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PET/CT shows virtual bronchoscopy potential
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - Three-dimensional visualization with PET/CT may soon be expanded to virtual bronchoscopy, providing a new tool for diagnosis, treatment planning, and interventional guidance, according to a multidisciplinary group from Stanford University in California.
March 29, 2006
MRI, PET disclose neurological decline in preclinical Huntington's disease
By Shalmali Pal
Years before Huntington's becomes a full-blown disease, a genetic mutation may be found in some people that predisposes them to the degenerative illness. Earlier brain imaging studies have shown that progressive neuronal dysfunction may influence the clinical course of the disease. Now researchers from Italy and the U.K. have applied MRI and FDG-PET to the presymptomatic brain in Huntington's disease.
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Guidant suspends Xience V supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Guidant said it has decided not to release current inventory of its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system, as approximately 1% of its current inventory was not manufactured with strict adherence to the company's quality standards.
March 28, 2006
WHO report: X-ray insufficient for TB diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chest radiography is not specific enough to act as the sole test for tuberculosis (TB), yet it is still overutilized by physicians assessing for the disease, according to the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) guidelines.
March 28, 2006
CTI sells system to Maine lab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thermal breast imaging developer Computerized Thermal Imaging has won a contract to install its Thermal Imaging Processor technology at the University of New England in Portland, ME.
March 28, 2006
Biosound Esaote launches anesthesiology scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biosound Esaote of Indianapolis has debuted MyLab 30 OR, a compact ultrasound scanner designed for use by anesthesiologists.
March 28, 2006
MDCT highly sensitive for aortic dissection
By Eric Barnes
A recent study of patients who underwent MDCT imaging for symptoms suggestive of aortic dissection showed that the modality was highly sensitive and specific for all types of dissection. CT is also faster and generally more accurate than the alternatives, including MRI, ultrasound, and even the invasive gold standard exam, aortography, according to the study authors.
March 28, 2006
BrachySciences to sell TargetScan system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prostate brachytherapy implant developer BrachySciences of Oxford, CT, has signed a deal covering North American distribution of the TargetScan system from Envisioneering Medical Technologies of St. Louis.
March 27, 2006
Toshiba makes big cath lab install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has installed five of its Infinix-i family of catheterization labs at a Michigan hospital.
March 27, 2006
GE, Swedish Brain Foundation host Brain Day event
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and the Swedish Brain Foundation are teaming up to host a Brain Day forum at GE's site in Uppsala, Sweden.
March 27, 2006
Varian highlights Emory research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that clinicians at the Emory University School of Medicine found that its On-Board Imager image-guided radiation therapy device efficiently improved tumor targeting.
March 27, 2006
Medtronic gets FDA nod for AAA stent system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its AneuRx AAAdvantage abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft with Xcelerant delivery system.
March 27, 2006
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