Medical Imaging Law Weekly

Medizinische Poliklinik, Bonn, Germany - ST depressions show high prevalence in hypertensive patients

Montreal Heart Institute, Canada - Studies from Canada, Taiwan and the United States advance knowledge in angiology research

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, U.S. - Findings from the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden advance knowledge in obesity research

National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is successful for potentially malignant large tumors

Neuroectodermal Tumors - Case of primary pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor described

Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust, U.K. - Nurse-led flexible sigmoidoscopy clinic deemed feasible

Northwestern University, U.S. - Research from the United States and the Netherlands in angiology provides new insights

Novadaq Technologies - Novadaq announces European distribution contract with Kodak

Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy - Gastric cancer patients' first-degree relatives did not exhibit unusual ras expression

Okayama University, Japan - Studies from Canada and the United States describe new findings in cardiology research

Orexigen Therapeutics - Orexigen Therapeutics Uses PET scans to measure optimal naltrexone dosing for obesity

Ospedale Macedonio Melloni, Milan, Italy - Premature ovarian failure is risk after laparoscopic excision of bilateral endometriomas

Ospedali Riuniti Bergamo, Bergamo Italy - Researchers from Italy, the Czech Republic and the People's Republic of China detail new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Poor outcome in acute inferior MI is linked to PR-segment depression in inferior leads

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Recent findings in heart disease described by researchers from Australia and Germany

Royal Philips Electronics - Philips, Laughlin Memorial announce Tennessee's first whole body high-field and open MR systems

Saga Medical School, Japan - Surgical navigation system is based on cephalograms and dental casts

Schering - New findings from Germany and Taiwan in the area of imaging described

Seoul National University, South Korea - Labeled stem cell PET assesses tissue distribution after intracoronary injection

Seoul National University, South Korea - Pediatric brain-stem glioma histological grading predicted by MRI

Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shandong, People's Republic of China - F-18-FDG PET/CT improved locoregional lymph node detection

Sichuan University, People's Republic of China - Computerized tomography differentiates tuberculosis and primary tumors in the adrenal gland

Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Intertrochanteric hip fractures are repaired using computer navigation

Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Pancreatic serous oligocystic adenomas need to be differentiated from mucinous cystic neoplasms

Spital Bern-Ziegler, Switzerland - Total knee joint replacement technique maintains the natural joint line

Stanford University, U.S. - Cardiac/autonomic responses to prolonged exercise are predicted by ACE genotype

Stanford University, U.S. - Coronary sinus cannulation is facilitated with a deflectable fiberoptic catheter

Stanford University, U.S. - Studies from Germany and Switzerland advance knowledge in cardiology research

Stroke - Researchers' findings from the United States advance stroke research

Sun Yat-Sen University, People's Republic of China - Recent findings from the People's Republic of China, Italy and United States illuminate research in cardiology

Surgical Technology - Laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail with splenic preservation is achieved

Telemedicine - State insurance office, Georgia BCBS launch teleradiology pilot program for rural hospitals

Tohoku University, Japan - Indicators of maximum radiation dose to skin during PCI are described

Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland - Findings from Finland, Denmark and the United States describe new data in diabetes research

Universita degli Studi G D'Annunzio, Italy - New data from the United States, Netherlands and Italy lluminates research in angiology

Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - New data from Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Germany lluminates research in neurology

University Center of Lille, Lille, France - Integrated cardiothoracic imaging is achievable with ECG-gated 64-slice multidetector-row CT

University College London, U.K. - Research from the United Kingdom and United States add new data to tuberculosis body of knowledge

University Hospital Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece - Researchers from Greece, Canada and Turkey report details of new studies and findings in the area of surgery

University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Researchers from Switzerland, the United States and Austria provide details of new studies and findings in the area of imaging

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - New research from the United States, South Korea and Germany in the area of imaging detailed

University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands - Reports from the Netherlands, Germany and Israel describe recent advances in imaging research

University of California, U.S. - Data from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in obesity research

University of Chicago, U.S. - Atrial septal defect closure in children <15 kg was guided with intracardiac echocardiography

University of Freiburg, Germany - Studies from Germany, the United States and Canada advance knowledge in glaucoma research

University of Helsinki, Finland - Recent findings from Finland, the South Korea and Scotland illuminate research in obesity

University of Maryland, U.S. - Bipolar hemiarthroplasty is not recommended for hip degenerative arthritis

University of Michigan, U.S. - Glioma patients' vascular permeability and cerebral blood volume estimated using Gd-DTPA and MRI

University of Michigan, U.S. - Low baseline serum estradiol is associated with the risk of knee osteoarthritis

University of Milan, Italy - Sphenopalatine endoscopic ganglion block alleviates cluster headache symptoms

University of Naples Federico II, Italy - New findings from Italy, Germany and the United States in the area of cardiology described

University of Nice, France - Arthroscopic Bankart repair of recurrent shoulder instability requires four anchors

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Head and neck cancer therapy may be assessed early by FDG-PET/CT

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Hepatic steatosis in diabetes may raise atherogenesis risk by altering dyslipidemia composition

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Hurthle cell thyroid cancer diagnosed by F-18-FDG PET

University of Sydney, Australia - New findings in endocrinology described from Australia and the United States

University of Tokyo, Japan - Research from Japan and the United States add new data to surgery body of knowledge

University of Tubingen, Germany - Cerebrocortical response to hyperinsulinemia is reduced in overweight humans

University of Tubingen, Germany - New rhabdomyosarcoma models allow investigators to differentiate tumor tissues

University of Tubingen, Germany - Studies from Germany and the United States describe new findings in meningioma research

University of Ulm, Germany - Prostate cancer diagnosed by C-11-choline PET/CT

University of Ulsan, South Korea - New research from South Korea, Greece and United States in the area of angiology detailed

University of Utrecht, Netherlands - Reversed-phase liquid chromatography validated for plasma tipranavir levels

University of Virginia, U.S. - Metastatic brainstem tumor survival prolonged with Gamma Knife surgery

University of Washington, U.S. - Carotid artery mean wall thickness by MRI is correlated with intima-media thickness by US

University of Zurich Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - Optimal image reconstruction intervals for coronary angiography with 64-slice CT are described

Washington University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Belgium and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, U.K. - Rectal cancer angiogenesis is not accurately depicted on magnetic resonance images

Wyeth Research - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Ireland report details of new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering

Zonare Medical Systems - Zonare Medical Center installs ultrasounds systems at Montefiore Medical Center