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Proton radiography imaging helps lower radiation dosage to pediatric cancer patients

Proton radiography imaging used prior to and during proton treatments for pediatric cancer patients provides for more accurate treatment delivery and a lower dose of radiation compared to standard diagnostic X-rays and cone beam CT, according to a study presented today at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. The symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

29 Apr 2011

Biodesix announces patient enrollment for VeriStrat CASTLE study in lung cancer

Biodesix announces the enrollment of initial subjects into CASTLE, the inaugural study of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute.

29 Apr 2011

New PET imaging clinical trial to improve early esophageal, lung cancer detection

Can a simple imaging test help predict the success of cancer treatment, even before the treatment is complete? To begin to answer this question, a new National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial is using a novel PET imaging technique that could improve the early detection of tumor growth during treatment for esophageal and lung cancer.

29 Apr 2011

Terason releases new Breast Ultrasound system

Terason, the innovator and leader in laptop ultrasound technology today announced the release of the Terason t3200 Ultrasound System - Breast Series. This fully-functional, portable ultrasound system is the first of its kind designed specifically for the Breast Surgeon.

28 Apr 2011

STAAR Surgical receives CE Mark approval for nanoFLEX Collamer IOL lens

STAAR Surgical Company, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced CE Mark approval for its nanoFLEX Collamer Single Piece IOL which can be injected through a 2.2 mm incision with the nanoPOINT Injector System.

28 Apr 2011

Simple blood test can diagnose early Parkinson's disease

In Parkinson's disease, the human body generates antibodies to combat the amyloid-producing protein alpha synuclein early in the course of the disease. A simple blood test that measures these antibodies can facilitate early diagnosis of the disorder, writes Ludmilla Morozova-Roche and her associates at Umeå University in Sweden in the latest issue of the journal PLoS One.

28 Apr 2011

Experts to teach athletic trainers, medical providers on sports head injuries

Top experts from around the country will be at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill later this week to teach athletic trainers and medical providers how to prevent deaths and serious injuries among high school and college athletes.

28 Apr 2011

Guided Therapeutics' cervical detection technology design, branding to be presented at ACOG

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it will present the new design and branding of its non-invasive and painless test for the early detection of cervical precancer at two upcoming international gynecology conferences.

28 Apr 2011

Early diagnostic tool for joint replacement implant failure

A new test shows promise for detecting the early stages of a major cause of failure in joint replacement implants, so that patients can be treated and perhaps avoid additional surgery. More than 1.5 million total joint replacement operations are performed worldwide each year. While the success rate is 90 per cent, almost 10 per cent of implants fail and require additional surgery, report appears in the ACS journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.

28 Apr 2011

Simple home genetic test can identify health risk factors in young athletes

It's a simple home genetic test, but the results it produces can make workouts more effective, children's sports choices more appropriate and trainers' awareness of potential risk factors more precise.

28 Apr 2011

GPs could offer simple test for early detection of ovarian cancer

Health experts have said that hundreds of lives could be saved a year if GPs were quicker to spot symptoms of the disease - dubbed a “silent killer” because it is hard to diagnose early enough. Ovarian cancer kills almost 4,400 women in Britain every year. It kills one every two hours that makes it the fourth most common cancer in females. While almost three times as many die from breast cancer, those diagnosed with ovarian cancer are far more likely to die earlier.

28 Apr 2011

Vascular Center at Mercy installs Toshiba Infinix VC-i and customized CAT-880B catheterization table

Enhancing diagnostic and interventional capabilities to provide the highest level of patient care, The Vascular Center at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore has installed the InfinixTM VC-i and customized CAT-880B catheterization table from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. for its new state-of-the-art hybrid operating room (OR).

28 Apr 2011

Cardiac Science receives European contract for automated external defibrillator

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits Ltd., Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has been awarded a contract to deploy 650 Powerheart AEDs in Girona, Spain, home to 700,000 Catalonians.

27 Apr 2011

Stereotaxis launches Stereotaxis Epoch solution for electrophysiology lab

Stereotaxis, Inc. today announces the introduction of its new Stereotaxis Epoch platform, a comprehensive solution for any electrophysiology lab which combines the recognized benefits of remote magnetic catheter control, the efficiency of remote robotic device manipulation, and the power of the Odyssey platform, enabling highly sophisticated procedural data integration and transmission.

27 Apr 2011

Biomagnetics accepts Los Alamos National Labs' optical biosensor for disease diagnosis

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, cholera and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced it has accepted delivery of the world's first integrated optical biosensor for disease diagnosis.

27 Apr 2011

World could meet U.N. goal of almost ending malaria deaths by 2015, U.N. special envoy for malaria says

International efforts to fight malaria are "on track" to almost end malaria-related deaths by 2015, Ray Chambers, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for malaria, said on Monday, the Associated Press reports.

27 Apr 2011

VeraLight's Scout DS Device receives Health Canada License approval

VeraLight Inc., a privately held medical device company, based here, today announced its Scout DS Device was granted a Health Canada Medical Device Licence for non-invasive diabetes screening.

27 Apr 2011

Magnetic 'nanobeads' help detect chemical and biological agents

Researchers at Oregon State University have found a way to use magnetic "nanobeads" to help detect chemical and biological agents, with possible applications in everything from bioterrorism to medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring or even water and food safety.

27 Apr 2011

IDSI signs exclusive distribution agreement with Kepter Internacional

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser breast imaging, announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Kepter Internacional of Monterrey, Mexico to promote its CTLM systems throughout Mexico.

27 Apr 2011

FDA grants Cepheid marketing clearance for Xpert Flu diagnostic test

Cepheid today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® Flu. The diagnostic test, which runs on Cepheid's GeneXpert® System, simultaneously detects and differentiates Influenza A, Influenza B, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in about one hour.

26 Apr 2011