May 2, 2011 – The mid-point for enrollment was reached in of the international APPOSITION III study of Stentys self-apposing coronary stent. About 250 patients are now enrolled out of a total of 500. The trial primary endpoint is major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 12 months post-procedure.

The Moores Cancer Center in San Diego, Calif., and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland, have both installed CIVCO Medical Solutions' Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System and Universal Couchtop (UCT).

Carestream Health announced worldwide price increases on all of its medical imaging, dental and non-destructive testing films. Film prices will increase as much as 50 percent or more in some areas of the world.

April 22, 2011 – Northwest Medical Center, a rural community hospital in Winfield, Ala., selected Novarad as its picture archive and communication system (PACS) provider. The PACS is one of the latest technologies that the hospital installed to help transition its imaging services to a completely digital environment.

April 20, 2011 – Patients who have aneurysms, stroke, heart rhythm disorders, cholesterol build up in arteries and numerous other cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases will benefit from new technology now in place at Methodist University Hospital. The technology produces 3-D images that are faster and more accurate, and that aid advanced surgery and treatments.