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Neurognostics adds partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) developer Neurognostics has signed an agreement with Psychological and Neurobehavioral Sciences in Lakeland, FL.
July 24, 2007
Cedara debuts I-Response
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software has released its I-Response workstation, which is designed to evaluate, assess, and monitor the effect of cancer therapy over time using data from multiple modalities.
July 24, 2007
SUV readings vary on different PET systems, study finds
By Wayne Forrest
Standardized uptake values (SUVs) are one of several factors used to help distinguish malignant and benign etiologies. Multiple factors are known to cause variations in SUV, including uptake period, body weight, and reconstruction method. But researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have found that SUVs can vary in PET systems manufactured by different vendors.
July 24, 2007
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Philips shows upgraded radiation planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, is showcasing two new radiation oncology treatment products this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Minneapolis.
July 23, 2007
Breast cancer radiotherapy parameters, patient age up chances of radiogenic lung damage
By Shalmali Pal
Last month Philadelphia-based researchers confirmed that the risk of cardiotoxicity in women undergoing breast radiotherapy was quite low. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for potential damage to the lungs. In a new paper, Hungarian oncotherapists found connections between patient age -- and other factors -- with the risk of early and late lung sequelae after conformal radiation treatment of breast cancer.
July 23, 2007
Nucletron to unveil afterloader
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy provider Nucletron is debuting its microSelectron Digital afterloader at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Minneapolis.
July 22, 2007
NAS calls in new BatCam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer North American Scientific (NAS) will be debuting its BatCam Multi-Probe image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) offering at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Minneapolis.
July 22, 2007
Medicsight, Barco sign global pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight of London has signed a global distribution contract with image display and advanced visualization software developer Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium.
July 22, 2007
Patient particulars, subtle clues steer cerebrovascular exam decisions
By Eric Barnes
With cerebrovascular imaging, choosing an exam modality such as CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), ultrasound, or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) may hinge on a patient's age, sex, medical history -- or when all else fails, a hunch.
July 22, 2007
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Boston Scientific begins Taxus Element stent trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has begun trials for its first third-generation paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent, Taxus Element. The trial will include 1,500 patients at 100 U.S. and international centers.
July 19, 2007
Abbott begins stent trial for cardiovascular disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, has enrolled the first patient in a new clinical trial of the company's Xience V everolimus-eluting stent.
July 19, 2007
Live Radiology debuts bone densitometry service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Live Radiology of Frederick, MD, has launched a new pay-per-study bone densitometry service, called LiveQCT.
July 19, 2007
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