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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Digirad

Digirad Corporation today reported the Company continued to generate positive cash flow, improved gross margins in its DIS (Digirad Imaging Solutions) business, and maintained its total cash and investments position of more than $31 million in its third quarter ended September 30, 2009, staying on track to record positive net earnings for the year, despite lower camera sales in its product segment.

22 Oct 2009

Medipattern to introduce its B-CAD-FOR-LIFE program at RSNA 2009

The Medipattern Corporation ("Medipattern"), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, will be introducing its B-CAD-FOR-LIFE™ program at RSNA 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Celsion completes patient enrollment in its global Phase III ThermoDox trial

Celsion Corporation announced today that it has completed a critical regulatory step in the countries of China and Japan to rapidly enroll patients in its global Phase III ThermoDox trial for the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), also known as primary liver cancer.

21 Oct 2009

Suntron's Phoenix, Arizona facility receives ISO 13485:2003 certification

Suntron Corporation, a leader in the area of integrated Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) technology with six (6) North American production facilities, announced today they have received their International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2003 certification for their Southwest Operations in Phoenix, AZ.

21 Oct 2009

TechniScan becomes publicly traded company through reverse merger with Castillo

TechniScan, Inc. (OTCBB: TSNI) (“TechniScan” or the “Company”), a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated breast ultrasound imaging system, has become a publicly traded company through a reverse merger with and into Castillo, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

20 Oct 2009

Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study.

20 Oct 2009

Philippines and Malaysian regulatory agencies approve Celsion’s Phase III Thermodox trial

Celsion Corporation announced today that it has received approval from the regulatory agencis in the Philippines and Malaysia for its Pivotal Phase III primary liver cancer Clinical Trial Application.

19 Oct 2009

Hansen Medical announces its plan to restate its previous financial results

Hansen Medical, Inc. today announced that it plans to restate its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the quarters ended March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008, March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 in order to correct certain errors, some of which arose from potential irregularities occurring outside of the accounting department, regarding the timing of revenue recognition on the sale of some of its Sensei® Robotic Catheter Systems.

19 Oct 2009

Sonosite resolves all pending patent litigation with General Electric

SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, announced today that the company has resolved all pending patent litigation with General Electric Company (GE).

19 Oct 2009

Advanced regeneration system for cleaning water wells

Wells are used to extract water from aquifers, natural underground stores of water found on layers of permeable rock, gravel or clay. The water is pumped up and transported via pipes to treatment works, where it is cleaned and filtered through gravel beds before being conveyed to domestic and business consumers via a network of smaller pipes or mains.

19 Oct 2009

St. Anthony Hospital installs Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage Titan MR system

To provide the latest in MR technology to its patient community, St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash. installed the Vantage TitanTM from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to offer comprehensive MR patient exams. The new 80-bed St. Anthony hospital is the only full service facility in the area and needed a workhorse MR system to conduct a full range of exams.

18 Oct 2009

China's SFDA approves Celsion’s global Phase III ThermoDox HEAT trial for treating liver cancer

Celsion Corporation announced today that it has received official approval from China’s State Food and Drug Administration (“SFDA”) for its Clinical Trial Application for ThermoDox that permits Celsion to include Chinese clinical trial sites in its Phase III ThermoDox HEAT trial for the treatment of primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

15 Oct 2009

Medipattern raises funds through private placemet

The Medipattern Corporation, a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") of 1,000,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Company at $0.20 per common share, for gross proceeds of $200,000.00 to the Company.

15 Oct 2009

Delays contribute to unnecessary ER visits and additional imaging services in symptomatic gallstone treatment

Getting patients to the operating room more quickly could cut by half the amount paid for hospital treatment of painful gallstones, researchers reported today at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

15 Oct 2009

Hoag Memorial Hospital implements PCTS' Amelior EDTracker software

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc., today announced that Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has implemented the company's Amelior EDTracker® solution to automatically track patients in its 66,000-census emergency department.

15 Oct 2009

Renal artery stenosis does not necessitate surgical procedures

Some invasive procedures that are becoming increasingly common as a first line of treatment for patients diagnosed with narrowed arteries in and around the kidneys may not be necessary, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

14 Oct 2009

New diagnostic technology to detect breast cancer

"We were ready to start a family when a mammogram revealed an abnormal mass in my left breast," said Staci Sansolo, 34, of New Jersey. A biopsy revealed the mass was not cancer, but a second-round test found another area of concern.

14 Oct 2009

BRIC nations spend $500 billion in 2009 for health care despite economic downturn

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, sustained economic growth since 2003 in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) has enabled massive increases in health care expenditures with an astounding $500 billion spent in 2009 alone.

14 Oct 2009

NDS Surgical Imaging to demonstrate ConnectOR G2 medical-grade appliance for operating theaters

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) announced the preview of the next generation informatics appliance for the minimally invasive surgical suite – ConnectORTMG2.

12 Oct 2009

Terason's Impact 2009 enhances image quality and increases workflow efficiency

Terason, the innovator and leader in laptop ultrasound technology today announced the release of its Impact 2009 at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

12 Oct 2009