Radiology
Varian Medical Systems Appoints Deepak "Dee" Khuntia M.D. Vice President of Medical Affairs
March 28, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVarian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced the appointment of Deepak "Dee" Khuntia, M.D., to vice president, Medical Affairs. He will report to Kolleen Kennedy, corporate senior vice president and president of Varian's Oncology Systems business, the world's leading provider of ...
SonoSite Launches Award-Winning AxoTrack Needle Guidance Technology
March 27, 2013 12:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 27, 2013--FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and pioneering specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, today announced the launch of AxoTrack™ Needle Guidance Technology on select SonoSite Ultrasound Systems. This newly developed product, named...
Public Workshop - Summit on Color in Medical Imaging, May 8-9, 2013
March 27, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Co-sponsor International Color Consortium (ICC) are announcing a public workshop entitled ?Summit on Color in Medical Imaging: An International workshop on the Technical Framework for Consistency and...
More Light! – for Medicine
March 26, 2013 12:27 pm | by Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. | News | CommentsPET scan, CT, and MRI are almost standard in today’s diagnostics – highly developed and very sophisticated. Although more capable and less cost-intensive, laser-optical diagnosis methods are, up to now, far less prevalent. FAMOS is aiming to change this.
Competitive Pricing Vital in the Asia-Pacific Digital and Computed Radiography Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
March 26, 2013 3:01 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare delivery and service markets in Asia-Pacific are increasingly focusing on radiography systems that bundle the benefits of reduced radiation, seamless workflow, safety measures, and attractive pricing. This has opened up...
Ohio's Minimally Invasive Devices Inc. Lands $9M in Series B Financing
March 25, 2013 2:00 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsColumbus, Ohio-based medical technology maker Minimally Invasive Devices closed a $9 million Series B financing round in support of its laparoscopic visualization systems. MID plans to use the funds to forge a direct sales force and expand manufacturing for its FloShield laparoscopic camera attachment, which already has FDA approval for the U.S. market.
Compact Radar Takes an Inside View
March 25, 2013 1:46 pm | by Fraunhofer | News | CommentsThe human eye cannot see through wood, paper, or plastic. But a compact radar with a modular design now makes it possible to see the invisible: The millimeter wave sensor penetrates non-transparent material.
FDA Approves GE Healthcare's AdreView™ (Iobenguane I 123 Injection) for Cardiac Risk Evaluation in Heart Failure Patients
March 22, 2013 7:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGE Healthcare today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new indication for AdreView™ (Iobenguane I 123 Injection), the first and only FDA approved molecular imaging agent to link nerve function in the heart to a patient’s mortality risk.
Lantheus Medical Imaging Focuses on Growth, Takes Steps to Reduce Expenses
March 21, 2013 3:30 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNORTH BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 21, 2013--Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a global leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing innovative diagnostic imaging agents, today announced that under its new leadership team led by Jeff Bailey, President and Chief Executive Officer,...
WPI and UMass Medical School Team Up to Improve Healthcare Delivery
March 21, 2013 11:22 am | by Worcester Polytechnic Institute | News | CommentsThe Healthcare Delivery Institute is a multi-disciplinary organization that includes more than 20 research teams at WPI, external healthcare providers, and industry partners, all working to address the national and global challenge of creating the future of healthcare delivery.
Hologic's 3D Mammography Technology to be the "New Standard of Care," According to Healthcare Research Firm KLAS
March 19, 2013 5:27 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsBEDFORD, Mass., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced...
The Iowa Clinic Installs First Toshiba Aquilion RXL
March 19, 2013 3:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 19, 2013--To meet the demands of its growing multi-specialty facility, The Iowa Clinic in West Des Moines, Iowa, installed the first Aquilion TM RXL from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., in the U.S. The Aquilion RXL has fast reconstruction and includes...
Alaska Family Sonograms Adds Toshiba Ultrasound Systems for Better Patient Care
March 18, 2013 3:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2013--To upgrade its ultrasound exam capabilities with the most advanced and durable technology available, Alaska Family Sonograms installed three Aplio TM 500 ultrasound systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., the first Aplio 500 systems in...
