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Olympus requests review of Given Imaging patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging reported that optics developer Olympus of Tokyo has submitted a request to the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine certain claims of one of the five U.S. patents Given holds.
January 8, 2004
E-Z-EM continues strong growth in 2004 Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2004 second-quarter sales of $36.9 million, up 12% compared with the $32.9 million posted in its 2003 fiscal second quarter.
January 8, 2004
Loss of brain myelin in mid-life may lead to Alzheimer's disease
By Bruce Sylvester
As if a midlife crisis weren’t bad enough: The breakdown of myelin in the brain that comes with aging could contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a leading brain researcher reports in the Neurobiology of Aging.
January 7, 2004
ECRI forecasts growth in cardiovascular CT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health services research agency ECRI forecasts that the utilization of noninvasive CT angiography will increase rapidly over the next five years.
January 7, 2004
Varian gets 510(k) for 3-D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its 3-D cone-beam CT imaging system on a radiation therapy simulation and verification device.
January 7, 2004
Panoramic x-ray improves detection of challenging wrist fractures
By Tracie L. Thompson
Given the unreliability of initial radiographs in detecting scaphoid fractures, another inexpensive approach to imaging everyday wrist trauma should be welcome. But with so many other modalities available, the panoramic view may be too unusual to embrace.
January 7, 2004
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PET illustrates regional brain shifts in depression for psychotherapy versus medication
By Bruce Sylvester
According to FDG-PET results, patients who have recovered from depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) experience different brain-pattern changes compared with patients who have recovered using drugs, Canadian researchers report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
January 6, 2004
Sixteen-slice CTA scanning makes everything better
By Leanne McKnoulty
When it comes to noninvasive vascular imaging, 16-slice CT angiography (CTA) is far superior to V/Q scans, according to a presenter at the 2003 annual Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR) meeting in Brisbane, Australia.
January 4, 2004
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Lower cardiovascular risk makes virtual colonoscopy safer, study finds
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists who perform virtual colonoscopy often cite its lack of perforation risk as a key advantage over endoscopy. VC is believed to offer other safety advantages as well, particularly in terms of cardiovascular risks. But no one had compared these effects empirically until researchers from London's St. Mark's Hospital decided to give it a go.
December 30, 2003
VSM sells MEG to France
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, BC, has negotiated an agreement to provide a 275-channel MEG system to the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Lyon, France.
December 30, 2003
Boston Scientific gets CE Mark for Liberte
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received the European CE Mark for its Liberte coronary stent.
December 29, 2003
CompuMed sales edge lower
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer CompuMed reported lower revenues but a reduced net loss for fiscal 2003.
December 29, 2003
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