June 2, 2008 - The ethics committee of the Centro Cardiologico Monzino (CCM-University of Milan), Milan, Italy, has approved the planned randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of RenalGuard in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in high-risk patients undergoing catheterization procedures at its institution.

June 2, 2008 – Whole milk is just as effective as a diluted (0.1 percent) barium suspension that is also commonly used as an oral contrast agent in conjunction with CT to examine the gastrointestinal tract, costing less and providing more ease to the patient, according to a recent study.

The study, appearing in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, published by the American Roentgen Ray Society, found that the images taken of patients who were given whole milk were just as useful as the images that were taken of patients given the diluted barium.

June 2, 2008 – Carestream expanded its line of imaging agents with Kodak X-Sight Nanosphere Conjugates labeled with Streptavidin for both in vivo and in vitro applications, aiming to provide an effective means for life science researchers to detect biotinylated probes in fluorescent molecular biology research applications.

June 2, 2008 – Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. said today the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is immediately available for the first time to Floridians at the Bay Radiology Women’s Imaging Center in Panama City.

The Aurora System is reportedly the only FDA cleared breast MRI system specifically designed for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.

June 2, 2008 - eHealth Global Technologies introduced a new medical record management service, eHealthConnect for Clinical Trials, combining scattered patient records and imaging needed for clinical trials, reportedly regardless of location and format.

June 2, 2008 - Increased body weight increases the likelihood of prostate cancer-related death, not diabetes, reported new research from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 44th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

RTOG, an NCI-funded national clinical trial group and clinical research component of the American College of Radiology (ACR), also found that diabetic men with prostate cancer are no more likely to die from their cancer than are men who are not diabetic.

eHealth Global Technologies introduced a new medical record management service, eHealthConnect for Clinical Trials, combining scattered patient records and imaging needed for clinical trials, reportedly regardless of location and format.

Carestream expanded its line of imaging agents with Kodak X-Sight Nanosphere Conjugates labeled with Streptavidin for both in vivo and in vitro applications, aiming to provide an effective means for life science researchers to detect biotinylated probes in fluorescent molecular biology research applications.

May 30, 2008 – Draeger Service, the Service arm of Draeger Medical Inc., this week launched its Draeger Medical Service Community (DMSC), designed to address the ever-evolving nature of medical technology and the importance of accurate, updated information.

The launch of the Web site comes days before the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Annual Conference and Expo, where Draeger Medical will be displaying its new patient-worn telemetry system, Infinity M300.

May 30, 2008 – GE Healthcare IT and Kryptiq, a provider of healthcare information technology solutions, entered a joint agreement for GE to exclusively distribute Kryptiq’s eScriptMessenger (eSM) in conjunction with GE's Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Centricity Practice Solution.

The offering aims to provide a proven ePrescribing solution benefiting physicians with speed and ease in managing prescription activities—addressing a critical need to improve patient safety and care quality.

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