Medical Imaging Business Week

Partners Imaging - Imaging company formed to help physicians acquire CT scanners

Philips Medical Systems - Healthcare information technology company to acquire Stentor Inc.

Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto - Findings in ovarian cancer provide new insights

QIAGEN N.V. - Preanalytical sample preparation company to acquire Nextal Biotechnologies

Rijnmond Zuid Medical Center, Rotterdam - Findings describe new data in cardiology research

Siemens Medical Solutions - Angio CT Miyabi provides better care for patients in case of an emergency

Siemens Medical Solutions - MammoReport Plus breast care workplace features expanded

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc. - Medical imaging systems distributor ships radiography systems to U.S. military

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Molecular ballet unravels, links proteins so cell can direct own movement

Talecris Biotherapeutics - U.S. FDA-approved labeling for immune system drug includes assurance of purity

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Copaxone may protect against axonal injury over the long-term

Toronto Western Hospital - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of Parkinson disease

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Diagnostic imaging company expands magnetic resonance angiography technology

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method to quantify phenolic metabolites in urine developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Complexities in tetracycline analysis reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - LC/MS/MS method for sulfonamide residues in dairy products developed

University Hospital of Geneva - Reports describe recent advances in cardiology research

University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liege - Strain rate imaging quantifies regional myocardial function

University Hospital, Aachen - FDG-PET reliably distinguishes septic and aseptic loosening

University Milano-Bicocca, Monza - New findings in the area of cardiology detailed

University of Alberta - Long-term effects on dental arch characterized

University of Birmingham - Study measured the effects of hypocapnia on ECGs

University of California, San Francisco - Efficacy of endorectal ultrasound in managing malignant rectal polyps evaluated

University of Heidelberg - Soluble VEGF receptor gene therapy abates liver tumor growth

University of Iowa - Impediments in awake fiberoptic orotracheal intubation identified

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City - Changes in RV ECG indices were not correlated with changes in NYHA class

University of Louisville - Endoscopic ultrasound underused in staging

University of Mainz - Color-coded diffusion tensor imaging elucidates etiology

University of Manchester - Virchow-Robin space dilation associated with vascular dementia

University of Massachusetts, Worcester - Catheterization and Doppler mean pressure gradients were often discrepant

University of Ottawa - Findings advance knowledge in imaging research

University of Rochester Medical Center - Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty effective

University of Rome La Sapienza - Myocardial velocities after Fontan procedure help assess ventricular functions

University of Rome La Sapienza - Ultrasound contrast agents pass through pulmonary circulation during ventilation

University of Sao Paulo - Method to reach bypassed stomach after bypass for obesity developed

University of Sao Paulo - Study examined ventricular tachycardia in patients with Chagas disease

University of Tasmania, Hobart - Knee cartilage defects examined, osteoarthritis associations established

University of Tennessee - Breast cancer remains a leading cause of death among African American women

University of Texas - Early and immediate implant loading feasible

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Color M-mode velocity may be afterload-independent measure of diastolic function

University of Toronto - Contrast kinetics was used to optimize timing for MR angiography

University of Toronto - Endoscopic Doppler OCT imaging feasible in GI tract

University of Washington - New research in the area of adiposity detailed

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington - Left-sided pleural effusion is not indication for clinical or imaging evaluation

Virginia Commonwealth University - Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors

Virginia Commonwealth University - Raman system enables noninvasive assessment of Hb oxygen saturation

Walter Reed Medical Center, Atlanta - Recent findings in atherosclerosis described

Waters Corporation - Spectrometry firm, software developer announce newborn screening collaboration

Westside Medical Imaging - New technology diagnoses coronary problems without hospital visit

Xillix Technologies Corp. - FDA approves Onco-LIFE PMA supplement

Yamaguchi University - Reports add new data to liver cancer research

Zonare Medical Systems - Custom imaging technology selected for ultrasound system