July 10, 2009 – New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research(1) revealed today suggests for the first time that the way blood flows through our arteries may boost an antioxidant effect of statin medicines.
July 9, 2009 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the ongoing economic crisis is putting pressure on publicly funded European healthcare systems, intensifying the decline of interventional cardiology device prices in the region.
July 9, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the review copy of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule on July 1, 2009. The American College of Radiology (ACR) will be submitting comments to CMS addressing issues of concern by the deadline of August 31, 2009. The following are the highlights of the proposed rule:
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July 9, 2009 - NovaRad recently introduced NovaMG, a breast imaging viewer that combines the toolset of NovaPACS with customizable mammographic reading and hanging protocol sequences.
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July 6, 2009 – Royal Philips Electronics recently released the Veradius X-ray system, a mobile C-arm with a super thin, flat detector.
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July 8, 2009 - RT prolongs survival in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (EHC) are rare tumors of the biliary tree, according to a study published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics.*
July 8, 2009 - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leading breast cancer organization, is announcing millions of dollars in long-term grant funding for research on whether individuals can prevent development of their own cancers.
July 8, 2009 - High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), which uses high-frequency sound waves to heat up tissue, is an experimental cancer therapy for prostate cancer that may be able to treat men without surgery and offer fewer side effects, according to the results of a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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July 8, 2009 - Covidien said today Health Canada approved the company’s abbreviated new drug submission (ANDS) for its kit for the preparation of technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi injection. Covidien’s generic product is fully substitutable for Cardiolite, the company said.
July 8, 2009 - Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced that it has developed a guidelines collection to improve the quality of clinical care and published research relevant to the practice of interventional radiology.
July 8, 2009 – Nuance Communications Inc. introduced Nuance PDF Converter Professional 6, the newest release of its flagship desktop PDF solution.
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July 8, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories AB have co-developed three new software solutions that are integrated as modules in the latest release of Varian’s Eclipse treatment planning system, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
July 8, 2009 - Ziosoft Inc., a leader in advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its magnetic resonance (MR) cardiac function analysis application for use with the Ziostation thin-client system.
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc., a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduces its Laser TIRF 3 microscope system, designed to enable visualization of near-cell membrane dynamic processes while maintaining optimum specimen incubation conditions.
July 8, 2009 - As part of its ongoing support of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging research, SNM—an international scientific and professional organization of more than 17,000 members dedicated to promoting the practical applications, technology and science of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine—awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation at the soc
July 7, 2009 - Viztek, a radiology solution provider, has added a full-featured Mini PACS to the Opal line to release the Opal-WS, Viztek’s new customizable PACS for smaller practices.
July 7, 2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hologic Inc.'s premarket approval (PMA) application for the Adiana permanent contraception system.
July 6, 2009 - The new StarBurst XLi-Enhanced Semi-Flex probe from AngioDynamics is a radiofrequency ablation (RFA) device specifically designed to deliver a 7-cm ablation of a tumor in a single placement during computed tomography-aided procedures.
July 6, 2009 – Last week, Royal Philips Electronics released the Veradius X-ray system, a mobile C-arm with a super thin, flat detector.
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