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Table of Contents . . . July 28th, 2005
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Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - European CHMP recommends granting marketing authorization for Vasovist
eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Agreement signed to deliver cardiac safety services to Japanese trial market
Gentiae Clinical Research, Inc. - Company initiates turn-key services for phase I Thorough QT studies
Synarc, Inc. - Medical imaging company reports record performance, expands management team
Vital Images, Inc. - Companies form partnership to resell imaging visualization and analysis software
Alpaslan Turke Bulvari, Erzurum - Tc-99m HIG scintigraphy helps diagnose osteoarticular involvement in brucellosis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Invisalign system provides aesthetic treatment option
Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. - Massachusetts hospital selects upgraded, dedicated breast MRI system
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - F-18-FDG-PET-CT fusion helped plan radiotherapy treatment
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Reports add new data to imaging research
Berkeley Lab - Zone plate lenses capable of better than 15-nanometer resolution
Boston University - Researchers' data advance tissue engineering research
Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston - Fluoroscopic localization of the femoral head is a useful landmark
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Colles fractures linked to low bone mineral density
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. - Novel approach to detect cancer measures fragments of host response proteins
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal - Analytical model describes instantaneous pressure gradient across aortic valve
Cornell University - CRP plus ECG ST-segment depression predicts mortality
Cyceron Center, Caen - [11C]-Mecamylamine not suitable for PET study of nAChRs
Desert Radiologists - Radiology service to provide subsecond 64-slice CT scanner
Deutsch Herzzentrum Berlin - Cerebral TOI may not be reliable in detecting low SjO2 in children
Ehime University School of Medicine - New data illuminates research in imaging
Elscint, Ltd. - Elbit Medical Imaging announces negotiations on potential combination
Exygen Research, Inc. - New findings in the area of diagnostics detailed
Freeman Road Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne - Researchers' findings advance echocardiography research
General Hospital Linz - Near infrared spectroscopy detects flow alterations during ACP with hypothermia
George Washington University, Washington, DC - Recent findings in diagnostics described
Hopital Enfants, Toulouse - Real-time 3-D fetal echocardiography using matrix probe is feasible
Imaging - Beth Israel Deaconess selects iCAD for advanced breast cancer detection
Imaging - T2-weighted CMR with gadolinium enhancement is useful in myocarditis patients
Information Technology - Hospital in Belgium installs imaging technology
Jichi Medical School, Tochigi - Endoscope channels harbor hepatitis B virus DNA after on-site cleaning
Kanazawa University, Ishikawa - Brain structures analyzed, nuclear condensation of binding protein shown
Leiden University - Assessment of myocardial viability reviewed
LTM Medical College, Mumbai - Guidelines for repeat CT scans clarified
Maggiore Hospital, Bologna - Researchers describe findings in imaging studies
Medical Solutions - Medical company enters distribution agreement with imaging company
Mergers & Acquisitions - American HealthChoice ends negotiations to acquire imaging company
Montefiore Medical Center - Postoperative free-floating left atrial ball thrombus reported
Nortel - New Royal Ottawa Hospital to showcase wireless telemedicine
North Shore University Hospital - North Shore University Hospital installs CT imaging system
Ospedale Molinette, Turin - Digestive endoscopy transmits hepatitis C infection infrequently
Ospedale S Giacomo Apostolo, Turin - Technical advances improve myocardial imaging in women
Ospedale S'Agostino-Estense - Utility of post-discharge thromboprophylaxis evaluated
PET-Zentrum, Bad Berka - New findings in the area of diagnostics described
PhereSys Therapeutics Corporation - Therapeutic apheresis services company appoints president and COO, CEO
ProVation Medical, Inc. - New endoscopy center selects gastroenterology documentation, coding software
Qiagen N.V.Conta - Genetic and protein analysis company to acquire Nextal Biotechnologies
Radiological Society of North America - Medical malpractice concerns lead to more breast biopsies
Radiological Society of North America - Report: Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients
Rambam Medical Center - External support device facilitates closed reduction
Rice University, Houston - Glycoproteins and von Willebrand factor studied, bond kinetics clarified
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, London - Imaging study reveals characteristics of ischemic human myocardium
Schering AG - Marketing authorization recommended for contrast agent, Vasovist
Siemens Medical Solutions - Sensation 64 CT system wins gold in 2005 Medical Design of Excellence Award
Society for Responsible Preventive Imaging - Study shows Coronary Calcium Score most accurate test for heart attack risk
St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow - Automated measurement of colonic polyps compared with manual technique
Stanford University - Researchers use MRI to characterize proximal pulmonary artery blood flow
Stanford University Medical Center - Infrapatellar plica may play role in refractory anterior knee pain
Tampere University Hospital - New data illuminates research in lipoproteins
Tel Aviv University - Most physicians cannot recognize a long QT when they see one
Thomas Jefferson University - Cavitary changes in retinoblastoma related to better prognosis
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Diagnostic imaging company names Robb Young senior manager, cardiology CT
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Lower-priced multi-functional cardiac ultrasound system introduced
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Organochlorine levels in breast cancer adipose tissue measured
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center - Techniques for improving outcome of LV lead placement evaluated
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation - Maker of diagnostic ultrasoound imaging systems launches new research unit
Univ. of Cambridge - Could exercise protect older people from hip fracture?
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - Reports describe recent advances in obesity therapy research
University of Alabama - Human cortical specialization for food investigated
University of Alberta - Long-term effects of rapid maxillary expansion on dental arch determined
University of Cologne - New findings in cardiology described
University of Cologne - The value of CT and MR imaging in Hodgkin disease weighed
University of Hong Kong - Endoscopic-assisted cranionasal resection of olfactory neuroblastoma assessed
University of Innsbruck - Novel scoring system improves reproducibility of radiographic assessment
University of Medicine of Berlin - Indications and benefits of diagnostic laparoscopy discussed
University of Migual Hernandez, Alicante - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research
University of Munich - Cardiac MDCT compared with angiocardiography
University of Munich - Recent findings in restenosis provide new insights
University of North Carolina - Alcohol compounds the risk of hepatitis-C-related liver cancer formation
University of Pittsburgh - Benchmarks developed for sigmoidoscopy in early detection of cancer
University of Zurich Hospital - New findings in the area of cardiology described
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam - Studies advance knowledge in imaging research
Wayne State University, Detroit - 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging technique for breast cancer improved
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