the other. But the new EOS system from French biotech firm Biospace Med represents a radical new design in digital radiography instrumentation that could carve out a niche when it becomes available in mid-2007.
December 24, 2006
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