Medical Imaging Week

Nikon Instruments Inc. - New software and application enhancements advance spectral imaging technology

Nikon Instruments Inc. - New upright microscope provides maximum open space and access to features

Nikon Instruments Inc. - Next generation of microscopy enables live cell confocal imaging

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital - Laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors deemed safe and effective

Northwest Hospital, Frankfurt - Intraoperative frozen section not recommended for prostate cancer due to low predictive value

Odense University Hospital - Researchers' data advance diagnostics research

Ontario Cancer Institute - Mammographic breast density may be phenotypic trait for breast cancer

Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute, Havana - Laboratory and clinical findings reported for dengue 3 epidemic in Cuba

Provena Health CDI - Minnesota imaging center adds breast MRI

Pusan National University - Clinical usefulness of computed tomography laryngography in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer asserted

R2 Technology, Inc. - Consorta, Inc. signs contract with computer-aided detection system provider

Saint Elizabeth Clinic, Namur - Scintimammography is useful to evaluate patients with inconclusive triple diagnosis

Saint Louis University School of Medicine - New research may provide means of predicting heart disease in women

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - New research in the area of cancer therapy detailed

SBC Communications Inc. - Ingalls Health System awards contract for optical networking and IP-based services

Schick Technologies, Inc. - Imaging systems company reports fiscal Q2 2006 net revenue increase of 30%

Shiraz University of Medical Science - Researchers' work adds to cardiology body of knowledge

Siemens Medical Solutions - Imaging company launches fluoroscopy system to accommodate bariatric patients

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi - Videoendoscopically assisted vascular surgery using combined approaches safe

Stanford University - Computer-aided detection increases number of cancers found with screening mammography

StructuRad LLC - Integrated structured software system for radiology reporting now available

Terason - Agreement signed for distribution of laptop ultrasound imaging systems in Europe

Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Optical imaging of intrinsic signals used as guide for brain tumor surgery

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Researchers' work adds to imaging body of knowledge

Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center - New research in the area of imaging detailed

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Gail F. Lieberman joins board of directors of cancer-focused company

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - C-18-carboxypropylbetaine improves sensitivity of sputum smear microscopy

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - LC/MS method to determine malachite and leucomalachite green in salmon is developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Method to determine 112 halogenated pesticides using GC/MS is developed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Anti-androgen plus vaccine therapy benefits prostate cancer patients

UltraShape, Inc. - Developer of noninvasive aesthetic medicine devices names Zvi Ben David CFO

Uludag University, Bursa - Recent findings illuminate research in diagnostics

University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro - Women rate laparoscopy with better quality-of-life benefits than laparotomy

University of Chicago - Findings in prostate cancer provide new insights

University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Intracardiac echocardiography suitable for use in perimembranous VSD closure

University of Cologne - Laparoscopic study reveals weight loss but high esophagitis incidence

University of Copenhagen - LapSim virtual reality system suitable for use in laparoscopic surgery training

University of Erlangen, Nurnberg - Combination of mammography, ultrasound, and clinical examination yields best accuracy

University of Essen - Basal ganglia infarction mimicked as glioblastoma

University of Hamburg - Endoscopic papillectomy of benign papillary tumor deemed safe and effective

University of Maryland - Researchers' data advance malaria research

University of Melbourne - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Naples Federico II - Cyclin D1 overexpression used as prognostic factor in soft tissue sarcomas

University of Nebraska - Recent findings in imaging described

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Stress ^99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging is linked to higher mortality

University of North Carolina - Diagnostic accuracy of digital vs. screen-film mammography is assessed

University of Pennsylvania - CNS neoplasms graded using continuous arterial spin labeled perfusion

University of Pisa - Intramedullary capillary hemangioma associated with hydrocephalus in an infant

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Clues to the progression of Alzheimer disease are revealed in brain imaging studies

University of South Florida - Obesity is not a contraindication to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

University of Sydney - Link between myocardial perfusion SPECT and severe CAD is modified by LVH and diabetes

University of Turku - Use of electrocautery needle-knife improves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography outcome

University of Zurich Hospital - Studies describe new findings in diagnostics research

Vision-Sciences, Inc. - Maker of endoscopic devices reports second quarter sales increase of 13%

Vital Images, Inc. - Imaging software company reports third quarter revenue up 42% over year ago

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis - Brain scan, cerebrospinal fluid analysis may help predict Alzheimer disease

Wesley Hospital, Brisbane - Researchers' data advance obesity surgery research