CIVCO Medical Solutions now offers sterile interventional patient drapes, providing another layer of infection control. The latex-free patient drapes allow complete access to the area of interest while protecting both patient and clinician from infectious bodily fluids. Available in multiple sizes and design variations, these patient drapes are ideal for PICC lines, ports, CT biopsies, ultrasound biopsies, needle localizations, cyst aspirations and other interventional procedures.


Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States (2005-2009). Breast cancer deaths are going down the fastest among white women compared to women of other races and ethnicities. Black women have the highest death rates of all racial and ethnic groups and are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. The reasons for this difference result from many factors including having more aggressive cancers and fewer social and economic resources. To improve this disparity, black women need more timely follow-up and improved access to high-quality treatment.
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New research published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging offers significant prognostic stratification information at initial staging for patients with locally advanced breast cancer. When compared to conventional imaging, 18F-FDG PET/CT more accurately showed lesions in the chest, abdomen and bones in a single session, changing management for more than 50 percent of the patients in the study.

Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced the acquisition of Acuo Technologies, LLC, a recognized leader in high performance software and services for clinical content management, data migration and vendor neutral archives (VNA), for a cash purchase price of approximately $45 million. Acuo Technologies will become a part of Perceptive Software, a Lexmark company.

January 4, 2013 — Among oncology software products, customers ranked Elekta first for its MOSAIQ Oncology Information System (OIS) in a survey by KLAS, an independent research firm.

Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive computed (CT) scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., has shown.

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A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment they chose.

Matakina International today announced a partnership with Microsoft Corporation to make its revolutionary breast density assessment software available to users globally via the Microsoft Azure Cloud. As a result of the partnership, the company launched a cloud-based version of its Volpara Breast Density Assessment software at the 98th annual meeting of the Radiology Society of North America, Nov. 25-30, 2012.

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