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Multicenter trial supports CTPA versus V/Q for PE
By Eric Barnes
A study in the December 19 Journal of the American Medical Association confirms that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is a reliable alternative to ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scans for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE). CT doesn't miss clinically significant blood clots in the lungs, and can also help reveal other potential causes of the patients' symptoms, the authors report.
December 17, 2007
MediGuide Medical GPS gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MediGuide of Haifa, Israel, has received European CE Mark certification for its Medical Position System (MPS) and MPS-enabled Guided Measurement Catheter (GMC).
December 17, 2007
BioSphere nets CE Mark OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical has received the European CE Mark for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using its HepaSphere microspheres.
December 17, 2007
GFR no better than creatinine for predicting renal failure
By Eric Barnes
Kidney specialists may insist on calculating estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine (S-Cr) levels for assessing patients at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). But the results of a six-year study from Virginia say one test is no better than the other for predicting renal failure.
December 17, 2007
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Neurognostics scores installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) developer Neurognostics has installed its fMRI system at Hoag Hospital in Pasadena, CA, and North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York.
December 16, 2007
Medtronic begins Endurant trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has begun the first human study of its Endurant stent graft system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
December 16, 2007
Half of eligible Americans not screened for colon cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only half of Americans age 50 and older have had a screening colonoscopy, and the results are particularly poor for underinsured adults, according to a new survey from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
December 16, 2007
AFP Imaging begins VG deliveries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer AFP Imaging has begun shipping and installation of its new model VG (vertical generation) conebeam CT (CBCT) to dentists in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
December 16, 2007
CAD offers value in detecting lung nodules with CT
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology offers a relatively high detection rate for detecting lung nodules on CT scans, according to two studies presented at last month's RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago. The first analyzed the performance of a CAD scheme for detecting lung nodules of various sizes and patterns on thin-slice CT studies, while the second study looked at CAD's effect on the performance of thoracic radiologists for detecting lung nodules.
December 16, 2007
TomoTherapy to change ticker symbol
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy will change its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Global Select Market to TOMO, effective January 1, 2008.
December 13, 2007
3D CT aids review of pelvic fractures; Canadian isotope redux
By Brian Casey
December 12, 2007
IsoRay's cesium isotope used for eye cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay's cesium-131 seeds have been used for an application besides prostate cancer, the product's main clinical application, the Richland, WA-based company reported.
December 12, 2007
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