Medical Imaging Week

Aastrom Biosciences - Aastrom Biosciences reports interim data from phase I/II trial of tissue repair cells

AFP Imaging - AFP Imaging reports profitable fourth quarter

Imperial College London, U.K. - 2-[C-11]thymidine positron emission tomography used to help study and develop new TS inhibitors

National Taiwan University, Taiwan -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and M. tuberculosis simultaneously and rapidly detected

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India - Pancreatic ductal stones are safely managed with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Italy - Nuclear medicine imaging of bone infections is reviewed

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. - Sclerosing mesenteritis CT features described

Canon - Canon expands digital radiography offerings with introduction of Canon CXDI-40EC System

Cardiac Science - Cardiac Science launches HeartCentrix software solution connecting diagnostics with medical records

Cardiology Hospital L Pradel, Lyon, France - Studies from France, Italy and the United Kingdom describe new findings in imaging research

Cardiology Hospital, Lille, France - Recent findings in heart attack described by researchers from France, Belgium and the United States

Catholic University of Daegu, South Korea - High-resolution X-ray refraction imaging of ventilating lung is performed

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France - Lung cancer patients selected for resection by Xe-133-radiospirometry

Centro Salus, Bologna, Italy - Researchers' findings from Italy, the United States and Netherlands advance ophthalmology research

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma detected by F-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography

Charite Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Italy and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Charles University, Czech Republic - Pediatric Hodgkin disease patients staged by whole-body F-18-FDG-PET

Charlotte EENT Associates - Obstructive macroglossia is treated with a submucosal minimally invasive lingual excision

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, United States and Greece report recent findings in heart attack

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Researchers' findings from the People's Republic of China and United States advance critical care research

City University of New York, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Germany and South Korea describe recent advances in imaging research

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Phrenic nerve injury after catheter ablation seems to recover over time

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Germany add new data to imaging research

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Research from the United States, Argentina and Finland in imaging provides new insights

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Transplant coronary artery disease is detected by MDCT using adaptive multisegment reconstruction

Clinical University of Frankfurt, Germany - Retinal vein occlusion is associated with an antithrombin deficiency

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium - Recent findings from Belgium, the United States and Germany illuminate research in cardiology

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, U.S. - Research from the United States, People's Republic of China and Canada add new data to cardiology body of knowledge

Columbia University, U.S. - Data from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in cardiology research

Columbia University, U.S. - Postcraniotomy cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia risk factors are determined

DR Systems - DR Systems to exhibit new Unity RIS/PACS Platform at RSNA

Drexel University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Finland and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering

Emory University, U.S. - Recent findings in cardiology described by researchers from the United States and Canada

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Dobutamine stress echo is of similar prognostic value for patients using two types of beta-blockers

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Percutaneous transluminal septal ablation postsurgical myocardial perfusion is assessed

Ethicon - ETHICON introduces new, advanced device for laparoscopic hysterectomy

European Space Agency - ESA's microsatellite is playing a major role in scientific studies

Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia - Researchers from Australia and the United States describe findings in orthopedics studies

Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Vardenafil designer drug added illegally to herbal dietary supplement is identified

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - Studies from Taiwan, the United States and France describe new findings in gastrointestinal stromal tumor research

Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore - Transcription factor co-occupies genomic sites in embryonic stem cells

Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark - Researchers from Denmark, Spain and Japan publish new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Georgetown University, U.S. - Recent findings in pneumococcal described by researchers from the United States and France

Gothenburg University, Sweden - New research from Sweden, the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom in the area of endocrinology detailed

Harvard University, U.S. - Issues surrounding decision to perform mammography in women >80 years of age were examined

Harvard University, U.S. - Left ventricular dysfunction and mortality in murine model are predicted by tissue Doppler imaging

Harvard University, U.S. - New findings from the United States and People's Republic of China in the area of vaccines detailed

Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Spain provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel - New data from Israel, the United States and India lluminates research in ischemia

Hopital du Chablais, Aigle, Switzerland - Research from Switzerland, Taiwan and Spain in obesity provides new insights

Hospital S. Maria della Pieta Casoria, Naples, Italy - Studies from Italy and the United States describe new findings in obesity research

Indiana University, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and Taiwan advance cancer treatment research

Innsbruck Medical University, Austria - Findings from Austria and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

Jean Monnet University, France - Angiographic isthmus evaluation may predict efficacy of RF catheters and risk of crossover

Karolinska Institute, Sweden - Findings from Sweden, Germany and the People's Republic of China describe new data in glioma research

Kemp-Carraway Heart Institute, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Canada describe recent advances in cardiology research

Kidney Cancer - Laparoscopic nephrectomy as treatment for renal cell carcinoma is studied

Korea University, South Korea - New findings from South Korea, United States and Italy in the area of hepatitis B virus described

Kurume University, Japan - Extrahepatic metastases in hepatocellular cancer and cholangiocarcinoma detected by PET/CT

Laval University, Canada - Researchers' work from Canada, Taiwan and the United States adds to obesity body of knowledge

Leeds General Infirmary, U.K. - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Louisiana State University, U.S. - Breast cancer recurrence detected by whole-body fluorine-18-FDG positron emission tomography

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Endoscopy, Austria - Reports from Austria, Hungary and Australia add new data to breast cancer research

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Studies from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Brazil advance knowledge in hypertension research

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Switzerland describe new data in heart disease research

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Heart rate recovery pathophysiological characteristics in heart failure are described

McGill University, Canada - RNA synthesis template positioning controlled by viral diarrhea virus polymerase

Medical University of Lodz, Poland - Researchers' findings from Poland, the United States and Austria advance orthopedics research

Medical University of Lublin, Poland - Solitary pulmonary nodules diagnosed by Tc-99m-EDDA/HYNIC-TOC scintigraphy

Medical University of Vienna, Austria - Reports from Austria, the United States and Poland advance knowledge in angiology research

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Lymphoma detection by PET reviewed