Medical Imaging Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 8th, 2006
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CytoViva - Aetos Technologies wins award for CytoViva technology
Hologic - Hologic inks consent agreement with U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding Mammotest
Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Anterior shoulder instability corrected with arthroscopic Bankart repair
King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan - Active pulmonary tuberculosis patients vary in clinical presentation
Universita degli Studi G D'Annunzio, Italy - Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is predominantly done using endovascular techniques
West Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Reports from Japan and the United States add new data to orthopedics research
Akademiska Sjukhuset, Sweden - Bleeding ulcer treatment with transcatheter arterial embolization is facilitated
American Roentgen Ray Society - Digital mammography saves time for technicians, but not doctors
Bariatric Surgery Center, Shreveport, U.S. - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has lower costs and complications in bariatric surgery
Boston Scientific - Boston Scientific launches newest version of single-use biopsy forceps
Cabrini Medical Center, New York - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in imaging
Caliper Life Sciences - Caliper Life Sciences and Xenogen announce date of stockholder meetings
Cardiff University, U.K. - Arterial stiffness is increased in subclinical hypothyroidism
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal - Studies from Canada, the Netherlands; k and the United States describe new findings in breast cancer research
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Raymond Poincare, Garches, France - Sensitive method to quantify apomorphine in plasma has been developed
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel - Renal angiomyolipomas with minimal vascularity do not require prophylaxis
Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany - Researchers' findings from Germany, Spain and France advance hepatocellular carcinoma research
Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan - Chronic hepatitis B and C infections detected by lymph node sonography
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - Transvenous lead systems implanted in children have similar incidences of venous occlusion
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Orotracheal intubation with a videolaryngoscope and fiberoptic bronchoscope are compared
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Studies from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in cardiology research
Clinico San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain - In-stent restenosis treatment with sirolimus-eluting stents yields superior outcomes
Columbia University, New York - Research from the United States and Chile add new data to cardiology body of knowledge
Columbia University, U.S. - Drug-eluting stents treat intermediate lesions safely with markedly less restenosis
Crucell Holland BV - Findings from the United Kingdom, Canada and United States advance knowledge in influenza research
Duke University, U.S. - Ventricular premature complexes during exercise study recovery phase predict myocardial ischemia
Emory University, U.S. - Persistence of oropharyngeal cancer after chemoradiation detected by PET-CT
EPIX Pharmaceuticals - EPIX Pharmaceuticals retains full rights to fibrin-binding imaging agent EP-2104R
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Research from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Italy in surgery provides new insights
Escola Bahiana de Medicina, Brazil - Studies from Brazil, Chile and the United States add new findings to obesity body of knowledge
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Researchers from Brazil, the United States and Canada report recent findings in glaucoma
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia - Optifast Very Low Calorie Diet results in reductions in liver size and liver fat content
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Women with lobular cancer may be good candidates for breast-conserving therapy
Frost & Sullivan - Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet honors industry's best
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, U.S. - Most adverse angiographic events during PCI predict adverse outcome within 6 months
General Hospital, Padua - Studies from Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Harefield Hospital, Harefield, U.K. - Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery results in better outcomes
Harvard University, U.S. - Suspected coronary artery disease with unrecognized myocardial scar is linked to high cardiac risk
Hologic - Hologic acquires R2 Technology
Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain - Calcaneus insufficiency fractures should be differentiated from ankle arthritis
Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan - Recent findings from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and United States illuminate research in lymphoma
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy - Dedifferentiated central chondrosarcoma management discussed
Japan National Center of Neurology & Psychiatry - Researchers from Japan, Sweden and Canada detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics
Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Shertogenbosch - Research from Netherlands, Japan and United States add new data to bladder cancer body of knowledge
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, U.S. - Beta-blocker protocol for cardiac CT can be implemented for administration by radiologists
