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Study shows PiB-PET detects amyloid plaque in heart
By Wayne Forrest
Swedish researchers are expanding the use of PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) to cardiac amyloidosis, confirming the biomarker's ability to detect amyloid plaque deposits in the heart in a first-of-its-kind study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 4, 2013
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NFL, GE to partner on concussion imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Football League (NFL) is planning to form a partnership with GE Healthcare to develop imaging technology that would detect concussions, according to an article published on February 2 in the New York Times.
February 3, 2013
Study: Use CCTA 1st for lower-risk chest pain patients
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Choosing cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) first to assess chest pain is more cost-effective than initial stress myocardial perfusion cardiac MR for all but the highest-risk patients, according to a presentation at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
February 3, 2013
Endosense hits U.S. milestone with catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Catheter ablation technology developer Endosense announced that its TactiCath Quartz contact force-sensing ablation catheter has been used for the first time in the U.S. in a catheter ablation procedure at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.
February 3, 2013
Navidea announces U.S. clinical trial partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement with Maimonides Medical Center in New York City to investigate the utility of its Lymphoseek product in lymphatic mapping procedures for colorectal cancer.
February 3, 2013
Resonance Health's FerriScan R2-MRI gets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging laboratory services provider Resonance Health announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the company permission to market its FerriScan R2-MRI device as an imaging companion diagnostic device in the use of Exjade pharmaceutical therapy.
February 3, 2013
WSJ: 'Fiscal cliff' payment change benefits Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An unanticipated provision in the congressional budget bill addressing the U.S. "fiscal cliff" included a financial and competitive advantage for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on January 28.
January 31, 2013
ASRT, Siemens renew scholarship for RTs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation said that the Siemens Clinical Advancement Scholarship has been renewed through 2018.
January 31, 2013
MITA backs coverage for beta-amyloid PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is encouraging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider diagnostic end points as the basis for its coverage of beta-amyloid imaging.
January 31, 2013
Digirad nets additional FDA clearance for ergo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for new applications on its ergo imaging general-purpose nuclear medicine camera.
January 31, 2013
Agfa secures South African supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has signed an agreement with medical product distribution company Kunene Health Care to supply and distribute all of Agfa's products in South Africa.
January 30, 2013
Carestream expands patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it was awarded 43 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2012 for radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging, and other areas.
January 30, 2013
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