March 12, 2009 - GE Healthcare and Lunar Division, which markets bone densitometry products, have entered into a distribution agreement with Biospace Co., in which Lunar will offer U.S. customers BIOSPACE’S InBody230 and InBody720, bioelectric impedance analyzers measuring body composition.
March 12, 2009 – Bionix Radiation Therapy released its T-form SecureVac Box Adapter is a replacement of the current carbon fiber adapter which aids in the positioning of vacuum bags.
The new Gammex 156D Stereotactic Mammographic Accreditation Phantom is designed to test the performance of digital mammographic systems currently used for stereotactic biopsy and localization by a quantitative evaluation of the system’s ability to image small structures similar to those found clinically.
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March 11, 2009 - Siemens Healthcare will showcase advanced imaging applications like the new syngo iFlow and a new medical-grade large display, which provides a 56-inch active, full-color widescreen for procedures at SIR booth 400 in San Diego March 7 – 12, 2009.
March 11, 2009 - With the joint development of the Ziehm NaviPort 3D interface, the medical technology manufacturing companies Ziehm Imaging and Stryker have succeeded in importing 2D and 3D C-arm image data into Stryker’s active infrared navigation systems.
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March 10, 2009 – Terason is showcasing the Terason t3000 ultrasound system at the 2009 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting.
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March 11, 2009 - Navilyst Medical has added a 3 French diameter Vaxcel PICC with PASV Valve technology to is Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) product line, which it is showing at SIR 2009.
March 5, 2009 – MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, will showcase an improved administration system for TheraSphere, Yttrium-90 Microsphere (Y-90), a targeted internal radiation therapy for patients with inoperable, primary liver cancer, during the upcoming Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 (SIR 2009) scientific meeting in San Diego, CA.
March 11, 2009 - Elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is on the rise, yet total AAA-related deaths continue to decline since the introduction of endovascular repair (EVAR), according to an ongoing, long-term research report from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
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March 11, 2009 - Veran Medical Technologies, a developer of medical devices that enable earlier detection and minimally invasive treatment of lung cancer, will features its IG4 Plug-N-Play Delivery System at SIR 2009.
March 11, 2009 - Infrahealth Group of companies, a health care software and services provider, said its patent-pending solution, Infrahealth Insurance Verification and Eligibility System (IVES) in available.
March 11, 2009 – Kimberly-Clark Health Care is hosting a variety of educational opportunities for physicians and caregivers on the latest techniques in enteral feeding tube placement, at the annual Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting, March 7 -12 in San Diego, CA.
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March 11, 2009 - One of the leading cancer centers in the Middle East has acquired two advanced radiotherapy devices from Varian Medical Systems equipped with RapidArc technology for fast and precise treatments.
March 11, 2009 - Navilyst Medical is highlighting recently released products that included PICC Convenience Kitting, Xcela Power Injectable Port catheter for long-term delivery of fluids and medications including chemotherapy, and the EZ Huber Safety Infusion Set, which offers a dual-action safety mechanism designed to reduce the risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure.
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March 11, 2009 – When CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) is used as an adjunct to mammography in heterogeneously and extremely dense breasts, the sensitivity increases significantly, according to results from a study presented at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2009), March 6-10, in Vienna, Austria.
March 11, 2009 - CIVCO Medical Solutions and Ascension Technology Corp. is showing a new biopsy needle localization and guidance system for minimally invasive medical procedures and giving demonstrations of the system at SIR 2009 in San Diego, CA, March 7 – 12, 2009.
March 10, 2009 – The Medical Imaging Technology Alliance said today that a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Florida Health Center and Massachusetts General Hospital demonstrates that using appropriateness criteria to help curb growth rates in advanced imaging utilization, according to a study set for publication in an upcoming issue of Radiology.
March 10, 2009 - Today, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) published a Guidelines for the Interpretation and Reporting of Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography report, which will be printed in the March/April issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
There is a lot of talk about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the $19 billion earmarked for IT incentives, but little has been said about how it will impact radiology and radiation oncology IT. One of the leading barriers to faster EHR adoption is cost, a factor the new bill aims to address by injecting the necessary revenue to build an EHR highway.
It is not uncommon for a woman to go in for a mammogram and leave with inconclusive results. This event is usually followed by a breast ultrasound scan, and if that exam renders more inconclusive results, the doctor may recommend a breast MRI.