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Philips, EP MedSystems partner for cath lab US

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems and electrophysiology product manufacturer EP MedSystems have signed a joint development and distribution agreement for the ViewMate II, a combined ultrasound and intracardiac catheter-based imaging system.

January 10, 2007

Fuji acquires cardiac PACS firm ProSolv

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has moved into the cardiology market with the acquisition of cardiology PACS vendor Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) of Indianapolis.

January 10, 2007

Lesion-guided prostate biopsy bests random biopsy methods

By Erik L. Ridley

Lesion-directed prostate biopsies yield higher cancer detection rates than random biopsies, regardless of the prostate-specific antigen level, according to a five-year study published in the latest edition of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. Researchers from Taiwan used transrectal ultrasound to compare sonographically suspicious lesion-directed biopsies and random biopsies in 518 patients referred for prostate biopsies.

January 10, 2007

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January 10, 2007

E-Z-EM shows positive Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast and virtual colonoscopy accessory developer E-Z-EM reported a slight uptick in net sales and profit for its fiscal 2007 second quarter.

January 9, 2007

CT distinguishes asbestos lung damage from smoking impairment

By Eric Barnes

A new study finds that CT can apportion the blame for lung function impairment between patients' asbestos exposure and their smoking-related emphysema. The preliminary results will require further validation, but the authors believe the results are clear enough to have medicolegal implications, inasmuch as doctors have traditionally found it difficult until now to differentiate between the two common causes of lung impairment.

January 9, 2007

C-RADS reporting yields effective VC analysis

By Eric Barnes

C-RADS, the virtual colonoscopy reporting system developed by the Virtual Colonoscopy Working Group, is an efficient way to evaluate practice experience in virtual colonoscopy, and can be used to compare exam quality, readers, and patient cohorts, according to researchers from Boston.

January 8, 2007

'Instant replay' fluoroscopy cuts radiation dose in children

By Eric Barnes

If you've ever watched a fluoroscopy study fly by and muttered something less printable than "Wait -- what was that again?" you may not be alone. Considering how fast physiologic processes happen, a little instant-replay action could go a long way toward nailing the diagnosis. Now researchers from Israel have found that a software feature known as last fluoroscopy hold (LFH) can dramatically reduce the need for another pass at the patient, thereby reducing the radiation dose and saving time.

January 8, 2007

Misys, Wellsoft team up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT firm Misys Healthcare Systems and emergency department information systems (EDIS) developer Wellsoft have formed a partnership, allowing Raleigh, NC-based Misys to offer Wellsoft's EDIS as part of its CPR offering.

January 7, 2007

Cath lab studies grow in 2006, report finds

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The number of cases in cardiac cath labs across the U.S. increased to an estimated 4.2 million in 2006, a gain of 9% over the 3.85 million reported in 2002, for an average annualized growth rate of 2% per year, according to a report released by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.

January 7, 2007

RADinfo Systems awarded Virginia contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS provider RadInfo Systems of Dulles, VA, has received a multimillion-dollar contract from Commonwealth Orthopaedics of Fairfax, VA, to install its PowerPACS in six more offices across northern Virginia.

January 4, 2007

Urgent Care Centers buys Family Practice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Atlanta-based Urgent Care Centers (UCC) has completed its acquisition of the Boykins Family Practice in Boykins, VA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

January 4, 2007

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