May 6, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its list of pre-market approval (PMA) decisions for new or enhanced medical devices from March 2011.

May 4, 2011 – Researchers from the University of Cincinnati presented results from a prospective study demonstrating how positron emission mammography (PEM)-guided biopsy may expedite pre-operative work-up and reduce radiation exposure for breast cancer patients.

May 3, 2011 – Launching a new digital radiology (DR) campaign in partnership with Samsung Mobile Display, Viztek has successfully installed the first several units that combine DR technology with Viztek’s proprietary software. The DR systems use both using cesium (CsI) and gadolinium (GdOS) technology.

May 3, 2011 – Screening mammography benefits women between 40 and 49 years of age, and excluding this population from annual exams under the revised Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) mammography guidelines would negatively impact survival. The announcement is according to research presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting.

May 3, 2011 – Imaging the World announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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.