February 1, 2007 – Philips recently released the Phillips EP Navigator, an imaging tool for the treatment of complex cardiac rhythm disorders to allow physicians to navigate more easily through the heart during complex procedures.

The EP Navigator combines pre–interventional 3D CT images of a patients’ cardiac anatomy with live X-ray fluoroscopy catheter position information in a single image.

Feb. 14, 2007 — Rcadia Medical Imaging, Ltd., an Israel-based developer of novel computer-aided diagnostic software, has received FDA clearance to market its COR Analyzer I, which assists screening of triage patients for coronary artery disease.

In a recent pilot study, Rcadia COR Analyzer I and COR Analyzer II packages successfully identified coronary artery disease in 100 percent of patients and 99 percent of the analyzed blood vessels.

SCHILLER's MAGLIFE MRI light is designed to handle all your monitoring needs and is compatible with MRI scanners up to 3 Tesla. MAGLIFE light has a large color screen visible from the control room, displaying the patient's SPO2, pulse rate and/or NIBP values. The sensors are suitable for all types of patient – adults, children, neonates and premature infants.

February 9, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the launch of “Focus on Fellows” (www.focusonfellows.com) – the first online career development resource specifically designed to help young for interventional cardiologists, radiologists and vascular surgeons find meaningful employment as they exit fellowship training.

FEBRUARY 9, 2007 - A survey conducted by Directive Analytics for Siemens Medical Solutions indicates that nearly 72 percent of consumers would opt for a test that identifies diseases 20 years before symptoms appear. The survey also found that 35 percent want to know if they would be diagnosed with an incurable disease during their lifetime.

The survey consisted of a national online poll of 1,111 adults and was conducted to assess consumer attitudes toward growing scientific capabilities to predict diseases and disease onset.

February 9, 2007 - Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Integra Radionics, released its latest image registration software, ImageFusion 3, a new addition to its image fusion solutions that registers positron emission tomography (PET) images.

The software was developed for the precise registration of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images, and now ImageFusion 3 enables automated image registration for PET, which is increasingly used to detect unusual metabolic activity indicative of an active growing tumor

Feb. 8, 2007 - Nearly 95 percent of patients admitted to hospital intensive care units are affected by anemia. Consequently, these patients receive a large number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in order to restore proper hemoglobin levels.

New research shows that alternative treatments may lead to fewer transfusions, conserving critical blood supplies in hospitals. The report is published in Seminars in Dialysis.

Feb. 8, 2007 - U.S. medical researchers say human skin -- the largest organ in the body -- is a kind of zoo, and some of the inhabitants are quite novel.

Scientists at New York University School of Medicine took swabs from the forearms of six healthy individuals to study the bacterial populations in human skin. They found evidence of 182 species of bacteria, 8 percent of which were unidentified species that had never before been described.

Feb. 9, 2007 — Blockages in arteries that carry blood to the brain are clearly visible to physicians using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology published by the Radiological Society of North America.

Eighty patients (44 men and 36 women) with suspected arterial occlusive disease were included in the study, which compared the performance of contrast-enhanced MR angiography to DSA and CT angiography. Two independent readers evaluated the images.

February 8, 2007 - The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) announced today that the AHRA Spring Conference will be held April 25 - 27, 2007, in Phoenix, AZ. The theme of this meeting is "Clinical Workflow Optimization Through Technology" to discuss difficulties in reimbursement environment. The meeting will also feature a separate track for new and aspiring managers presenting the popular Basic Management Skills program.

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