January 5, 2009 – A first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy, and patients with this type of family history have clinical and pathologic characteristics similar to men with no family history at all, according to a January 1 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics,
January 5, 2009 - Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries, reported that the number of micro-bubble echo contrast procedures performed in October 2008 have increased by more than 50 percent, to nearly 18,000 procedures, when compared to May 2008.
January 5, 2009 - Pegasus Imaging Corp. will acquire AccuSoft Corporation's imaging business in an eight-figure deal, which includes the ImageGear and NetVue product lines.
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January 5, 2008 - Alliance Imaging paid $43 million and assumed indebtedness to acquire Shared P.E.T. Imaging LLC, a mobile and fixed-site provider of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), which generates approximately $29 million in annual revenue.
January 5, 2009 — In a study to determine the diagnostic value of molecular imaging in nodal staging of patients with thyroid cancer, researchers were able to accurately distinguish between cancerous cells in regional lymph nodes and normal residual thyroid tissue directly after surgery for the first time.
January 5, 2009 - Frost & Sullivan said it has awarded Toshiba America Medical Systems with its 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Healthcare Innovation.
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January 2, 2008 - Unfors Instruments opened up new sales subsidiaries on the big and emerging markets in India and China in Q4 of 2008, according to the company. In India, the start up of the new subsidiary is being done in close partnership with Rosalina Ltd., a long-term Unforms distributor, and the office location will be in Mumbai. In China, Shanghai will serve as headquarters.
NAI Tech Products’ MDR Video RP is designed for analog video recording to disk for fluoroscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound and angiography. It features a an integrated full color label printing in disk drive and can write images and viewer to disk or USB memory. The system comes in a new configuration on a cart with playback monitor and touch-screen user interface.
January 2, 2008 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a growing technology providing an increasing number of clinical benefits when used in the evaluation of back pain, according to an article in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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January 2, 2008 - Jennifer Mieres, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of nuclear cardiology at New York University, officially assumed the presidency of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) yesterday with a call to physicians, scientists and technologists to emphasize patient outcomes and restore patient trust in the world of cardiovascular imaging.
January 2, 2009 - XStor Medical Systems, a privately held Silicon Valley company, released its flagship Imaging Platform for advanced clinical applications and collaborative patient care.
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December 31, 2008 – According to results from a Phase 2 clinical study (BP-23), Zemiva, when combined with the standard of care for the diagnostic evaluation of the chest pain patient, improved sensitivity for the detection of cardiac ischemia by more than 50 percent (p
December 31, 2008 - The FDA today approved Vasovist Injection (gadofosveset trisodium), manufactured by EPIX Pharmaceuticals, is reportedly the first contrast imaging agent for use in patients undergoing magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).
December 30, 2008 - Sapheneia, a global, ISO-certified imaging services company specializing in diagnostic and analytical image processing solutions, signed an agreement with Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, allowing Karolinska University Hospital to use and evaluate the Sapheneia Clarity CT Solution to lower radiation dose exposure to patients during diagnostic image studies.
December 30, 2008 - SecondLook Digital CAD, a computer-aided detection (CAD) technology by iCAD Inc. has been customized for use with the Planmed Nuance FFDM system is now available outside of the U.S., as iCAD drives its mammography strategy worldwide. The CAD solution is optimized for the Planmed Nuance FFDM with high-performance a-Se detector.
December 30, 2008 - Nonradiologist physicians are acquiring or leasing CT scanners in increasing numbers, and the growth trend is much more rapid among them than it is among radiologists, reported a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).
December 30, 2008 - Widespread adoption of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) will lead to the detection of numerous incidental extracolonic findings (ECFs), which may result in unexpected costs, said Lincoln L.
By Nick Obradovich Recently, Donald Frush, M.D., professor of radiology at the Duke University School of Medicine, chief of pediatric radiology at Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center and a leading pediatric radiation dose expert, sat down with ITN to discuss the current efforts being made to lower the radiation dose for pediatric CT scans.
December 30, 2008 – Merit Medical Systems said it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Miser contrast management system. The product has patents pending and will be released during the first quarter of 2009.