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Siemens debuts C-arm for neurorads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The angiography and x-ray division of Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the Axiom Artis dBA, a flat-panel detector-based neurointerventional biplane system, according to the Malvern, PA-based company.
October 10, 2004
New financing for Radiation Therapy Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services said that it has executed an amendment to its senior secured credit facility that reduces interest expense and expands its revolving credit commitment to $80 million from $70 million.
October 10, 2004
Given names Colby as VP
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, has appointed Mark Colby as its corporate vice president and general manager for Japan and the rest of the world, effective immediately.
October 10, 2004
Diagnostic Ultrasound debuts bladder-assessment kit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volumetric ultrasound developer Diagnostic Ultrasound of Bothell, WA, has introduced a bladder-assessment kit for primary care physicians.
October 10, 2004
Study documents rising use of CT for suspected PE
By Eric Barnes
A trend toward increasing CT use for suspected pulmonary embolism, combined with a steady drop in positive findings, raises important questions about the appropriate use of CT pulmonary angiography, according to researchers from Cleveland, who wonder if the risk of treatment is justified by the outcomes.
October 10, 2004
E-Z-EM posts strong Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported record fiscal 2005 first-quarter net sales of $36.9 million, up 11.5% compared with the $33.1 million booked in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 (end-August 30, 2003).
October 7, 2004
MR colonography finds most tiny rat lesions
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the University of Essen in Germany have built a workable model for noninvasive colon imaging in small animals. The group performed MR colonography and digital subtraction to detect colorectal polyps induced in rats, confirming the modality's high sensitivity and specificity.
October 7, 2004
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GE's Innova hits millennium mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has shipped its 1,000th Innova digital flat-panel x-ray cardiovascular system.
October 6, 2004
LuMend launches Outback re-entry catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer LuMend of Redwood City, CA, has rolled out its Outback re-entry catheter.
October 6, 2004
Toshiba updates Opart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has released a version 5.0 upgrade for its Opart mid-field 0.35-tesla open MR systems.
October 6, 2004
Denton named as Eigen VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac PACS provider Eigen has appointed Shelly Denton as its vice president of sales.
October 6, 2004
Braintree releases HalfLytely
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical developer Braintree Laboratories has released its HalfLytely and bisacodyl tablets bowl prep kit, used as a prescription preparation for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy.
October 6, 2004
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