Johns Hopkins University - Studies from the United States and Australia add new findings to imaging body of knowledge
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and Germany adds to cholangiocarcinoma body of knowledge
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Reverse shoulder prosthesis imaging features and complications are reviewed
Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Rectal cancer treatment by endoscopic posterior mesorectal resection detailed
Kinki University, Osaka - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Germany describe findings in biomedical engineering studies
Laval University, Quebec City - New data from Canada and the United States lluminates research in vectors
Laval University, Quebec City - Researchers' work from Canada, the People's Republic of China and the United States adds to obesity body of knowledge
Lifespan - Thermal ablation with radiation therapy extends life expectancy of lung cancer patients
Lucas MRS Center, Stanford - Studies from the United States and the Netherlands describe new findings in surgery research
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy patients show improved right heart echocardiographic parameters
Medical University of Gdansk - Reports from Poland and the United States describe recent advances in lung cancer research
Medical University of South Carolina - New research from the United States, France and Japan in the area of lung cancer detailed
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - New research from the United States, Canada and Israel in the area of cardiology detailed
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Studies from the United States and Japan describe new findings in breast cancer research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Findings from the United States, People's Republic of China and Taiwan describe new data in hepatocellular carcinoma research
Montreal Heart Institute - Research from Canada, the United States and Italy in cardiology provides new insights
Nara Medical University, Japan - Severe acute global cerebral hypoperfusion occurs in hanging trauma
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Gastric ulcers after laparoscopic bariatric surgery are related to surgical procedures
Neurologische Universitatsklinik, Freiburg, Germany - Role of functional imaging in neurological disorders is focus of review
Novadaq Technologies - Novadaq places 50th SPY intraoperative imaging system
Oita University, Idaigaoka - Researchers from Japan, Denmark and the United States describe findings in diabetes studies
Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy - Peri-operative stroke risk is lower with use of epiaortic ultrasonographic scanning
Peking University, People's Republic of China - Gastric cancer risk linked to cyclooxygenase-2 polymorphisms in a Chinese population
Regenstrief Institute, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer evaluation methods are studied
Respiratory Medicine - Urokinase suggested as preferred treatment for pediatric empyema
Robert-Bosch Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany - Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy prognosis is good despite dramatic presentation
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia - Researchers from Australia and the United States report recent findings in breast cancer
Saga University, Japan - Tricuspid valve replacement bileaflet mechanical valves should be implanted vertically
Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Orifice area of mitral regurgitation measured by Doppler echo may be promising method
Selcuk University, Konya - New findings in atherosclerosis described from Turkey, Germany and Japan
Seoul National University - Research from South Korea, Japan and United States add new data to imaging body of knowledge
Serono International - European Commission approves revision of therapeutic indication for Rebif
Siemens Medical Solutions - Doctors Imaging Services installs Siemens 150th MAGNETOM C! MRI System
Smith & Nephew - National survey reveals lower-back pain sufferers would give up sex to live without pain
Smith & Nephew - Smith & Nephew Endoscopy acquires privately held Osteobiologics for $72.3 million in cash
Stanford University, U.S. - New findings from the United States, India and Canada in the area of hypertension detailed
Stanford University, U.S. - Totally Robotic Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is superior to standard method
State University of Ghent Hospital - Findings from Belgium, Japan and Wales advance knowledge in diabetes research
Stroke - Functional brain MRI may predict therapeutic gains after stroke
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Breast cancer patient cosmesis improved with endoscopic breast-conserving surgery
Synarc - Synarc and Center for Clinical and Basic Research agree to combine companies and operations
Taiwan National Health Research Institutes - New findings from Taiwan, Austria and the United States in the area of SARS detailed
Technical University of Munich - Studies from Germany, Japan and the United States describe new findings in cardiology research
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel - Thoracic empyema computed tomography images demonstrating pleural microbubbles are studied
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland - Transesophageal-guided cardioversion with anticoagulation is effective for atrial fibrillation
Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway - New findings in hypertension described from Norway, Spain and Australia
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain - Research from Spain, Japan and the United States in ophthalmology provides new insights
