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ScImage inks deal with Mortara
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage of Los Altos, CA, has signed a product integration agreement with diagnostic cardiology company Mortara Instrument of Milwaukee.
March 26, 2008
Philips to buy cardiac IT firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare of Andover, MA, has signed a deal to buy Tomcat Systems, a developer of cardiovascular information systems software based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
March 25, 2008
Hologic edges DBT mammo system to market in Europe
By Brian Casey
Women's imaging vendor Hologic is taking a measured approach to commercializing its digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) technology, with the company starting to take orders for a limited number of the mammography systems from European customers. The Bedford, MA, firm is navigating a tricky course as it endeavors to manage multiple international markets with varying regulatory requirements.
March 25, 2008
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VC with automated insufflation effective in stenosing cancer
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy using automated insufflation is as effective and safe in colon cancer patients with severely stenosing lesions as it is in the general population, according to a new study from Seoul, South Korea, and New York City.
March 23, 2008
E-Z-EM stockholders OK acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shareholders of E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, have approved the company's proposed acquisition by Italian contrast firm Bracco of Milan.
March 20, 2008
PLC to enroll patients in CIN study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PLC Systems of Franklin, MA, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in a trial to study its RenalGuard product for preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
March 20, 2008
Pictorial essay: 3D ultrasound reveals shoulder pathology
By Dearbhla O'Dwyer and Dr. Stefano Ciatti
The correct diagnosis of shoulder pathology is important but can be challenging. In a pictorial essay, sonographer Dearbhla O'Dwyer and Dr. Stefano Ciatti explain why ultrasound is up to that challenge. In particular, they discuss the value of 3D sonography for the presentation of soft-tissue structures and the overall visualization of shoulder disorders.
March 20, 2008
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HealthTronics to acquire urological cryosurgery services provider
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare firm HealthTronics has brokered a deal to acquire Advanced Medical Partners (AMPI), a urological cryosurgery services company, the firm reported.
March 19, 2008
FluoroPharma begins MPI tracer trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer FluoroPharma has begun phase I clinical trials for a myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tracer for PET imaging, according to its parent company, QuantRx Biomedical of Doylestown, PA.
March 19, 2008
Cook begins Reform clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical has launched the Reform clinical trial, designed to evaluate its Formula balloon expandable stent for treating renal artery stenosis.
March 19, 2008
Criteria determine CAD mark sensitivity
By Cynthia E. Keen
The sensitivity of computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms will change depending upon the criteria used to evaluate the precise location of a mark on a suspicious finding. Thus, marking criteria should be specifically defined, both by CAD product vendors and authors reporting study results, according to researchers from the University of Chicago.
March 19, 2008
Cardinal Health, GE team for Myoview
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health and GE Healthcare are collaborating to make GE's Myoview cardiac imaging agent available through Cardinal Health's nuclear pharmacies.
March 18, 2008
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