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Western Medical installs Toshiba's vascular X-ray system to provide efficiency during diagnostic procedures

To increase diagnostic capabilities and provide patients with the highest quality care, Western Medical Center Santa Ana has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Infinix VF-i bi-plane vascular X-ray system with Volume Navigation 3D roadmapping.

28 Feb 2011

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

Conceptus Inc., developer of the Essure procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, today announced receipt of the CE mark for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound to confirm proper placement of Essure micro-inserts three months following the Essure procedure.

24 Feb 2011

Scientists find bovine colostrum can massively reduce leaky gut syndrome

Scientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrum can massively reduce gut permeability - otherwise known as 'leaky gut syndrome.'

24 Feb 2011

Scientists complete protein 3D structural sequence essential for cellular function

Researchers at IRB Barcelona have completed the 3D structural sequence adopted by several essential proteins in the exchange of substances between the extra and intracellular milieu. This finding provides a global perspective of the structural changes that occur in these relevant proteins during basic cell processes, such as protein synthesis, the regulation of metabolism and cell volume, and nerve transmission.

24 Feb 2011

New vaccine offers hope against Hepatitis C

Immunology: Three percent of the world's population is currently infected by hepatitis C. The virus hides in the liver and can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer, and it's the most frequent cause of liver transplants in Denmark.

24 Feb 2011

Genzyme reports 3-year follow-up data from eliglustat tartrate Phase 2 trial for Gaucher disease

Genzyme Corporation today announced three-year follow-up data from patients enrolled in the phase 2 clinical trial for its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease type 1 known as eliglustat tartrate. Sustained or further improvements were observed across all endpoints, including bone disease, at the three-year timepoint.

19 Feb 2011

RAF, Image Gently partner to raise awareness about radiation safety in pediatric imaging

Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg has partnered with the Image Gently Campaign to increase awareness of opportunities to lower radiation dose when imaging children. Image Gently is an initiative of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.

18 Feb 2011

PM Pediatrics launches new location in Bayside, Queens

PM Pediatrics, the preeminent provider of after-hours pediatric urgent care in New York, operating urgent care practices in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, today announced the launch of its newest location in Bayside, Queens. Beginning Friday, March 11, 2011, the urgent care site, located at 210-31 26th Avenue in the popular Bay Terrace Shopping Center, will open its doors to the community.

17 Feb 2011

Riverain Medical's chest X-ray computer-aided detection technology detects smaller lung nodules

Riverain Medical, an industry leader and innovator in computer-aided detection (CAD) and advanced visualization technologies, today announced a poster presentation, "A Superior Chest X-Ray Computer-Aided Detection (CXR CADe) Application: A Reader Study," has been published on the European Society of Radiology's website.

17 Feb 2011

Study: 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes

Nearly 35 percent of all the imaging costs ordered for 2,068 orthopaedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive purposes, according to a new study presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

17 Feb 2011

New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

16 Feb 2011

Sanofi-aventis, Sunnybrook enter agreement to develop and commercialize vasculotide

Sanofi-aventis and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre announced that they have entered into a research agreement and licensing option for vasculotide, an investigational compound to treat chronic wounds. This includes neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers caused by a lack of sensation and neuropathic ulcers that are complicated by peripheral arterial disease, commonly called neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers.

16 Feb 2011

Boston Scientific acquires novel technologies for treatment of peripheral chronic total occlusions

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the acquisition of two novel technologies to treat peripheral chronic total occlusions (CTOs). These acquisitions add technology platforms that complement the Company's world-class portfolio of devices for lower extremity peripheral artery disease.

16 Feb 2011

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA - about two meters long when unwound and stretched - coils up and compacts neatly inside the nucleus of a cell.

15 Feb 2011

Affymetrix introduces NG Class Detergents to advance study of integral membrane proteins

Affymetrix, Inc. today launched its Anatrace® brand Neopentyl Glycol (NG) Class™ Detergents, the next generation of detergents to significantly advance the study of integral membrane proteins (IMPs), the most important proteins found in the human genome.

14 Feb 2011

New checklists to help providers use lowest dose necessary to perform fluoroscopic procedures on children

The Image Gently campaign has developed easily accessible online teaching materials and checklists to help providers use the lowest dose necessary to perform fluoroscopic procedures on children. Physicians, medical physicists, and radiologic technologists are encouraged to visit the Image Gently Web site (www.imagegently.org) to review these important materials and factor the information into their clinical decision making.

14 Feb 2011

Selenia Dimensions System receives FDA approval for 3-D X-ray mammography device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Selenia Dimensions System, the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for breast cancer screening and diagnosis.

14 Feb 2011

Medical images on-call on new EXAM-PAD PC tablet for radiologists

Thanks to today's 3G telephone and WiFi technology, potentially life saving medical images (x-ray, CT, MRI, etc.) are now on-call—literally—anywhere and anytime for the benefit of medical care—and your doctor's personal business—with the revolutionary new EXAM-PAD PC tablet for radiologists introduced today by CoActiv Medical.

11 Feb 2011

New article provides roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate US reimbursement environment

A new article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides a roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate the unique and increasingly complex U.S. regulatory and reimbursement environment. "Evidence Requirements for Innovative Imaging Devices: From Concept to Adoption," identifies and addresses the five phases of an imaging procedure's lifecycle and the distinct clinical evidence needs for each phase.

10 Feb 2011

FDA clears EOS orthopedic imaging system for use in lower limbs applications

EOS imaging announced today that it has received FDA clearance of its sterEOS 3D orthopedic imaging workstation for use in lower limbs applications for patients 15 years and older.

9 Feb 2011

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Western Medical installs Toshiba's vascular X-ray system to provide efficiency during diagnostic procedures

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

Scientists find bovine colostrum can massively reduce leaky gut syndrome

Scientists complete protein 3D structural sequence essential for cellular function

New vaccine offers hope against Hepatitis C

Genzyme reports 3-year follow-up data from eliglustat tartrate Phase 2 trial for Gaucher disease

RAF, Image Gently partner to raise awareness about radiation safety in pediatric imaging

PM Pediatrics launches new location in Bayside, Queens

Riverain Medical's chest X-ray computer-aided detection technology detects smaller lung nodules

Study: 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes

New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

Sanofi-aventis, Sunnybrook enter agreement to develop and commercialize vasculotide

Boston Scientific acquires novel technologies for treatment of peripheral chronic total occlusions

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

Affymetrix introduces NG Class Detergents to advance study of integral membrane proteins

New checklists to help providers use lowest dose necessary to perform fluoroscopic procedures on children

Selenia Dimensions System receives FDA approval for 3-D X-ray mammography device

Medical images on-call on new EXAM-PAD PC tablet for radiologists

New article provides roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate US reimbursement environment

FDA clears EOS orthopedic imaging system for use in lower limbs applications

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