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Study: Echo with Definity contrast aids in cardiac diagnosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging says a study from the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston reinforces the clinical utility and impact of its echocardiography contrast agent Definity in hospitalized and critically ill cardiac patients.

February 23, 2009

ev3 posts mixed results for 2008

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Continued sales expansion across its peripheral vascular and neurovascular businesses powered ev3 to greater net sales in 2008. The gain, however, was not enough to offset a higher net loss last year.

February 23, 2009

FDA clears Neuisys' NeuViz CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Neuisys has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its NeuViz 16 multislice CT scanner.

February 23, 2009

Three Palm gets Canadian licenses

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has received Canadian Medical Device Licenses for its WorkstationOne breast imaging workstation software and CadOne mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) server.

February 23, 2009

MarketStat #54: Distribution of mobile vs. fixed PET imaging sites

As of IMV's 2008 census survey, 47% of the 2,000 PET imaging sites in the U.S. use fixed PET or PET/CT scanners, whereas 53% of PET imaging sites use mobile services for their PET or PET/CT scanning.

February 23, 2009

Adding CAD to virtual colonoscopy saves lives and money

By Eric Barnes

Adding computer-aided detection (CAD) increases the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of VC screening, according to a new model-based analysis. Most of the gains resulted from the use of CAD with inexperienced readers, but even with experienced readers VC cost-effectiveness improved substantially.

February 23, 2009