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CompuMed nets second OsteoGram patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry software developer CompuMed has received its second U.S. patent for its OsteoGram product.
April 12, 2004
Consorta signs deal with Hologic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Consorta of Rolling Meadows, IL, has signed a purchasing agreement with Hologic of Bedford, MA, covering bone densitometry and mammography equipment.
April 12, 2004
Study offers strategy for safe MRI with pacemakers
By Shalmali Pal
Cardiac and MRI specialists have joined together to develop a seven-step guideline for cautiously and effectively imaging patients with pacemakers. They devised this risk/benefit profile after performing a prospective study of 54 pacemaker patients who required MRI or MR angiography (MRA).
April 11, 2004
Separating inflammation from malignancy on thoracic FDG-PET
By Shalmali Pal
Despite its whiz-bang capabilities in imaging cancer patients, FDG-PET scans do have their pitfalls, particularly when it comes to nonmalignant chest abnormalities. In a pictorial essay in the American Journal of Roentgenology, Dr. Syed Asad and colleagues highlighted some of the infectious and inflammatory lesions that may mimic tumor.
April 8, 2004
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Toshiba adds Infinix Vs-i to stroke center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has installed its Infinix Vs-i angiographic x-ray system in a research suite at the Toshiba Stroke Research Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
April 7, 2004
Cordis stent gets CE OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has received CE Mark approval to market its Cypher Select sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in all member states of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland.
April 7, 2004
Agfa nets UK cardiac Impax install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has been awarded two contracts for implementation of its Impax for Cardiology PACS product at two National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in the U.K.
April 7, 2004
Boston Scientific launches Sentinol
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has introduced its self-expanding nitinol biliary stent system, Sentinol, to the U.S. market.
April 7, 2004
E-Z-EM turns in record Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported record fiscal third-quarter net sales of $37.2 million, up 12.3% compared with the $33.1 million booked in the third quarter of 2003.
April 7, 2004
Reduced-prep VC with tagging works after failed colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Barring evidence of cancer, patients who have undergone a failed colonoscopy can be successfully followed up with a reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy protocol. The study, by radiologists at the Stedelijk Ziekenhuis in Belgium, was presented at the 2004 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
April 6, 2004
Siemens inks deal with St. Elizabeth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has won a contract with St. Elizabeth's Hospital to renovate the Belleville, IL-based facility's cardiac catheterization laboratories.
April 5, 2004
Radiologists correlate coronary calcium with other CVD markers
By Eric Barnes
When is CT calcium screening most clearly indicated, and when might calcium assessment with CT be less informative? At the 2004 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, investigators from Spain examined these questions in a study of 152 asymptomatic patients who were self-referred for cardiovascular disease risk.
April 5, 2004
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