August 12, 2009 - The second of three centers in ProUroCare Medical's FDA clinical study of the ProUroScan imaging system has completed its portion of the study.
August 12, 2009 - Invivo Corp. launches DynaTRIM, a first-of-its-kind fully MR compatible interventional device for Trans-Rectal Interventional MR (TRIM) biopsy of the prostate gland.
Aug 12, 2009 - The Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted to recommend to the FDA GE Healthcare’s DaTSCAN (Ioflupane I 123 Injection), which is used with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
August 12, 2009 – Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a tool for virtual surgery that allows heart surgeons to view the predicted effects of different surgical approaches by manipulating 3D cardiac MRIs of a patient's specific anatomy.
August 12, 2009 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) wants to make it clear that "[a]ny information that ACR has offered its support or opposition to HR 3200 is incorrect," according to a statement issued on the ACR Web site.
August 12, 2009 - There are higher rates of both osteoporosis and nonpathologic fractures for men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer using androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT).
August 12, 2009 - Shimadzu Medical Systems USA will debut the Mobile Art Evolution 12 and the convertible-to-digital DR Mobile Art Evolution 32 in booth 815 at the AHRA Annual Meeting being held in Las Vegas, Nev., from August 9-13, 2009.
August 11, 2009 - The first hospital group in Turkey to offer cancer patients advanced RapidArc radiotherapy treatments has acquired four additional treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems.
August 11, 2009 - Viztek, a radiology solution provider, has been selected by In Her Image, West Caldwell, NJ, to provide In Her Image, a women’s imaging center, has llicensed Viztek’s PACS, RIS, and billing solutions for its new facility set to open within the next month.
August 11, 2009 - Despite a hurried rise in robotic urological surgery in the past 10 years as hospitals try to stay competitive in offering patients the latest technology, no standardized training or credentialing process is in place to test surgeon competency and safety with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, leaving many patients and medical centers at risk for error and injury.
