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Capsule endoscopy fares well in small bowel versus CT, barium enema
By Eric Barnes
In the first multimodality assessment of a recently approved wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) system, the technique detected several types of pathologies better than CT and barium enema in patients with suspected small-bowel pathologies who had no evidence of stricture.
January 13, 2004
Foundations laid, CAD technology builds mainstream support
By Kate Madden Yee
Developed more than 30 years ago, computer-aided detection (CAD) technology has continued to evolve as computers have become more powerful. Although clinical applications of the technology have traditionally been limited to mammography, companies are rapidly developing techniques for use with other modalities.
January 12, 2004
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Eigen offers data migration service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac PACS provider Eigen is launching a new data migration service.
January 12, 2004
CompuMed signs for credit line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer CompuMed has arranged for a $5 million equity line from Dutchess Private Equities of Boston.
January 11, 2004
Philips signs Baptist Health South Florida
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has signed a seven-year agreement to provide Baptist Health South Florida with a radiology and cardiology PACS network.
January 11, 2004
Miicro in PET deal with GlaxoSmithKline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neuroimaging drug developer Miicro has signed a study services agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
January 11, 2004
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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