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Hybridyne Imaging Technologies – Brookhaven National Lab team vies for top title at 2010 WBT showcase

A team from Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory was among over 90 top technology innovators from across the nation and around the world competing in Arlington, Texas, March 16-17, for top honors at the WBT2010 showcase presented by Lockheed Martin.

25 Mar 2010

Malvern exhibits proven PAT solutions for real-time particle sizing at Interphex 2010

Interphex, April 20–22 New York, provides an excellent opportunity to learn how proven PAT (process analytical technology) solutions from Malvern are transforming the control of key unit operations such as milling.

25 Mar 2010

NIH grants $1.4 Million to WPI to continue study of arterial plaque

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute research team has received a four-year, $1.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health to continue a groundbreaking study of arterial plaque. This research could lead to tools that will enable physicians to predict the likelihood of plaque rupture, which is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes.

25 Mar 2010

FDA approves Riverain Medical's Softview Enhanced Chest Imaging technology

Riverain Medical, a leading image enhancement and computer-aided detection company dedicated to providing physicians with tools to assist in image interpretation, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SoftView Enhanced Chest Imaging technology.

25 Mar 2010

Genetic variation associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest:Study

Physician-scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that a genetic variation is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of cases. Findings will be published tomorrow by the Public Library of Science (PloS One).

25 Mar 2010

Axis Surgical's EC-MOR facilitated real-time visualization of anterior spine column during surgery

Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., reports the first evaluation of the C-MOR™ Visualization Device in a spine procedure. The C-MOR™ is a self-contained portable direct-imaging tool that functions much like a standard arthroscopic tower, yet at a fraction of both the size and cost. The handheld lightweight device offers practitioners the convenience of intraoperative visualization and complete operability in one hand. The C-MOR™ comprises a distinctive and cost-effective imaging device offering benefits to medical practitioners in a variety of applications, including lengthy surgeries requiring constant re-evaluation of the operating field over the course of the surgery.

25 Mar 2010

Cardiologist receives grant to study impact of erectile dysfunction drugs on muscular dystrophy patients

A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute cardiologist has been awarded a three-year, nearly $1 million grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to study whether drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could also be used to improve muscle blood flow and reduce fatigue in muscular dystrophy patients.

25 Mar 2010

Virtual biopsy probes to detect precancerous polyps to be available soon

The newest generation of "virtual biopsy" colonoscopy probes being tested at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida demonstrate that it might soon be possible to use such a device to determine whether a colon polyp is benign and not remove it for biopsy. Currently, all colon polyps are extracted during a colonoscopy and sent to a pathologist for examination, which adds time, expense, and some surgical risk, to the procedure.

24 Mar 2010

Brain imaging technique may help predict effects of strokes and other brain injuries

Clinicians may be able to better predict the effects of strokes and other brain injuries by adapting a scanning approach originally developed for study of brain organization, neurologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

24 Mar 2010

Despite aches and pains, many adults remember positive experiences from their past

Despite the aches and pains that occur in old age, many older adults maintain a positive outlook, remembering the positive experiences from their past.

24 Mar 2010

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

24 Mar 2010

New breakthrough technology makes it easier to investigate brain physiology

Thanks to new technology developed by researchers in Lund, it has for the first time become possible to measure blood flow in the brain directly and continuously.

24 Mar 2010

FDA approves Aspyra's Picture Archive Communication System

Aspyra, Inc. today announced that they have received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for AccessNET, the Company’s PACS (Picture Archive Communication System) product with the capability to view digital mammography studies for diagnostic interpretation using FDA approved monitors.

23 Mar 2010

Treating RNA segment in wounds may increase protein levels for growth of skin cells

Scientists have determined that chronic wounds might have trouble healing because of the actions of a tiny piece of a molecular structure in cells known as RNA.

23 Mar 2010

FC scans can help clinicians predict effects of strokes and other brain injuries

23 Mar 2010

AccessPhysiotherapy online resource launched for PT students and educators

AccessPhysiotherapy™, an essential online resource for physical therapy students and educators integrating renowned medical resources with rich multimedia and customizable curriculum functionality, is the latest product to be launched in McGraw-Hill Professional's acclaimed suite of digital learning platforms for medical students and physicians.

23 Mar 2010

Chest x-rays may help identify high-risk H1N1 patients

A new study published in the April issue of Radiology suggests that chest x-rays may play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of H1N1 influenza by predicting which patients are likely to become sicker.

23 Mar 2010

Utilization rates of noninvasive diagnostic imaging procedures for Medicare population vary regionally

The utilization rates of noninvasive diagnostic imaging procedures such as computed tomography scans, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography for the Medicare population vary substantially from region to region, with Atlanta, GA, having the highest utilization rate and Seattle, WA, having the lowest, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

23 Mar 2010

Dual-energy CT helps diagnose gout reliably in acute, emergency settings

A medical imaging technique called dual-energy computed tomography (CT) is an effective and reliable way to diagnose gout in the acute, emergency setting, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Dual-energy CT is an advanced medical imaging technique that can detect vessels and bones and display them in clear contrast to one another. It enables physicians to diagnose many patients' conditions faster and more accurately as it can better characterize tissue composition better than conventional CT.

23 Mar 2010

CT colonography screening identifies unsuspected cancer outside of colon

A new, large-scale study of more than 10,000 adults found that more than one in every 200 asymptomatic people screened with CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, had clinically unsuspected malignant cancer and more than half of the cancers were located outside the colon. The findings were published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

23 Mar 2010

Imaging News and Research

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies – Brookhaven National Lab team vies for top title at 2010 WBT showcase

Malvern exhibits proven PAT solutions for real-time particle sizing at Interphex 2010

NIH grants $1.4 Million to WPI to continue study of arterial plaque

FDA approves Riverain Medical's Softview Enhanced Chest Imaging technology

Genetic variation associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest:Study

Axis Surgical's EC-MOR facilitated real-time visualization of anterior spine column during surgery

Cardiologist receives grant to study impact of erectile dysfunction drugs on muscular dystrophy patients

Virtual biopsy probes to detect precancerous polyps to be available soon

Brain imaging technique may help predict effects of strokes and other brain injuries

Despite aches and pains, many adults remember positive experiences from their past

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

New breakthrough technology makes it easier to investigate brain physiology

FDA approves Aspyra's Picture Archive Communication System

Treating RNA segment in wounds may increase protein levels for growth of skin cells

FC scans can help clinicians predict effects of strokes and other brain injuries

AccessPhysiotherapy online resource launched for PT students and educators

Chest x-rays may help identify high-risk H1N1 patients

Utilization rates of noninvasive diagnostic imaging procedures for Medicare population vary regionally

Dual-energy CT helps diagnose gout reliably in acute, emergency settings

CT colonography screening identifies unsuspected cancer outside of colon

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