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OptiMedica to feature Catalys Precision Laser System at Ophthalmology annual meeting

Global ophthalmic device company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that its Catalys Precision Laser System will be featured as part of four clinical presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago on October 16, 17 and 18.

13 Oct 2010

Intelerad to feature new technology at RANZCR Annual Meeting

Intelerad Medical Systems, a recognised leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, will be featuring new technology and solutions at the RANZCR 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting from October 14 to 17, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

13 Oct 2010

Mayo Clinic researcher named by National Academy of Sciences to Institute of Medicine

Mayo Clinic radiologist and researcher Richard Ehman, M.D., has been named by the National Academy of Sciences to the Institute of Medicine. Selection to the Institute (one of the four Academies, based in Washington, D.C.) is one of the highest honors in medicine in the United States.

13 Oct 2010

Pycnogenol effective in relieving tinnitus symptoms: Study

More than 50 million Americans will experience some degree of tinnitus in their lifetime, according to the American Tinnitus Association. Tinnitus is a hearing condition that causes the constant misperception of sound, including hissing, ringing and rushing noises. A study recently published in Panminerva Medica reveals that Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract derived from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, is effective in relieving tinnitus symptoms by improving blood flow in the inner ear.

13 Oct 2010

SNM and SPR approve new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children

The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and the Society for Pediatric Radiology's Board of Directors recently approved new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children. These societies have expanded their pediatric radiation protection initiative by standardizing doses (based on body weight) for 11 nuclear medicine procedures commonly performed in children. The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has collaborated in this effort, and will support efforts to promote the new, lower radiopharmaceutical doses.

13 Oct 2010

Commercial genetic profiling services should provide detailed information about test results: Report

Direct-to-consumer personal genetic profiling services that claim to predict people's health risks by analysing their DNA are often inconclusive and companies that sell them should provide better information about the evidence on which the results are based, says the UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics, in a new report on the ethics of so-called personalised healthcare services.

13 Oct 2010

Immunomedics receives additional patent claims for antibody therapy

Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMMU), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal, antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases, today announced that additional claims for the patent family "Method and kit for imaging and treating organs and tissue," were issued as U.S. Patent No. 7,811,570.

13 Oct 2010

Researchers use brain imaging to differentiate pediatric bipolar disorder, ADHD

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to use brain imaging to examine the effects of emotion on working memory function in children with pediatric bipolar disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

13 Oct 2010

U of U researchers use MRI to diagnose autism

University of Utah (U of U) medical researchers have made an important step in diagnosing autism through using MRI, an advance that eventually could help health care providers identify the problem much earlier in children and lead to improved treatment and outcomes for those with the disorder.

13 Oct 2010

Most men with prostate cancer not referred to hospice care early enough

More than half of men dying of prostate cancer use hospice care - a significant increase over the last two decades - but most wait too long to enroll so they can't take full advantage of the palliative care that could make their deaths easier, a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found.

12 Oct 2010

New microchip technology to identify neuronal regenerators

Scientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, or neurons, which could offer a new way to treat spinal-cord damage as well as neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. Many chemicals can regenerate neurons grown in Petri dishes in the lab, but it's difficult and time-consuming to identify those chemicals that work in live animals, which is critical for developing drugs for humans.

12 Oct 2010

Magnetecs announces commencement of human studies using CGCI system in patients with arrhythmia

Magnetecs Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of robotic systems for minimally invasive surgical procedures, today reported that human studies have commenced using the Company's Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging (CGCI) system for patients with arrhythmia, or irregular heart beat.

12 Oct 2010

TMS therapy benefits patients with major depression: Study

In a study to determine the durability and long-term effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), psychiatric researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found the non-invasive, non-drug therapy to be an effective, long-term treatment for major depression. Results of the study were published in the October 2010 issue of Brain Stimulation, a journal published by Elsevier.

12 Oct 2010

ImaginAb and Imanet enter master service agreement for pre-clinical and clinical imaging

ImaginAb, Inc. and Imanet have signed a master service agreement for pre-clinical and clinical imaging. This agreement supports the development strategy for ImaginAb's pipeline of next generation diagnostic imaging agents based on recombinant antibody fragments. The Imanet™ network of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging sites provides assistance in all aspects of PET imaging-based clinical trials: from proof-of-concept radiochemistry to clinical imaging, with more than 40 PET research tracers.

11 Oct 2010

Zotec enters 3-year billing services contract with West Coast Radiology Centers

Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing, practice management and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and services, announces today that West Coast Radiology Centers (WCRC), out of Santa Ana/Tustin, Calif., has inked a three-year billing services contract with the company. WCRC operates nine imaging centers throughout Orange County.

11 Oct 2010

Varian and Stanford scientists receive $3.6M NIH grant to develop advanced imaging technology

Scientists from Stanford University and from the Ginzton Technology Center at Varian Medical Systems have jointly received a $3.6 million five-year research grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop advanced imaging technology for improving the quality of CT images for patients with metal objects in their bodies such as hip implants and dental fillings.

11 Oct 2010

Researchers to convene for 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at University of Arkansas

Leading national researchers in the fight against breast cancer will convene Oct. 26-29 for the 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at the University of Arkansas. More than 70 scientists from diverse research areas in science, medicine, engineering and technology will participate. Ten featured speakers will present cutting-edge research on breast cancer diagnosis, therapeutic techniques, treatment and screening.

11 Oct 2010

Rutgers University receives NIH grant to increase reliability of prostate cancer imaging

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.3 million grant to a research team that includes Rutgers University to increase the reliability of imaging prostate cancer.

11 Oct 2010

Research-based tip sheets provide details on breast cancer

Throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical care partner, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are offering a series of weekly research-based tip sheets regarding a variety of topics related to breast cancer, including breast cancer prevention, screening and early detection, treatment, and survivorship.

11 Oct 2010

UBM Medica presents virtual conference for radiologists, imaging professionals

UBM Medica presented Diagnostic Imaging LIVE, a virtual conference for radiologists and imaging professionals, on September 29, 2010.

8 Oct 2010

Imaging News and Research

OptiMedica to feature Catalys Precision Laser System at Ophthalmology annual meeting

Intelerad to feature new technology at RANZCR Annual Meeting

Mayo Clinic researcher named by National Academy of Sciences to Institute of Medicine

Pycnogenol effective in relieving tinnitus symptoms: Study

SNM and SPR approve new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children

Commercial genetic profiling services should provide detailed information about test results: Report

Immunomedics receives additional patent claims for antibody therapy

Researchers use brain imaging to differentiate pediatric bipolar disorder, ADHD

U of U researchers use MRI to diagnose autism

Most men with prostate cancer not referred to hospice care early enough

New microchip technology to identify neuronal regenerators

Magnetecs announces commencement of human studies using CGCI system in patients with arrhythmia

TMS therapy benefits patients with major depression: Study

ImaginAb and Imanet enter master service agreement for pre-clinical and clinical imaging

Zotec enters 3-year billing services contract with West Coast Radiology Centers

Varian and Stanford scientists receive $3.6M NIH grant to develop advanced imaging technology

Researchers to convene for 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at University of Arkansas

Rutgers University receives NIH grant to increase reliability of prostate cancer imaging

Research-based tip sheets provide details on breast cancer

UBM Medica presents virtual conference for radiologists, imaging professionals

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