May 1, 2007 - Hemedex Inc., a privately-held Cambridge, MA medical device company, announced that it has reached an agreement with Codman & Shurtleff Inc. to distribute the only minimally invasive device that can measure cerebral blood flow and cerebral tissue perfusion in absolute units, in real time.

Cerebral tissue perfusion, the rate at which blood is replenished at the capillary level, is the primary factor in the transport of oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Adequate cerebral tissue perfusion is an essential requirement to maintain brain function.


The use of teleradiology reading services is a topic that has equal if not greater impact on radiologists’ future than the DRA does now.
At RSNA ’06, over 20 providers displayed their service offerings, with an equal amount offering teleradiology service providers who were not at the show. For every one company like Nighthawk Radiology Services or Nightrays, who offers an extensive setup of licensed, board-certified radiologists to provide teleradiology services worldwide, there are least 10 other service providers who are not nearly as qualified.
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The debate continues over computer-aided detection (CAD) and its overall accuracy across all of its principal applications – detecting cancerous lesions in breast, lung and colon. For each of these diseases, research has produced inconsistent findings on CAD’s diagnostic specificity, false positives rates, sensitivity and associated biopsy rates.

As in most partnerships, rarely are all things equal. Such is the case with hybrid PET/CT systems, where the vast majority of the improvements have benefited the CT side of the scanner, in particular with increased CT imaging speeds, according to Medhat M. Osman, M.D., Ph.D., at the School of Medicine at St. Louis University. This has left the medical community anxiously awaiting more substantial changes to the PET side of the PET/CT scanner.

The term “2.0” has become the catch phrase for all things next-gen. But is it just meaningless marketing jargon or new conventional wisdom? Or might it simply represent a logical stream of consciousness – making the obvious connections and then harnessing collective intelligence?

May 1, 2007 - TeraRecon, a developer of advanced image processing technology and solutions, announced the availability of time-intensity analysis tools for Breast MRI studies as a standard feature on its industry-leading AquariusNET thin-client server, with advanced pre-processing options available for the recently introduced AquariusAPS server.

May 1, 2007 - GE Healthcare introduced today the Nemoto Dual Shot CT injector, brought to market in collaboration with Nemoto, the CT Injector was designed to help optimize contrast procedures and use, as well as clinical workflow.

The CT injector was created with a design that includes an intuitive two-step anatomical protocol set-up, a unique syringe design that helps in the patient preparation process and features like simultaneous contrast and saline injection.

May 1, 2007 – Siemens Medical Solutions today announced the availability of a new cardiology image management and reporting solution, syngo Dynamics version 6, is a multi-modality, dynamic image review and reporting solution.

May 1, 2007 - Washington Hospital today announced that it is the first in the U.S. to receive shipment and install the new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, a noninvasive device for the treatment of brain disorders.

The device reportedly delivers doses of focused radiation without making a single cut to reach the deepest brain tumors while sparing surrounding tissue. The device can reportedly also treat additional disorders, such as brain metastases, vascular malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

May 1, 2007 - NeuroLogica Corp. recently announced the launch of its CereTom OTOscan, an in-office CT scanner optimized for otolaryngology, reportedly bridging the gap between flat panel dental scanners commonly used in ENT offices and more expensive fixed CT scanners found in hospitals and imaging centers.

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