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NanoInk launches new automated protein NanoArray assay platform

The Nano BioDiscovery™ Division of NanoInk®, Inc. announced today the release of a new automated platform for the analysis of its protein NanoArray assays. NanoInk’s NanoArray Assay System™ enables detection, identification, and quantitation of clinically relevant, low abundance proteins from a wide variety of sample types for applications such as biomarker analysis, translational medicine, and toxicology.

10 Jan 2012

Phillips gets FDA approval for its combo PET/MRI scanner

Royal Philips Electronics NV has received approval from U.S. regulators to introduce a single medical imaging device that can scan the body for cancer using two technologies.

29 Nov 2011

QUBYX releases its medical display calibration software PerfectLum Version 3.

QUBYX has announced the official release of the new version 3 of its medical display calibration and verification software PerfectLum. The software is designed to improve imaging precision of medical monitors, used for X-Ray viewing, mammoghraphy, MRI and other radiology subindustries, and is based on such standards, as NEMA DICOM part 14 GSDF, AAPM TG18, DIN 6868-57, JESRA X-0093 and IEC 62563-1.

8 Nov 2011

Oxford Instruments acquires Platinum Medical Imaging

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Platinum Medical Imaging LLC (“Platinum”).

4 Nov 2011

Taconic and Oncodesign announce agreement to co-promote and co-develop solutions to advance oncology research

Taconic, a leading provider of life sciences solutions, and Oncodesign(R), an innovative leader in the discovery of novel anti-cancer therapies, announce today that they have entered into an agreement to co-develop and co-promote pre-clinical oncology in vivo solutions for researchers worldwide. The agreement provides researchers with improved access to a large, diverse portfolio of translational models for use in pre-clinical oncology studies, along with supporting scientific services.

24 Oct 2011

Leica Microsystems introduces complete case management solution for digital pathology at Pathology Visions

Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology at Pathology Visions 2011. Digital Image Hub Enterprise* with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway*, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica’s Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing.

24 Oct 2011

Australian project aims to improve the early detection of breast cancer

The University of Sydney, in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and Ziltron, has developed a pioneering web-based programme to monitor the performance of radiologists in detecting and diagnosing abnormalities in breast x-rays. Currently commencing its nationwide rollout, the BREAST Project has the potential to improve the early detection of breast cancer through screening and in turn reduce breast cancer mortality and morbidity.

4 Oct 2011

Akeso Medical Imaging closes first financing round to develop imaging device for rheumatoid arthritis disease activity monitoring and control

Akeso Medical Imaging BV, a spin-off from Philips Research, announces today the closure of its first financing round led by Thuja Capital Healthcare Seed Fund with additional financing from the Brabant Spin-Off Fund and Point-One Innovation Fund.

20 Sep 2011

GE Healthcare launches new ultrasound technology

GE Healthcare has announced today the availability of HDlive and Volume SRI (Speckle Reduction Imaging) for women’s health imaging products within its Voluson Expert series platform. These innovations are being showcased for the first time in the United States at the 2011 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) congress in Los Angeles.

19 Sep 2011

Leica Microsystems bringing digital pathology excellence to the hematopathology workshop

Leica Microsystems, world-leading providers of Total Digital Pathology solutions, are a proud platinum sponsor of this year’s joint workshop of the Society for Hematopathology and the European Association for Haematopathology (SH/EAHP) being held at the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, USA, from October 27-29, 2011.

15 Sep 2011

Natural killer white blood cells caught on film

Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules, in research published today in PLoS Biology.

14 Sep 2011

Malvern and Paraytec enter into development and technology licensing agreement

Malvern Panalytical (Malvern Panalytical, UK) and Paraytec Ltd (York, UK) have entered into a development and licensing agreement that will see Paraytec’s ActiPix® technology being added to Malvern Panalytical’s materials characterization portfolio. The agreement will give Malvern Panalytical exclusive rights to further develop, market and sell ActiPix® UV area imaging technology in specific fields of use related to the characterization of complex fluids for applications in biopharmaceuticals, foods and personal care industrial sectors.

From Malvern Panalytical 20 Jul 2011

New report: Ultrasound in Cardiology, OB/GYN and Radiology

A new survey of radiology professionals by InMedica (www.in-medica.com) found that ‘image quality’ and the ‘right balance of price versus performance’ were the most important factors when choosing a new ultrasound system. Advanced features and brand name were ranked least important, according to the results from the report “Western European Customer Insights: Ultrasound in Cardiology, OB/GYN and Radiology – 2011 Edition”.

18 Jul 2011

Earlier Alzheimer’s disease and dementia diagnosis: New guidelines

It has been the tradition to confirm the presence of Alzheimer's disease during autopsy. However new guidelines proposed on Sunday by the U.S. National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association seek to distinguish between memory changes or dementia diagnosed by doctors when people are alive, and the changes pathologists can see in an autopsy.

18 Jul 2011

ThromboView gets positive results in study evaluating accuracy and safety

Drug and diagnostic company Agenix Limited (ASX: AGX), today announced the positive results of a study to evaluate the efficacy and accuracy

7 Jul 2011

AIS introduces Spectral karyotyping

AIS introduces Spectral karyotyping (SKY®) equipment, designed and manufactured by ASI, a leading developer of comprehensive solutions for pathology and cytogenetics. Spectral karyotyping (SKY®) is ASI’s novel addition to the cytogenetic tool kit. It is based on a unique electro-optical hardware that enables measuring the spectral image of a metaphase, previously stained, such that each chromosome class has a different color (created typically from different combinations of 5 or more basic dyes).

23 Jun 2011

‘City slickers’ at increased brain stress: Study

German and Canadian neuroscientists have shown that living in a city or even being raised in one is associated with differences in the way the brain handles stress. They write in Nature that this is the first time researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify specific brain regions that are affected by urban life.

23 Jun 2011

Dual Body scan machine gets FDA nod

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last Friday, Siemens AG's device that simultaneously performs two common diagnostic tests received clearance from them. The German engineering company's U.S.-based Siemens Medical Solutions, which is based in Pennsylvania, manufactures the device.

From Siemens Healthineers 13 Jun 2011

Effects of obesity on the brain: first evidence of sex-related differences

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19 Apr 2011

Malaria diagnosis made easy with smart phone app

Malaria kills nearly 1 million children a year, mostly in developing countries with little infrastructure and few resources. For the 9th Imagine Cup 2011 - a student contest sponsored by Microsoft, student entrants were asked to “imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.” Tristan Gibeau 25, a graduate computer engineering student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and his team developed an ‘app’, LifeLens, to detect malaria.

10 Apr 2011