University College London - Findings from the United Kingdom, United States and Dyer and colleagues published their study in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (Use of myocardial performance index in pediatric patients wi
University Hospital, Copenhagen - New findings in heart attack described from Denmark, the United States and the United Kingdom
University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium - New findings in cardiology described from Belgium, the United States and Turkey
University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - Pulmonary sequestration treated by thoracoscopy is feasible in experienced hands
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - Cardiac motility assessments by MDCT and cine MRI are comparable for normofrequent patients
University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands - Post-revascularization recovery was predicted by DISA SPECT and PET equally well
University of Alabama - Researchers from the United States and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of imaging
University of Alabama, U.S. - Reversible defects induced by adenosine SPECT imaging are not masked by a cup of coffee
University of Amsterdam - Reports from Netherlands, United States and Sweden add new data to heart disease research
University of Antwerp, Belgium - Research from Belgium, Norway and the United Kingdom add new data to heart disease body of knowledge
University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Hyperthyroid patients can receive radioiodine after 3 days off carbimazole
University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Right atrial pressure in paralyzed, mechanically ventilated patients is not predicted by E/Ea ratio
University of Bologna - Studies from Italy and the United States describe new findings in heart attack research
University of Bordeaux, France - Rest-to-exercise changes in LV dyssynchrony correlate with stroke volume, mitral regurgitation
University of Cagliari, Italy - Carbon dioxide laser microsurgery effectively treats early glottic carcinoma
University of Calgary - Researchers from Canada, the United States and Australia detail new studies and findings in the area of surgery
University of California, San Diego - Researchers' work from the United States, Japan and Germany adds to imaging body of knowledge
University of California, U.S. - F-18-FDOPA PET compared with F-18-FDG for diagnosing low-grade tumors
University of California, U.S. - Targeting strategies for women on dialysis who could benefit from mammography are described
University of Cambridge, U.K. - Coronary artery disease is weakly predicted by proton NMR analysis of plasma
University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Studies from Denmark, the United States and Italy advance knowledge in heart attack research
University of Florida, U.S. - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of endocrinology
University of Leipzig, Germany - Modified nucleosides and creatinine in urine samples used in early cancer detection
University of Mainz - Findings from Germany, Canada and India describe new data in breast cancer research
University of Melbourne - New research from the United Kingdom, Scotland and United States in the area of stroke detailed
University of Michigan - New findings in biomedical engineering described from the United States, France and Singapore
University of Milan - Researchers from Italy, Canada and France describe findings in diabetes studies
University of Ottawa - Researchers from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States report recent findings in cardiology
University of Padua - Findings from Italy, the United States and Germany in cardiology provide new insights
University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Elevated serum phytoestrogen levels are associated with more favorable lipoprotein profile
University of Queensland, Australia - 2-D speckle and tissue velocity-based strain were compared, validated with harmonic-phase MRI
University of Regensburg-Klinikum - New findings from Germany, Italy and Canada in the area of imaging described
University of Rhode Island, U.S. - Researchers have analyzed mycophenolic acid with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
University of Texas, U.S. - Head and neck SCC residual metastasis after chemoradiotherapy is not predicted by PET
University of Texas, U.S. - Indications and techniques for sinus surgery are reviewed
University of Texas, U.S. - Surgeons use knee replacement designed for women
University of Toronto - Findings from Canada, the United States and Japan in hepatocellular carcinoma provide new insights
University of Tubingen, Germany - Renal cell cancer monitoring by spin labeling perfusion imaging proves promising
University of Ulsan - Researchers' work from South Korea, Italy and United States adds to surgery body of knowledge
University of Utrecht - Researchers from Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom provide details of new studies and findings in the area of squamous cell carcinoma
University of Washington, U.S. - Valvular aortic stenosis, disease severity, and timing of intervention are reviewed
University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van - Researchers from Turkey, Canada and Netherlands provide details of new studies and findings in the area of imaging
University of Zurich Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - Glioma uptake of radiotracers in rodent models varies with tracer type
Viking Systems - Mark C. Surles, PhD, named vice president of advanced systems by Viking Systems, Inc.
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot - Findings from Israel, Canada and the United States advance knowledge in obstetrics research
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