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E-Z-EM notches record revenue in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported record fiscal 2006 first-quarter net sales of $34.8 million, up 45% compared with the $24 million booked in the first quarter of fiscal 2004.
October 11, 2005
Panoramic x-rays prove suitable for dental age calculation
By Shalmali Pal
In the mid-90s, Dr. Sigrid Kvaal and colleagues in Oslo, Norway, proposed x-ray as a noninvasive way to estimate the age of adults in forensic work and archaeological studies. More recently, a group from the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium, tested Kvaal's dental age calculation technique on panoramic dental radiographs.
October 11, 2005
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In phantom, MDCT edges EBT for calcium detection
By Eric Barnes
Both 16-slice MDCT and electron beam tomography (EBT) performed well in a phantom face-off, but MDCT had a significant advantage in detecting small amounts of coronary artery calcium, according to researchers from Hiroshima University Hospital in Japan.
October 10, 2005
Neuroimaging shows abnormalities in non-AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis
By Edward Susman
SAN FRANCISCO - MRI and CT can reveal cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in nonimmune-compromised patients, according to a presentation last week at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) meeting.
October 9, 2005
Medtronic submits PMA module for Endeavor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic has submitted the first premarket approval application (PMA) module for its Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent to the Food and Drug Administration.
October 9, 2005
AnthroCare gets 510(k) for bone cement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer AnthroCare of Austin, TX, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a new bone cement designed to be used during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures.
October 9, 2005
Imaging Sciences taps Reynolds
Dental imaging firm Imaging Sciences International has appointed Tony Reynolds as vice president of international sales and strategic alliances.
October 9, 2005
Guidant launches cobalt chromium stent in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device vendor Guidant of Indianapolis announced the launch of its Multi-Link Vision RX coronary stent system in Japan, following regulatory and reimbursement approvals.
October 6, 2005
Preliminary study finds fMRI possible in fetal heart
By Shalmali Pal
Functional MRI (fMRI) is not only feasible for fetal cardiac imaging, it can add to clinical perinatal management, according to a group from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.
October 6, 2005
A new use for SPECT/CT: Tracking stem cell migration
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology and Institute of Cell Engineering in Baltimore, MD, have successfully used SPECT/CT to track bone marrow stem cells injected into dogs whose hearts were damaged by heart attack, according to a study published in Circulation.
October 6, 2005
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Given develops next-generation PillCam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging has partnered with Micron Technology and Zarlink Semiconductor in the development of a third-generation PillCam SB for the small bowel.
October 5, 2005
'Filet view' VC software slices reading time
By Eric Barnes
A novel virtual colonoscopy viewing method garnered mixed results in a European pilot study. Overall sensitivity was a little lower compared to results with standard endoluminal viewing, but the prototype system slashed interpretation time from 38 minutes down to about 10 minutes per case.
October 5, 2005
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