Medical Imaging Week

Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital - Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women

Shiseido Life Science Research Center, Japan - Right prefrontal cortex activity may have a role in regulation of heart rate

Siemens Medical Solutions - Medical device company introduces CT colonography for enhanced view of polyps

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy - Med-tech company signs Quadrant subsidiary as European Digital OR partner

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies - Imaging devices producer, software developer sign distribution agreement

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Ion exchange chromatography produces clinical grade viral vector stock

Sungkyunkwan University - Poxvirus protein forms a complex with left-handed Z-DNA

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Staple-line strips used in gastric bypass study reduce bleeding, save time

TeraMedica - Medical informatics company launches new imaging and information product

Toshiba America Medical Systems - Imaging devices provider introduces 4-D ultrasound unit at radiological meeting

Trestle Holdings, Inc. - Imaging systems provider to life sciences market reports third quarter results

TriPath Imaging - Use of biomarkers to detect cervical dysplasia, cancer a 'success'

U.K. Patients Association - Endoscope probe reveals "haphazard" sterilization standards

U.S. National Institutes of Health - H-1 paramagnetic relaxation enhancement characterizes protein-DNA interactions

Umea University - ECG outcomes were related to autonomic and motor functions, not heart functions

University Klinikum Aachen - Cardiac multislice spiral computed tomography is a powerful alternative to MRI

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Theory of X-ray imaging based on Wigner distributions developed

University of California Los Angeles - Interstrand loops CD and EF act to regulate fatty acid ligand binding

University of California, Irvine - Kinetics of protein adsorption/desorption on microarrays characterized

University of Heidelberg - Pulmonary artery catheter system suitable for hemodynamic monitoring

University of Heidelberg - Study investigates 12-lead ECG recordings as an early warning tool

University of Iowa Healthcare - Peptides may play roles in modulating cricothyroid and thyroarytenoid activity

University of London - Prevention of gastrostomy site infections by S. aureus studied

University of Minnesota - Diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic osteolysis reviewed

University of Pittsburgh - Expulsion of gestational sac accurately determined by clinicians, patients

University of Rome La Sapienza - Sensorimotor areas are activated contralateral to painful stimulation

University of Toronto - Episodic events stimulate different areas of the brain than long-term facts

Veterans General Hospital, Taipei - Microspectroscopic mapping system determines homogeneity of drug powder blends

Washington University, St. Louis - Fullerene C₆₀ functionally replaces mitochondrial Mn superoxide dismutases

Xillix Technologies Corp. - U.S. FDA accepts Onco-LIFE PMA supplement for filing

Zentralklinik Bad Berka GmbH - Utility of FDG-PET in workup reviewed