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Tecnologie Avanzate, Naviscan sign deal to distribute PET scanner in Italy

Naviscan, Inc., the leader in 3D Molecular Breast Imaging, has entered into a distribution agreement with Tecnologie Avanzate s.r.l. to market and service Naviscan's high-resolution organ-specific PET scanner in Italy.

3 May 2011

Guided Therapeutics launches LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., unveiled the new name and new industrial design for its non-invasive and painless test for the early detection of cervical precancer.

3 May 2011

Doctors should consider catheterization for diagnosing children with heart defects: AHA

Doctors should consider using catheterization as a treatment tool in addition to its established role in diagnosing children with heart defects, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

3 May 2011

First cryoablation procedure using new mapping catheter performed at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital

Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital today announced the first patient procedure in the U.S. using the Achieve Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology diagnostic catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

3 May 2011

Cyberonics initiates first implant of AspireSR product in epilepsy patients

Cyberonics, Inc., a global leader in epilepsy management, today announced the first implant of its AspireSR™ seizure response product on April 27, 2011.

3 May 2011

Bruker launches new FastScan Atomic Force Microscope

Bruker today announced the innovative and unique Dimension FastScan Atomic Force Microscope, which delivers a significant breakthrough in improved imaging speed without sacrificing nanoscale resolution.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 3 May 2011

Simbionix to exhibit new training simulator for pelvic floor repair at ACOG

Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training products for medical professionals and the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce its new training simulator for pelvic floor repair, to be exhibited for the first time at the ACOG 59th Annual Clinical Meeting in Washington, DC, April 30- May 4, 2011.

3 May 2011

New non-invasive device can measure brain's precise temperature

Doctors have long sought a way to directly measure the brain's temperature without inserting a probe through the skull. Now researchers have developed a way to get the brain's precise temperature with a device the diameter of a poker-chip that rests on a patient's head, according to findings presented May 1 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver.

3 May 2011

Lupus Foundation of America introduces new Web site

To coincide with Lupus Awareness Month this May, the Lupus Foundation of America is launching a new Web site, Lupus Voices Across America™, that will allow people with lupus and their supporters to share their lupus stories.

3 May 2011

FDA clears ITI's FilmArray RP assay for respiratory virus detection

Idaho Technology, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a 510(k) clearance for the FilmArray instrument and the FilmArray Respiratory Panel.

3 May 2011

FDA approves Achieve Mapping Catheter for use in first patient procedure

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use, and the first patient procedure using the Achieve™ Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology diagnostic catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

3 May 2011

InTouch Health launches RP-Xpress telemedicine device

InTouch Health unveiled today the RP-Xpress at the American Telemedicine Association's 16th Annual International Meeting and Exposition in Tampa, FL.

2 May 2011

Sorin introduces new VascuClear device for clinicians

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular devices, is proud to announce the introduction of its VascuClear Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting (EVH) system to replace the existing EVH product offering.

2 May 2011

USPSTF recommendations negatively impact yearly mammograms among 40-49 year old women

Two new studies reveal that the United States Preventative Services Task Force's recommendation to no longer screen women ages 40-49 for breast cancer using mammograms has begun to negatively affect the number of yearly mammograms performed in this age group and thus decrease the benefits of early detection.

2 May 2011

NCRP workshop on CT use in emergency medicine is now available through JACR May issue

A summary of the National Council on Radiation Protection's workshop on the appropriate use of computed tomography in emergency medicine, and a list of recommendations from participating organizations to help control the inappropriate use of CT in the emergency department, is now available via the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

2 May 2011

Northern California hospitals are new subscribers to MD Ranger's comprehensive toolkit

MD Ranger, Inc., a leading provider of compensation benchmarks for physician service contracts, today announced that Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., and Sonoma Valley District Hospital in Sonoma, Calif., are the newest subscribers to MD Ranger's proprietary compensation database, which will provide decision support and strengthen compliance documentation for physician contracting.

2 May 2011

SIS designated as preferred vendor by Anesthesia Quality Institute

Surgical Information Systems, a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that they have been designated as a preferred vendor by the Anesthesia Quality Institute.

2 May 2011

PET-CT exams can diagnose 'cognitive reserve' in early-onset AD

A recent study revealed that the "cognitive reserve" in early-onset Alzheimer's disease and PET-CT examinations can be used to effectively to identify early-onset AD patients.

2 May 2011

New method helps scientists to determine specific protein molecular structure

The structures of many protein molecules remain unsolved even after experts apply an extensive array of approaches. An international collaboration has led to a new, high-performance method that rapidly determined the structure of protein molecules in several cases where previous methods had failed.

2 May 2011

Porter Adventist Hospital introduces new institute for robotic surgery

Robotic surgery, once the stuff of science fiction, has for some years been recognized as an important advance in surgical technique and patient experience. Now, at Porter Adventist Hospital, a comprehensive team of surgeons and staff are helping to bring in a new era in robotic surgery.

2 May 2011