Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 21st, 2005
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Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Approvable letter issued by U.S. FDA for Combidex
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. - CT Laser Mammography system international distribution network expanded
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. - Charles Wilhelm named president and COO at medical device firm
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. - DCI video intubation system to assist anesthesiologists, ER personnel launched
St. Louis University - Article aims to increase sonographer awareness of research grant opportunities
Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Liquid chromatography column launched for separation of protein samples
Aichi Medical University - Research add new data to diagnostics imaging body of knowledge
Alerion Biomedical, Inc. - New contrast agent for preclinical imaging featured at conference
Ataturk University, Erzurum - Anatomical M-mode ECG can be used instead of left atrial appendage area change
Baxa Corporation - Four new infusion system administration sets launched
Baylor University, Houston - The trust game: Measuring social interaction
Business Update - Desert Radiologists opens fifth outpatient facility in Henderson
Business Update - ImageXpres Corporation distributor signs 3-year agreement with Consorta
CEA Saclay, Gif Sur Yvette - LC/MS assay quantities NRTIs in biological matrices
Charite University Hospital, Berlin - High-field MRI allows tracking of minimal number of cells
Chieti University - Data advance knowledge in imaging research
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Immunochromatographic assay should improve detection in resource-poor areas
CNRS UMR 6612, Marseille - Method offers noninvasive approach to longitudinal studies of cardiac disease
CTI Molecular Imaging - Siemens to acquire imaging company with focus on PET, other imaging technologies
Deutsch Herzzentrum, Munich - NT-pro-BNP concentrations are high across spectrum of coronary artery disease
DR Systems - Company receives multiple orders for Dominator RIS/PACS
Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse - TTE and TEE are imaging procedures of choice for diagnosing cardiac hydatid cyst
Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven - Real-time cine MRI may help to identify causes of impaired ventricular filling
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi - Doppler imaging offers diagnostic information in constrictive pericarditis
GlaxoSmithKline Medical Research Center - Neuroactive peptide studied, intracerebroventricular infusion revealed
Harvard Medical School - Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
Harvard University - Fluidic broadband light sources devised for microchannel spectroscopy
Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil - Study investigated cardiac index decreases observed during portal triad clamping
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit - Cortical hyperexcitability characterized before and after valproate treatment
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre - Second harmonic TTE can provide valuable information about left atrial appendage
Information Technology - CompView Medical to focus on audiovisual systems for medical environments
Johns Hopkins University - MR imaging of polymeric microparticles may help monitor drug delivery
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore - Family propensity to atherosclerosis interacts with metabolic risk factors
Kanto General Hospital, Tokyo - Parkinson disease analyzed, profound cardiac sympathetic denervation observed
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. - Imaging company donates airway intubation system to Army Hospital in Iraq
Katholieke University of Leuven, Louvain - Recent findings illuminate research in osteoporosis
Klinik Hirslanden - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity surgery
Lawson Health Research Institute - Centre for Critical Illness Research uses Orthogonal Polarized Spectral imaging
Leiden University - 16-slice MSCT is useful for noninvasive exclusion of coronary artery disease
Massachusetts General Hospital - Imaging technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation - Researchers' data advance cardiology research
Med1Online - Toshiba named exclusive Internet distributor of ultrasound product line
National Kure Medical Center - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of angiology
New York University - Report describes probe for transesophageal ECG and transesophageal cardioversion
North Carolina State University, Raleigh - For detecting abnormal motion, increasing frames from 8 to 16 holds no advantage
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre - Kinematic differences between mobile- and fixed-bearing TKA determined
Oncodesign Biotechnology - Role of noninvasive animal imaging in preclinical anticancer drug development
Peking University - Technique described for extracting estrogens from urine of pregnant women
Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris - Technique offers potential for exploring microcirculation regulation in vivo
Planar Systems, Inc. - Flat-panel display systems provider releases software console application
Queen Mary University of London - Model addresses problem of fetal ECG extraction using BSS in the wavelet domain
Robarts - Research in immune function, cardiac imaging, obesity boosted with grant
Royal Philips Electronics - Electronics company announces enhancements for GEMINI PET/CT
Sectra - Swedish hospitals in Kalmar, Oskarshamn, Vostervik to get mammography systems
Siemens Medical Solutions - Winthrop-University Hospital to install clinical IT and imaging technologies
St. John Hospital, Detroit - Left atrial dimension was associated with presence of coronary artery calcium
Stanford Hospital & Clinics - California hospital updates cath lab with new 3D soft-tissue imaging technology
Taos Orthopedic Institute Research Foundation - Arthroscopic treatment of tibial intercondylar eminence fractures reviewed
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Multi-center study on cardiac imaging system ready for patient evaluations
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation - Scanner manufacturer proceeds with international cardiac CT study
Univ. of California, San Diego - Brain disorder linked to mirror neuron dysfunction
University Clinic of Cologne - Tumor diagnosis using SPECT compared with F-18-FDG-PET
University Medical Center, Graz - Low vitamin D, impaired bone turnover, and low bone mass are common in PAD
University of Alabama, Birmingham - Imaging with radionuclide tracers is used to identify viable myocardium
University of California, Los Angeles - Dentists can detect signs of bone loss on panoramic radiographs
University of Frankfurt - CT suitable for imaging of nitinol implant-induced proximal anastomosis
University of Liege - Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor studied, automated detection reported
University of Michigan - Imaging method gives early indication if brain cancer therapy is effective
University of Michigan - Microdialysis with capillary LC/MS3 used to monitor rat neuropeptide levels
University of Minnesota - ECG is the only consistent diagnostic tool for AMI trends over 25 years
University of Nebraska - Femoral revision using original impaction grafting technique effective
University of Nebraska - RTI and TRI are equivalent to SPECT in detecting diseased artery territories
University of Rome La Sapienza - Transesophageal ECG detects thromboembolism risk markers in patients with LAF
University of Surrey - Paracetamol assessed, binding sites in brain and spinal cord determined
University of Tubingen - Free plasma oxysterol levels may be important atherogenic risk factors
University of Tubingen Hospital - Tube model used to calculate rf alteration caused by conductive implants
University of Utrecht - Overview highlights online separation methods for determining proteins, peptides
University of Virginia - DENSE MRI can assess 3D myocardial mechanics of the murine heart in <1 hour
University of Wurzburg - Techniques provide noninvasive assessment of perfusion and regional blood volume
University of Zagreb - General recommendations made for optimizing separation in ion chromatography
Uppsala University - Extracellular striatal dynorphin processing altered in rat PD model
Varian Medical Systems - Imaging systems manufacturer to supply flat-panel X-ray units for CT scanning
Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC - Rhythm-control strategy should be considered for patients with high IRVR
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