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Table of Contents . . . April 27th, 2005
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Cyntellect, Inc. - Daiichi enters funded-research agreement
DOBI Medical International, Inc. - Imaging company completes $10.5 million private placement transaction
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. - DCI video intubation system to assist anesthesiologists, ER personnel launched
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Data analysis indicates parathyroid hormone improves bone microarchitecture
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for Combidex
Amicas, Inc. - Medical imaging company recruits new president and chief operating officer
Barco - FDA grants 510(k) clearance for imaging display system
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Texas - eclipboard check-in technology offers financial rewards, improves efficiency
Cardiology Hospital, Lille - 2004 was notable for advances in treatment of congenital heart diseases
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - CT and MR datasets allowed interchangeable use of volumetric analysis tools
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - High-resolution imaging systems allow doctors to see inside embryonic heart
CHU Pitie Salpetriere, Paris - Routine breath-hold gradient echo-MRI is accurate for cardiac diagnostics
Civco Medical Instruments - Stabilizing, positioning system launched for ultrasound, CT
Cntr. for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup - Recent findings in osteoporosis described
Columbia University - Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
CTI Molecular Imaging - Siemens to acquire imaging company with focus on PET, other imaging technologies
Del Global Technologies Corp. - Imaging/diagnostics company ends exploration of strategic alternatives
Duke University - BI-RADS lexicon for U.S. helps differentiate benign from malignant solid masses
Emory University - Feasibility of laparoscopic revision of bariatric procedures discussed
Frost & Sullivan - Demand for semiconductor technologies in medical-imaging modalities on the rise
GE Healthcare - Biopharmaceutical process streamlined with filtration system
General Austrian Hospital Hallein - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity surgery
Gifu University - Efficacy of T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in detecting hepatic tumors
Given Imaging, Ltd. - Company announces first coverage policy for PillCam ESO
Guy's Hospital, London - Study provides data about risk of abnormal karyotype after fetal AVSD diagnosis
Hop La Pitie Salpetriere - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - Charge transfer bands' effect on the photo-induced DNA cleavage activity studied
Institute of Psychiatry, London - Women show comparable cortical activation to men but with inferior performance
Istituto di Ricerche di Bio. Molecolare Angeletti - New research in the area of SARS vaccines detailed
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. - Imaging company donates airway intubation system to Army Hospital in Iraq
Karlstad University - Method for determining roscovitine in plasma and urine samples reported
Krankenhaus Northwest, Frankfurt - 3D ultrasound is useful for assessing the severity of a fetal defect
Leiden University - Kidneys promote clearance of growth hormone in obese patients
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich - Reliability of ethanol extraction in different clinical conditions examined
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Recent findings in oncology provide new insights
Nagoya University - DHPLC superior to SSCP in screening p53 mutations in esophageal cancer tissues
National Cheng Kung University - HPLC determines lamotrigine concentration in small volumes of plasma
National University of Singapore - Novel software tool enables real-time imaging of microarray data
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Liposarcoma subtypes identified with computed tomography and needle biopsy
Novartis Pharma KK - Quantitative determination of metformin in human plasma
Regional District Hospital, Kielce - No ECG parameter was an independent predictor of plasma ANP concentration
Research Center Julich - High-resolution MRI reflects cerebral cortex cyto- and myeloarchitecture
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb - Bambuterol and albuterol enantiomers separated by chromatography
Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna - Trapidil reduced restenosis in patients treated with balloon angioplasty
Sectra - Swedish hospitals in Kalmar, Oskarshamn, Vostervik to get mammography systems
Seoul National University Hospital - Different techniques for detecting hepatocellular carcinoma compared
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran - HPLC determination of clarithromycin in human plasma reported
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University - Dioscin in rat plasma determined by LC-MS/MS
Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital - Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases
Siemens Medical Solutions - Winthrop-University Hospital to install clinical IT and imaging technologies
Stanford Hospital & Clinics - California hospital updates cath lab with new 3D soft-tissue imaging technology
Toshiba America Medical Systems - Multi-center study on cardiac imaging system ready for patient evaluations
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation - Scanner manufacturer proceeds with international cardiac CT study
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Invasive MRI is feasible and apparently safe during peripheral angioplasty
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Study investigated the lifetimes of fluorescent components of matrix NADH
Univ. of California, San Francisco - MR images trace the path of genetically engineered natural killer cells
University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel - Research add new data to imaging body of knowledge
University College Swansea - Polar 810 s suitable for RR interval measurement during cycle ergometry
University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg - Studies describe new findings in cardiology research
University Hospital, Geneva - Novel radiological landmark can guide axillary vein puncture
University Hospital, Mannheim - Stress ECG has distinct diagnostic advantages after PTCA
University of Alabama - Recent findings in cervical cancer described
University of Alabama at Birmingham - University broadcasts laparoscopic banding on the worldwide Web
University of Bern - Appearance of supravesicular mass revealed urachal adenocarcinoma
University of Florida, Gainesville - Article reviews MRI/MRA and CT exams for diagnosis of congenital heart disease
University of Florida, Jacksonville - Degree of stenosis is only one factor influencing a plaque's tendency to rupture
University of Frankfurt - MR-guided biopsies in patients with suspected prostate cancer reviewed
University of Liege - Detecting atropine in human plasma using liquid chromatography
University of Mainz - Semiautomated analysis of cardiac CT allows for RV functional analysis
University of Malaya - Endosulfan and metabolites in plasma and selected tissues analyzed
University of Modena - HPLC detects L-DOPA prodrugs
University of Munich - Flat panel detector systems can be used in cone-beam computed tomography scanner
University of Munster - Multisegment image reconstruction improves temporal resolution in MDCT
University of Nebraska - Engineers, surgeons design breakthrough laparoscopy tool
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - Yersinia enterocolitica infection in patient with hemochromatosis diagnosed
University of Oulu - New findings in the area of atherosclerosis described
University of Pisa, Italy - Nonsurgical lung cancer treatment has 91% survival at 2 years
University of San Pablo - Cyanopropyl columns separate acetaminophen, phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine
University of Southern California - Noninvasive and safe, new system differentiates soft tissue with precision
University of Technology, Dresden - Spectroscopy reveals unfolding of bacteriorhodopsins
University of Tennessee - Efficacy of hypnosis and the neurophysiology of conversion disorder reviewed
University of Tsukuba - Findings advance knowledge in cardiology research
University of Wales College of Medicine - Usefulness of routine preoperative lymphoscintigraphy questioned
University of Washington - Dynamic headspace with GC/MS evaluated for blood, urine analysis
Varian Medical Systems - Imaging systems manufacturer to supply flat-panel X-ray units for CT scanning
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond - New findings in ischemia/reperfusion described
William Beaumont Hospital, Amsterdam - Hybrid CT-PET moves into mainstream of routine oncologic and CV imaging
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