Analogic Ultrasound Highlights Full Suite of Ultrasound Solutions at EAU Congress
March 14, 2013 4:45 pm | by GlobeNewswire | News | CommentsAnalogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology, will showcase for the first time its entire suite of ultrasound solutions that are Analogic Ultrasound at the 28th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan, Italy, March 15-19.
DR Systems Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Systems and Methods for Viewing Medical 3D Imaging Volumes
March 14, 2013 2:48 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 14, 2013--DR Systems, the leading independent provider of enterprise-wide medical imaging and information systems, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued to the company a new patent, relating to a method of matching medical...
SonaCare Medical to Introduce Two New HIFU Products at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress
March 14, 2013 2:45 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSonaCare Medical, LLC (SonaCare Medical), a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, will showcase two new HIFU products at the 28th annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, in Milan, Italy, March 15-19, 2013.
A High-Resolution Endoscope as Thin as a Human Hair
March 13, 2013 3:30 pm | by Andrew Myers, Associate Director of Communications, Stanford University School of Engineering | News | CommentsEngineers at Stanford have developed a prototype single-fiber endoscope that improves the resolution of these much-sought-after instruments fourfold over existing designs. The advance could lead to an era of needle-thin, minimally invasive endoscopes able to view features out of reach of today’s instruments.
Toshiba CT Enhances Patient Safety with MITA’s Smart Dose Standard
March 13, 2013 3:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 13, 2013--As a leader in developing low dose CT technologies, all new Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Aquilion™ CT systems meet the needs of the recently announced Smart Dose standard from the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA). Also known...
Vision-Sciences Appoints Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH to Board of Directors
March 12, 2013 8:47 pm | by GlobeNewswire | News | CommentsVision-Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of unique flexible endoscopic products utilizing its proprietary sterile disposable EndoSheath® technology, today announced that Dr. Cheryl Pegus, a renowned cardiologist and physician executive, has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effectively immediately.
Device Makers: PET Medicare Decision Doesn't Go Far Enough
March 12, 2013 4:11 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsThe Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a shift in their decision regarding reimbursement for positron emission tomography scanning that will open the door for states to make their own coverage decisions for PET. Lobbying group MITA supported the move, but chided the agency for failing to make the decision universal.
FDA Gives Siemens the Green Light for Angiography Device
March 11, 2013 6:00 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsTechnology giant Siemens won FDA clearance to begin distributing the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography systems in the U.S. The technology includes a new X-ray tube with lower radiation levels and updated software for more precise imaging, according to Siemens.
iCAD and Invivo Announce Global Strategic Agreement to Deliver MRI Solutions Worldwide
March 11, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGAINESVILLE, Fla. & NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 11, 2013--Invivo, a Philips Healthcare Business, and a worldwide leader in MRI, and iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD), a leading provider of advanced imaging and radiation therapy technologies for the detection and treatment of cancer, today...
Philips Delivers New Innovations to Make Imaging Accessible to More Patients
March 8, 2013 3:27 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsRoyal Philips Electronics is introducing three new imaging systems to help radiology departments increase both the number of patients and range of clinical exams they can handle. Philips is continuing the Imaging 2.0 journey to deliver greater collaboration and integration, increased patient focus and improved economic value.
Avinger Announces Primary Investigators for Upcoming VISION Trial
March 7, 2013 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 7, 2013--Avinger, Inc., designer of therapeutic devices incorporating intravascular imaging, and pioneer of the lumivascular approach to treating vascular disease, announces the designation of the primary investigators for its upcoming global VISION...
First U.S. Installation of Centricity Cardio Enterprise Complete
March 7, 2013 9:09 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 7, 2013--GE Healthcare today announced the first U.S. installation of its Centricity™ Cardio Enterprise solution at Oklahoma State University Medical Center. This robust IT solution supports GE Healthcare’s enterprise imaging strategy by offering cardiologists a...
