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McKesson wins North Carolina install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has installed its Horizon PACS software at a North Carolina community hospital.
May 7, 2009
Medipattern inks New York deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has received a contract from Metropolitan Diagnostic Imaging Group for a B-CAD-For-Life managed service contract.
May 7, 2009
peerVue adds to client roster
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer peerVue added six new customers in the first quarter of 2009.
May 7, 2009
MedQuist Q1 revenue drops
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lower medical transcription revenue cut into MedQuist's first-quarter financial figures.
May 7, 2009
FDA OKs Siemens' 16-slice PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Biograph TruePoint 16-slice PET/CT system.
May 7, 2009
Covidien to acquire VNUS for $440M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare firm Covidien has inked an agreement to acquire VNUS Medical Technologies for $440 million.
May 7, 2009
Ziehm extends deal with BrainLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging and image-guided therapy firm BrainLab have extended to North America their alliance covering the joint development and marketing of C-arms and computer-aided surgical software.
May 7, 2009
Positron Systems inks Mo-99 deal with Idaho State
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Positron Systems has signed an agreement with Idaho State University for the production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), the precursor to the commonly used radioisotope technetium-99m.
May 7, 2009
Computer-assisted ultrasound aids liver imaging in obese children
By Erik L. Ridley
An open-source image processing software package can be a useful tool for evaluating ultrasound images of obese children for signs of fat deposits in the liver, according to research from Brazil published in the May edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 7, 2009
VC not cost-effective in FOBT-positive screening population
By Eric Barnes
Patients with positive screening results on fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) should probably head straight to optical colonoscopy for their next exam, according to a new study from the Netherlands. Virtual colonoscopy may not be cost-effective in this population because so many FOBT-positive patients would need referral for polypectomy anyway, the researchers said.
May 7, 2009
GE launches $6 billion 'healthymagination' healthcare initiative
By Wayne Forrest
Calling GE Healthcare one of "two pillars of growth" within General Electric, GE president and CEO Jeffrey Immelt today launched healthymagination, a six-year, $6 billion global initiative to boost the company's focus on improving the quality of healthcare.
May 6, 2009
GE and Hansen ink angio deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked an agreement with Hansen Medical to jointly market robotic catheter technology with angiography systems.
May 6, 2009
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