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Scientists develop new device that minimizes risks associated to emergency tracheotomies

The new device, which was patented by researchers of the School of Industrial Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), has achieved minimizing the risks associated to emergency tracheotomies and the time needed to perform planned tracheotomies.

From Medtronic 27 Jan 2014

The Academy of Radiology Welcomes passage of omnibus appropriations bill

The Academy of Radiology Research thanks Congress and the President for their support of the omnibus appropriations bill. This legislation contains a $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a $10 million increase for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

27 Jan 2014

Toshiba, AHRA announce recipients of 2013 Putting Patients First grant program

Helping facilities develop or improve existing education and patient care initiatives in diagnostic imaging, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the seven recipients of the sixth annual Putting Patients First grant program. Recipients were judged on their program plan and ability to share best practices for improving patient care and safety in CT, MR, Ultrasound, X-ray and Vascular imaging.

27 Jan 2014

HealthTrust selects BC Technical as provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment

BC Technical, a leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider, announced today that it has been selected by HealthTrust as a provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment for the 1,400 acute care facilities that are part of the HealthTrust membership.

21 Jan 2014

FDA approves New Drug Application for PENNSA 2%

Mallinckrodt today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the New Drug Application for PENNSAID (diclofenac sodium topical solution) 2% w/w. PENNSAID 2% is a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug approved for use in the treatment of the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee(s).

17 Jan 2014

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Currently, the medical community has limited ability in clinically assessing blockages called atherosclerotic plaques in the human body. These dangerous blockages that can lead to heart attacks and strokes are not easily diagnosed due to "the lack of noninvasive imaging techniques to accurately model atherosclerotic plaques in vivo," said Guohua Cao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech.

17 Jan 2014

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) in 2013: SurgVision, Trianta Immunotherapies and Dosimetrics. Thanks to successful innovation management, the Center has transformed excellent research findings into practical applications and given new impulses to the areas of clinical imaging, immunotherapy and radiation dosimetry.

17 Jan 2014

BRAF mutation associated with other cancers appears to drive papillary craniopharyngiomas

A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Broad Institute has found that a gene mutation associated with several types of cancer also may be responsible for a rare but debilitating brain tumor called papillary craniopharyngioma.

13 Jan 2014

Immune tolerance to grafts of muscle, bone and skin could free recipients from lifelong immunosuppression

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have made an important step towards greater availability of hand transplants, face transplants and other transplants involving multiple types of tissue.

9 Jan 2014

State highlights: Blue Shield Of Calif. rate hike called 'excessive'; Fla. Medicaid contract problems

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones criticized Blue Shield of California for an "unreasonable" rate hike affecting about 81,000 individual policyholders. ... But he and other state officials don't have the authority to reject changes in premiums. Jones said the latest rate hike amounted to an average increase of 32 percent over a two-year period (Terhune, 1/7).

9 Jan 2014

Food labeling, product placement intervention can promote healthy choices

The use of color-coded "traffic light" food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria. A Massachusetts General Hospital team reports in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that the previously reported changes in the proportions of more and less healthy foods purchased in the months after their program began have persisted up to two years after the labeling intervention was introduced.

7 Jan 2014

Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Carestream Health has been awarded an extension of its contract with the U.S. Defense Department that allows the federal government and federal agencies to spend up to $70.2 million for digital radiography and computed radiography medical imaging systems.

3 Jan 2014

Apple Valley Medical Clinic Sleep Center moves to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley

The Apple Valley Medical Clinic's Sleep Center has moved to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley. The center, which opened in 2010 under the medical direction of Scott Benson, M.D., a family medicine physician with the Apple Valley Medical Clinic, offers preventive care, diagnosis and referral for treatment of sleep disorders.

3 Jan 2014

Study: Diffusion tensor MRI-based tractography can be used to evaluate nerve root function

If bulging or protruding intervertebral discs occupies the intervertebral foramen, and nerve roots are compressed. The cross-sectional area of nerve root fibers is reduced, fiber bundles gathered together and interrupted at the affected side, with no branching.

3 Jan 2014

Researchers uncover new genetic clue that contributes to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

An international team of researchers in Mexico and the United States has uncovered a new genetic clue that contributes to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, particularly the elevated risk among Mexican and other Latin American populations.

26 Dec 2013

Dynasil announces sale of Navigator Gamma Medical Probe product line to Dilon Technologies

Dynasil Corporation of America, a developer of sensing, detection and analysis technology for homeland security, medical and industrial applications, today announced the December 23, 2013 sale of the assets of its Navigator Gamma Medical Probe product line to Dilon Technologies, Inc. of Newport News, Virginia.

24 Dec 2013

Possible mechanism behind elevated risk of cardiovascular disease discovered in HIV-infected women

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has discovered a possible mechanism behind the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in women infected with HIV, a risk even higher than that of HIV-infected men. In the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases the investigators report finding that HIV-infected women had a greater prevalence of the type of coronary artery plaque most vulnerable to rupture than did uninfected women.

14 Dec 2013

Market research report on global and China insulin industry

As the third largest human health disease following neoplastic disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the number of diabetic patients has continued growing from 246 million in 2007 to 382 million in 2013 at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6%.

12 Dec 2013

New algorithm separates signals into individual frequencies using minimal number of samples

The fast Fourier transform, one of the most important algorithms of the 20th century, revolutionized signal processing. The algorithm allowed computers to quickly perform Fourier transforms - fundamental operations that separate signals into their individual frequencies - leading to developments in audio and video engineering and digital data compression.

12 Dec 2013

Researchers awarded $25 million NIH grant to study critical limb ischemia treatment

A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital has been awarded $25 million by the National Institutes of Health to conduct a four-year, randomized clinical trial-the BEST-CLI Trial (Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia). The trial will compare traditional bypass surgery with the less invasive alternative of endovascular treatment for patients with critical limb ischemia.

11 Dec 2013

Medical Imaging News and Research

Scientists develop new device that minimizes risks associated to emergency tracheotomies

The Academy of Radiology Welcomes passage of omnibus appropriations bill

Toshiba, AHRA announce recipients of 2013 Putting Patients First grant program

HealthTrust selects BC Technical as provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment

FDA approves New Drug Application for PENNSA 2%

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

BRAF mutation associated with other cancers appears to drive papillary craniopharyngiomas

Immune tolerance to grafts of muscle, bone and skin could free recipients from lifelong immunosuppression

State highlights: Blue Shield Of Calif. rate hike called 'excessive'; Fla. Medicaid contract problems

Food labeling, product placement intervention can promote healthy choices

Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Apple Valley Medical Clinic Sleep Center moves to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley

Study: Diffusion tensor MRI-based tractography can be used to evaluate nerve root function

Researchers uncover new genetic clue that contributes to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Dynasil announces sale of Navigator Gamma Medical Probe product line to Dilon Technologies

Possible mechanism behind elevated risk of cardiovascular disease discovered in HIV-infected women

Market research report on global and China insulin industry

New algorithm separates signals into individual frequencies using minimal number of samples

Researchers awarded $25 million NIH grant to study critical limb ischemia treatment

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