Industry News: Page 594

Varian posts Q1 revenue gains

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems said it posted revenue gains in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

January 24, 2019

CAD boosts reader performance for breast ultrasound

By Kate Madden Yee

Using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) with breast ultrasound improves the diagnostic performance of both less-experienced and experienced breast imagers, according to a study by researchers from South Korea that was published in the January issue of Medicine.

January 24, 2019

Ohio court dismisses petition against Navidea

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Supreme Court of Ohio has dismissed a petition filed by Capital Royalty Partners against radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals.

January 23, 2019

Firm giving away $100K to AR/VR start-ups

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Start-up accelerator BioEnterprise announced that it will host the third annual Medical Capital Innovation competition, which will focus on augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality technologies for the healthcare arena.

January 23, 2019

FDA OKs Perspectum Diagnostics' biliary software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image analysis software developer Perspectum Diagnostics has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its biliary visualization MRCP+ software.

January 23, 2019

MRI links gray-matter volume to blood pressure

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Does a young adult's blood pressure have anything to do with his or her brain volume? It's certainly possible: In a study published online January 23 in Neurology, MRI showed that a loss of gray-matter volume coincided with above-normal blood pressure.

January 23, 2019

Fujifilm adds to DR customer list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA said it has installed its digital radiography (DR) systems at three more U.S. healthcare institutions.

January 22, 2019

Cook affirms safety record of Zilver PTX stents

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In response to a recent meta-analysis that linked paclitaxel-coated devices to higher mortality rates in peripheral artery disease patients, interventional technology developer Cook Medical said that several new studies confirm the safety record of its Zilver PTX paclitaxel-eluting stents.

January 22, 2019

FDA posts final guidance for new 510(k) pathway

By Erik L. Ridley

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its final guidance on a new regulatory pathway that would allow manufacturers to show that their medical devices meet specific performance criteria to achieve 510(k) clearance.

January 22, 2019

AI can identify, triage abnormal chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to accurately identify chest radiographs that contain abnormal findings, enabling automated triage of these exams so they can be interpreted sooner by radiologists, U.K. researchers reported in a study published online January 22 in Radiology.

January 22, 2019

RadioMedix lands $2M grant from NCI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biotechnology firm RadioMedix has received a two-year $2 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support the clinical development of targeted alpha-emitter therapy for neuroendocrine tumors.

January 21, 2019

United Imaging gets FDA nod for total-body PET/CT unit

By Erik L. Ridley

Shanghai-based United Imaging Healthcare said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for uExplorer, a total-body PET/CT scanner developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis.

January 21, 2019

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