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InSight's fourth quarter 2009 revenues decreases by 17.3% year-on-year

InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. (“InSight”) (OTCBB: ISGT) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

18 Sep 2009

National Research Council's report emphasizes on launching of a new multidisciplinary initiative

A report released today by the National Research Council calls on the United States to launch a new multiagency, multiyear, and multidisciplinary initiative to capitalize on the extraordinary advances recently made in biology and to accelerate new breakthroughs that could solve some of society's most pressing problems -- particularly in the areas of food, environment, energy, and health.

18 Sep 2009

Merge Healthcare launches FusionWeb application software

Continuing its technology leadership in image-enabling the healthcare enterprise, Merge Healthcare, today announced the release of FusionWeb™, a revolutionary zero-client software platform that enables secure

18 Sep 2009

Lantheus commences Phase 1 study evaluating novel LMI1195 heart failure imaging agent

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study to assess the safety, dosimetry and tolerability of LMI1195, a novel F-18 small molecule tracer for imaging cardiac neuronal function, in healthy subjects, undergoing positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

17 Sep 2009

Enzo expands its capability to perform simultaneous live-cell imaging of nuclear components

Enzo Life Sciences, a division of Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), has added a novel new system to its CELLestial™ line of live cell analysis products, providing expanded capability to simultaneously image both the nucleus and the nucleolus in living cells, the Company announced today. Called the Total Nuclear-ID™ Green/Red Nucleolar/Nuclear Detection Kit, the new addition has been specifically optimized for demanding live cell microscopy applications.

17 Sep 2009

4D Medical Systems launches the 4D PhotoStation System in the U.S.

4D Medical Systems, Inc. announced the U.S. launch of the 4D PhotoStation™ System today. The 4D PhotoStation System eliminates the costs and complexities of digital photography in the medical practice while increasing photo-imaging revenue opportunities. Photographic documentation is well known for melanoma, cosmetic procedure before and afters and documenting effects of procedures.

17 Sep 2009

Nimotuzumab drug approved for Mexican distribution

YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE Amex:YMI, TSX:YM, AIM:YMBA), a life sciences product development company that identifies and advances a diverse portfolio of promising cancer-related products at various stages of development, today reported that nimotuzumab has been approved for marketing in Mexico.

17 Sep 2009

Medical conference to discuss the current and future use of CT and MRI in autopsy practice

A leading forensic pathologist from the University of Leicester is among the keynote speakers at a unique medical conference in the city examining The Use of CT and MRI in Autopsy Practice.

17 Sep 2009

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

SI-BONE, Inc. a San Francisco Bay-area, medical device company, announced the first ever meeting of thought leading spine surgeons to review data and develop a clinical diagnostic process for identification of SI Joint pathology, a frequent cause of low back pain.

17 Sep 2009

FDA provides PMA approval for Spectrascience's WavSTAT technology enhancements

SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that its application for premarket approval (PMA) relating to key enhancements of its WavSTAT platform technology has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Company can now begin commercial distribution of the enhanced WavSTAT technology.

17 Sep 2009

Multi-detector row computed tomography predicts malignancy of IPMNs

A clinical research article to be published on August 28, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses the role of multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) in predicting malignancy of IPMNs preoperatively. The research team led by Prof. Wang DB from Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine recruited a total of 20 patients with pathologically-confirmed IPMNs in their study. Axial MDCT images combined with CT angiography (CTA) and multiplanar volume or curved reformations (MPVR or CR) were preoperatively acquired.

17 Sep 2009

Educational events for physicians who diagnose and treat prostate cancer

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announces a series of educational events designed for radiologists, urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, technologists and other referring physicians who diagnose and treat patients with prostate cancer.

17 Sep 2009

Block Imaging acquires Benchmark Radiology

Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier global provider of Pre-owned and Refurbished Medical Imaging Systems, Parts, and Services, announced today its acquisition of Benchmark Radiology LLC., headquartered near Ft. Wayne, IN.

17 Sep 2009

Cyntellect announces commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance life science and stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager powered by LEAP.

16 Sep 2009

The first successful implantation of the GDS Accucinch System for mitral valve repair

Guided Delivery Systems, Inc. ("GDS") announced the first successful percutaneous implantation of the GDS Accucinch(R) System for mitral valve repair. The procedure was performed by Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Schofer of Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Hamburg University Cardiovascular Center in Hamburg, Germany. The GDS Accucinch System significantly reduced the patient's mitral regurgitation without requiring open heart surgery.

16 Sep 2009

UJI's current research study on early detection of Alzheimer's Disease using fMRI

The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castelló is working on the early detection of Alzheimer's Disease by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques. The study is being carried out within the framework of a national project called MIND, which approaches Alzheimer's disease from a multidisciplinary perspective and involves twelve biomedicine companies and the corresponding public research organisations associated with them.

16 Sep 2009

Perceptive Informatics utilizes Optasia's KneeAnalyzer software

Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation, today announced that it has enhanced its capabilities to provide medical imaging measurements for osteoarthritis clinical trials through an alliance with Optasia Medical, Inc.

From Parexel 16 Sep 2009

Next Generation Advanced Image Processing for Toshiba Infinix-i product line

Improving the ability to provide premium patient care during interventional procedures, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is expanding the availability of Next Generation Advanced Image Processing (AIP) to more systems in the Toshiba InfinixTM-i product line.

16 Sep 2009

Legislation grants improve research and employment initiatives in Indiana University medical campus

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have received more than $12 million in grants funded by the federal economic stimulus legislation, funding that has bolstered both research initiatives and research employment on the medical center campus.

16 Sep 2009

NIBIB awards University of Miami a $735,000 grant to develop a bioreactor system for tissue engineering

A new grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will provide funding for University of Miami (UM) College of Engineering researchers to develop a novel bioreactor system that will control mechano-electrochemical environment for tissue growth and also provide on-line monitoring for the properties of engineered tissues.

16 Sep 2009

Imaging News and Research

InSight's fourth quarter 2009 revenues decreases by 17.3% year-on-year

National Research Council's report emphasizes on launching of a new multidisciplinary initiative

Merge Healthcare launches FusionWeb application software

Lantheus commences Phase 1 study evaluating novel LMI1195 heart failure imaging agent

Enzo expands its capability to perform simultaneous live-cell imaging of nuclear components

4D Medical Systems launches the 4D PhotoStation System in the U.S.

Nimotuzumab drug approved for Mexican distribution

Medical conference to discuss the current and future use of CT and MRI in autopsy practice

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

FDA provides PMA approval for Spectrascience's WavSTAT technology enhancements

Multi-detector row computed tomography predicts malignancy of IPMNs

Educational events for physicians who diagnose and treat prostate cancer

Block Imaging acquires Benchmark Radiology

Cyntellect announces commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager

The first successful implantation of the GDS Accucinch System for mitral valve repair

UJI's current research study on early detection of Alzheimer's Disease using fMRI

Perceptive Informatics utilizes Optasia's KneeAnalyzer software

Next Generation Advanced Image Processing for Toshiba Infinix-i product line

Legislation grants improve research and employment initiatives in Indiana University medical campus

NIBIB awards University of Miami a $735,000 grant to develop a bioreactor system for tissue engineering

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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