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Given gets U.S. OK for esophagus imaging device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Given Diagnostic System, including the PillCam ESO video capsule for imaging the esophagus, according to the Yoqneam, Israel-based firm.
October 25, 2004
Aurora ships first breast MRI unit outside U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its first dedicated breast MRI system outside of the U.S.
October 25, 2004
MDCT offers one-stop rectal cancer staging
By Eric Barnes
There are a number of reasons why multidetector-row CT is making inroads in rectal cancer staging. Perhaps none is more compelling, though, than the ability to look for metastases and stage the cancer based on a single CT scan.
October 24, 2004
SPECT reveals deterioration in acute SAH patients with vasospasm
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISO - Serial SPECT imaging is an accurate and consistent way to measure cerebral hemodynamics after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), according to a presentation this week at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
October 21, 2004
Q3 sales uptick for Guidant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Guidant reported record 2004 fiscal third-quarter revenues of $924.5 million, a $4.4 million increase from the $920.1 million in sales posted in the same period in 2003.
October 20, 2004
ev3 stent gets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its Protégé GPS nitinol self-expanding long stent.
October 20, 2004
Overexposed? CT in the emergency room
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Multislice CT scanners can scan a trauma patient from stem to stern in less than a minute. But is trauma CT being overused, or used for the wrong indications? At a talk on Wednesday at the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting, Dr. Gene Hern led a whirlwind tour of CT in the trauma setting, offering evidence-based recommendations.
October 20, 2004
Preop US angiography reliably identifies AVM
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Ultrasound angiography offers top-notch intraoperative guidance during arteriovenous malformation (AVM) surgery, according to a poster presentation Tuesday at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) meeting.
October 20, 2004
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Beyond CT: Diagnosing the unusual stroke
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - In the fevered race to diagnose patients with vague neurological symptoms, emergency doctors must keep an eye out for unusual stroke types that can require different imaging exams or treatment approaches, according to Dr. E. Bradshaw Bunney, who spoke at the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting on Tuesday.
October 19, 2004
GE launches new ultrasound scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has launched two new ultrasound scanners: one a high-end cardiovascular system and the other a compact ultrasound unit.
October 19, 2004
Real-time CT teamed with tracer tracks CED treatment
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - The latest oncologic technique for treating tumors involves convention-enhanced delivery (CED). But determining whether CED was successful requires the development of imaging tracers for real-time, in-vivo monitoring, according to a presenter Monday at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
October 19, 2004
Radiation Therapy Services completes NJ acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services of Fort Myers, FL, said that it has closed on a definitive purchase agreement for a third radiation treatment center in New Jersey.
October 18, 2004
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