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Imaging On Call, Emergency Cardiac Imaging enter partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology firm Imaging On Call (IOC) of Poughkeepsie, NY, said it has entered into a partnership with Emergency Cardiac Imaging (ECI), a joint venture between imaging center operator Atlantic Medical Imaging and healthcare system AtlantiCare Health Services, both located in New Jersey.
April 3, 2007
CardioVasc acquires Acta Vascular, becomes Nfocus Neuromedical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer CardioVasc of Menlo Park, CA, has completed its acquisition of interventional neuroradiology device manufacturer Acta Vascular of Santa Clara, CA.
April 3, 2007
ACR initiates cardiac MRI accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a cardiac MRI accreditation program that evaluates the qualifications of personnel, quality control programs, MRI safety policies, and image quality specific to cardiac MRI.
April 3, 2007
Dual-phase PET/CT useful in lung nodule assessment
By Eric Barnes
The use of dual-phase PET/CT can help distinguish benign from malignant lung nodules when F-18 FDG uptake is low, according to a new study from Korea. A group from the National University of Pusan sought to assess the utility of dual-phase PET/CT to differentiate benign from malignant lung disease with low F-18 FDG uptake.
April 3, 2007
US is best bet in male breast, but only if imaging is absolutely necessary
By Shalmali Pal
Male breast cancer is rare, but the incidence of the disease is rising due to shifts in diet and environment, among other things. Dr. Robin Wilson from the London-based Guy's Hospital discusses why he prefers sonography over mammography for examining the male breast, as well as what imaging experts should look for on these exams.
April 3, 2007
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Karl Storz completes iMRI integration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical video imaging firm Karl Storz Endoscopy-America has completed the digital integration of two operating rooms with intraoperative MRI (iMRI) capabilities in the U.S.
April 2, 2007
Boston Scientific gets Japanese nod for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific reported that it has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market its Taxus Express² paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system in Japan.
April 2, 2007
Toshiba gets Infinix DP-i/FD2 install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it is installing its Infinix SP-i/FD2 fluoroscopy imaging system at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Heart Institute in Baltimore.
April 2, 2007
Stereotaxis gets FDA OK for ablation catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis said that its magnetically enabled 8-mm ablation catheter has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will soon be commercially available in the U.S.
April 2, 2007
Accuray notches CyberKnife treatment milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy device developer Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, said that its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system has been used to treat more than 2,000 lung cancer patients worldwide.
April 2, 2007
ACRIN to launch new PET trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) is planning a new clinical trial, designed to prospectively validate if FDG can serve as predictive marker of tumor response and patient outcome in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
April 2, 2007
Cortical defects on prevertebroplasty MR ups risk of cement leakage
By Shalmali Pal
As many as half of all vertebroplasty patients wind up with a new compression fracture, most often in the adjacent vertebral bodies. The leaking of cement into the disk space can increase the risk of new fracture. But preoperative MR exams can help predict which patients are more likely to have cement leakage, according to a paper in the April American Journal of Roentgenology.
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