Industry News: Page 637

Merit Medical to acquire Cianna Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire breast tumor localization technology provider Cianna Medical.

September 30, 2018

Varian treats 1st patient with Halcyon in India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has treated the first patient in India with its Halcyon radiation therapy system.

September 30, 2018

Mevion installs 1st proton therapy system in Utah

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems has installed its Mevion S250i proton therapy system with Hyperscan pencil-beam scanning software at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.

September 30, 2018

Medicare coverage expands for InSightec

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

InSightec has announced Medicare benefit coverage by CGS Medicare and Palmetto GBA for its MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor.

September 30, 2018

CIVCO announces new VP of business development

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CIVCO Medical Solutions has announced a new vice president (VP) of business development: Brad Dunlap.

September 30, 2018

Body Vision Medical launches new lung software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Augmented reality developer Body Vision Medical has launched its LungVision software, which will be presented at the upcoming American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) conference in San Antonio.

September 30, 2018

GE replaces CEO Flannery with Culp

By Rebekah Moan

Industrial conglomerate GE announced on Monday that it has booted CEO John Flannery just over a year into his tenure and replaced him with turnaround expert Lawrence (Larry) Culp Jr. in a unanimous vote effective immediately.

September 30, 2018

NEMA promotes new report on 3rd-party x-ray displays

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a white paper that discusses the potential issues and risks associated with using nonvalidated, third-party image displays for x-ray equipment.

September 27, 2018

Image Diagnostics to develop new radiation shield

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Specialty equipment manufacturer Image Diagnostics has inked a product development agreement with radiation protection device firm ECLS to design a new shield for interventional radiologists.

September 27, 2018

Can AI predict outcomes for psychosis, depression?

By Erik L. Ridley

Making use of MRI and clinical data, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm outperformed clinical experts in predicting which people at high risk of psychosis or with depression need more intensive therapy, according to research published online September 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.

September 27, 2018

Butterfly Network raises $250M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable ultrasound developer Butterfly Network has raised $250 million from a group of investors, including Fidelity, Fosun Pharma, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

September 27, 2018

Virtual reality, 3D printing resolve obscure lung cancer

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from South Korea used a combination of virtual reality and 3D printing technology to identify and determine the best course of treatment for a lung cancer that was otherwise indiscernible on conventional CT scans, according to a report published online September 25 in Thoracic Cancer.

September 27, 2018

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