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MRS helps predict if antidepressants will prevail in geriatric depression
By Shalmali Pal
Measuring cerebral metabolites with MR spectroscopy (MRS) could help mental health professionals tailor treatment regimens for elderly people with depression, according to Japanese researchers. They found that dysfunction in the frontal lobes is the most likely reason for cognitive impairment and possible depressive psychosis in an older population.
January 16, 2006
Prepless VC misses some diminutive flat lesions
By Eric Barnes
A rather gutsy clinical study by Italian radiologists pitted state-of-the-art chromoscopic high-magnification colonoscopy against prepless virtual colonoscopy. The researchers found that advanced colonoscopy did a better job of identifying flat lesions, particularly the smallest ones.
January 16, 2006
Guidant, J&J announce new purchase deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The stakes are rising in the bidding war for interventional device firm Guidant. Guidant and suitor Johnson & Johnson announced a new purchase deal on Friday that would see J&J pay $24.2 billion for Guidant.
January 15, 2006
Step-and-shoot acquisition cuts CTA dose, improves images
By Eric Barnes
Low-pitch helical acquisition is effective for ensuring complete volume coverage and good phase registration over multiple cardiac cycles. But it packs a high radiation dose and lacks flexibility for irregular heart motion. Researchers have found a potential solution with a "step-and-shoot" acquisition mode for 64-slice CT scanners that can reduce even a modulated dose by 50% or more.
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Draxis radiopharmaceutical approved
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Draxis Health has received FDA approval for its supplemental new drug application for sodium iodide I-131 oral capsules.
January 12, 2006
Sectra inks Colorado ortho PACS contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish imaging informatics and digital mammography vendor Sectra has installed its PACS software at a Colorado orthopedic practice.
January 12, 2006
Boston Scientific ups Guidant bid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific has sweetened its bid for Guidant in a move to make its acquisition proposal more competitive with a rival bid from Johnson & Johnson.
January 12, 2006
GE notches all-digital Pepin install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has installed its clinical and IT systems at Pepin Heart Hospital and Research Institute on the campus of University Community Hospital in Tampa, FL.
January 12, 2006
Stereotaxis catheter begins U.S. clinical usage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis said that three electrophysiology sites in the U.S. are using its Celsius RMT diagnostic and ablation catheter.
January 12, 2006
Auto breast US handily spots lesions in early study
By Shalmali Pal
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) has proved to be as effective as handheld ultrasound (HHUS) for identifying lesions, according to a pilot study out of the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. The technique has potential as a screening adjunct to mammography, according to the lead author.
January 12, 2006
Guidant, J&J announce new acquisition deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant and Johnson & Johnson reported that the firms have reached a new agreement whereby J&J will acquire Indianapolis-based Guidant for $23.2 billion in fully diluted equity value.
January 11, 2006
Trimming CT dose decreases lung CAD performance
By Erik L. Ridley
The lower the CT dose, the lower the performance of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in detecting lung nodules, according to researchers from Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Seoul, South Korea.
January 11, 2006
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