December 18, 2008 - The addition of an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map to T2-weighted images can improve the diagnostic performance of MR imaging in prostate cancer detection.

December 18, 2008 – The FDA has cleared the 3.0 Tesla IMRISneuro manufactured by IMRIS Inc. for sale in the U.S.

IMRISneuro is available with either a 1.5 Tesla or a 3T magnet. Both systems provide IMRIS' patented technology and utilize 70 cm wide bore advanced magnetic resonance imaging systems from Siemens.

December 18, 2008 - EDAP TMS SA, a therapeutic ultrasound manufacturer, has filed a 510(k) marketing application with the FDA for its newly designed, high-end Sonolith I-Sys device.

December 12, 2008 - Patients with breast cancer whose tumors were HER2-positive and one centimeter or smaller had a significant risk of relapse compared with other tumor types, according to a new study presented at the CRTC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

December 18, 2008 - Therapeutic strategies that use neoadjuvant RT for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer showed a survival benefit over surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant RT in treating pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in the November 2008 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.

December 18, 2008 — Emageon Inc. announced that its stockholders voted to approve Emageon’s proposed merger with Health Systems Solutions Inc. at a special meeting of stockholders held at Emageon’s offices yesterday.

December 18, 2008 – Today marks the final day of bidding on the Ysio, a digital radiography (DR) system with wireless detector from Siemens Healthcare, as part of a charity event for Children’s Health Fund (CHF), a national organization dedicated to providing health care for homeless and medically disadvantaged children and advocating on behalf of all children, to be put up for auction.

December 18, 2008 — AngioDynamics Inc. announced the use of its irreversible electroporation (IRE) technology on a lymph node metastasis and the first lung lesion case at The Alfred in Melbourne, Australia.

December 17, 2008 - A study released this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that colonoscopy is associated with lower death rates from colorectal cancer, however, the procedure missed lesions more often on the right side of the colon versus the left side.

December 17, 2008 – Teleradiology provider Imaging On Call said it signed contracts with Orange Radiology Associates in Monroe, NY and Interfaith Medical Center based in Brooklyn, NY.

Imaging On Call offers various packages, including preliminary or final reads, subspecialty reads, vacation coverage, post processing and interpretation for coronary CTA and breast MRI.

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