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Siemens, OSU, Battelle to receive lung-cancer grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Siemens Medical Solutions are scheduled to receive an $8 million award to establish a program for the prevention, detection, and treatment of lung cancer.

October 29, 2003

Philips and MGH to partner in EP research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston have agreed to collaborate on research in the development of electrophysiology (EP) catheterization labs.

October 28, 2003

MRI, US make sense of disorganized scar tissue in PTTL injuries

By Shalmali Pal

MRI can assess the entire ankle joint and exclude coexisting pathology in cases of posterior tibiotalar ligament (PTTL) injuries. And ultrasound plays a complementary role in confirming instances of posteriomedial impingement that aren't immediately apparent on clinical exam, according to radiologists from Cabrini Private Hospital in Malvern, Australia.

October 28, 2003

Three-dimensional US offers better visualization of CBD

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) 3-D ultrasound measurements of the common bile duct (CBD) correlated well with 2-D measurements in a study by Dr Ashutosh Rao and colleagues, published in Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

October 28, 2003

Elekta’s Synergy receives 510(k)

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Synergy radiation therapy platform.

October 27, 2003

CompuMed inks deal with NIR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bone densitometry software developer CompuMed of Los Angeles has signed a five-year distribution agreement with medical imaging equipment distributor National Imaging Resources (NIR) of Willoughby, OH.

October 27, 2003

X-Ray Radiology Insider

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exams can provide critical information for diagnosing osteoporosis, assessing the risk for fractures and bone disorders, and selecting patients as candidates for drug therapy and monitoring of that therapy.

October 26, 2003

Aurora unveils ultraRODEO MRI technique for breast imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, unveiled its UltraRODEO imaging technique at a conference on breast MRI last week sponsored by Stanford University of Stanford, CA.

October 23, 2003

AmeriScan founder sued over breast MRI screening claims

By Brian Casey

The founder of screening services provider AmeriScan was hit with a lawsuit yesterday in a San Francisco court charging his company with false advertising of its breast MRI screening services.

October 23, 2003

Epix continues to build revenues, trim losses in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI contrast-agent developer Epix Medical reported third-quarter 2003 revenues of $3.9 million, compared with $2.8 million in sales recorded in the third quarter of 2002.

October 23, 2003

Contrast ultrasound shows potential for prostate cancer detection

By Erik L. Ridley

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve prostate cancer detection and limit the number of biopsy sites for patients, according to Dr. Ethan Halpern from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) in Philadelphia. These gains come, however, with higher false-positive rates.

October 23, 2003

Same parts of brain say "ouch" when hurt physically or emotionally

Using functional MRI and a clever experimental design, California researchers have shown that the experience of being left out activates the same brain machinery as being physically hurt. They published their results in Science.

October 23, 2003

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