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Kodak inks service deal with Novadaq
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has signed a worldwide service agreement with cardiac imaging firm Novadaq Technologies of Toronto. The Rochester, NY-based firm will be providing equipment repair, maintenance, and related support services for Novadaq's cardiac intraoperative imaging system.
August 3, 2005
Observational EBT study finds estrogen-only HRT slows atherosclerosis
By Shalmali Pal
The onset of menopause has been tied to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but the exact role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is still a gray area. In a study using electron beam tomography (EBT), investigators from California evaluated the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in relation to HRT in asymptomatic, postmenopausal women.
August 2, 2005
CMS to limit nuclear medicine self-referral
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to revise the list of health services for which physicians are prohibited from self-referring their patients to include diagnostic nuclear medicine and therapeutic nuclear medicine.
August 1, 2005
BrainLab, Biomet partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery (IGS) and stereotactic radiosurgery developer BrainLab of Munich, Germany, along with implant developer Biomet of Warsaw, IN, have formed a strategic partnership that will allow the companies to co-develop applications for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery.
August 1, 2005
MicroVention enrolls 100th patient in HELPS trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer MicroVention of Aliso Viejo, CA, reported that it has enrolled the 100th patient in the international trial of its HydroCoil Embolization System (HES) for treating cerebral aneurysms.
August 1, 2005
Kodak adds Viatronix VC install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group said that it has completed its first integrated installation of virtual colonoscopy software from 3D software developer Viatronix of Stony Brook, NY, with its PACS.
August 1, 2005
E-Z-EM turns in record fiscal 2005
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast and virtual colonoscopy firm E-Z-EM reported record net sales of $113.1 million in its fiscal 2005, up 12% compared with the $100.6 million turned in during fiscal 2004.
August 1, 2005
Neoprobe Q2 sales up, but loss widens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe reported second-quarter sales of $1.7 million, up 26% compared with the $1.3 million posted in the second quarter of 2004.
August 1, 2005
Cardiology societies adopt cardiac CT, MR standards
By Tracie L. Thompson
In yet another document that may influence hospitals and other entities responsible for credentialing the future performance of cross-sectional cardiac imaging, a host of societies dominated by cardiologists has come out with guidelines as to what training and experience should be required.
August 1, 2005
Hepatic and renal MRI streamline preop organ donor tests
By Shalmali Pal
Becoming a living organ donor is no doubt a harrowing and emotional process. So should a potential donor be subjected to a battery of imaging tests to determine his or her suitability? No, according to Korean clinicians who advocate a single modality exam with MRI for evaluating liver donors. Dutch researchers also recommend MR angiography (MRA) over digital substracation angiography (DSA) for assessing kidney donors.
July 31, 2005
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Given posts mixed results for Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging reported sales for its 2005 fiscal second quarter (end-June 30) of $20.5 million (U.S.), representing a 33% increase compared with the $15.5 million booked in the same period of 2004.
July 28, 2005
Researchers seek better surgical planning with 3D glenoid CT, tuberosity x-rays
By Tracie L. Thompson
In the never-ending quest for better presurgical information, researchers appear to be looking high and low. High tech and low tech, that is, in a pair of studies that range from testing investigational software for 3D glenoid measurements to simply checking which x-ray views elicit a greater consensus on greater tuberosity treatment.
July 28, 2005
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