Industry News: Page 1802

Covidien Mo-99 production resumes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has resumed production at its U.S. generator manufacturing facility after receiving a shipment of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) last week.
April 26, 2010
Digirad gets FDA nod for camera
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its ergo general-purpose nuclear medicine camera.
April 26, 2010
SuperSonic touts breast ultrasound trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SuperSonic Imagine is highlighting results from a large multicenter trial of its shear-wave elastography system for evaluating breast lesions.
April 26, 2010
Virtual Radiologic revenue climbs in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New customers helped teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic to an 8% revenue increase in its first quarter.
April 26, 2010
SonoSite posts 8% revenue gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenues from its newly acquired CardioDynamics unit contributed to an 8% increase in revenue for compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite in its first quarter.
April 26, 2010
FDA changes PMA advisory panel process
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In hopes of improving discussion and information flow, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is changing the way its medical device advisory committees review and discuss data and information during public hearings on medical devices under review for premarket approval (PMA).
April 26, 2010
Biospace touts EOS comparison to CR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French digital radiography (DR) firm Biospace Med is touting the results of a clinical study that shows that the company's EOS DR system has better image quality and lower radiation dose than computed radiography (CR).
April 26, 2010
Digital radiography falls short in lung cancer screening trial
By James Brice
While establishing the feasibility of digital radiography (DR) for lung cancer screening, a Dutch study has questioned the practicality of DR as a substitute for CT in detecting lung masses, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.
April 26, 2010
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Merge tender offer for Amicas ends
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has wrapped up its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Amicas common stock.
April 25, 2010
GE targets ultrasound energy reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is joining with other medical device manufacturers to commit to a 25% reduction in average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 2012.
April 25, 2010
Sectra lands 1st SyMRI software order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has sold its first SyMRI software suite to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
April 25, 2010
Medtronic debuts surgical MRI scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its PoleStar N30 neuro-oncology surgical MRI system.
April 25, 2010
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