Telemedicine Business Week

Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. - FDA clears EndoLink articulating instruments for marketing

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Study shows effects of parathyroid hormone treatment on osteoporosis

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans - Article reviews hemodynamic factors in hypertension and role of ICG technology

Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun - Heart disease screening is necessary in children with indirect inguinal hernia

Pediatric University Hospital, Freiburg - Researchers recommend annual ECG for children with muscular dystrophy

Rice University, Houston - "Nanoshells" simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells

San Diego State University - Color M-mode Doppler ECG can be used to assess LV function in mice

SecureCARE Technologies, Inc. - Internet-based e-solutions developer, HIPAA-ready imaging company collaborate

Society for Responsible Preventive Imaging - Stress test minus EBT scan leaves many at risk of heart attack, society advises

Society of Interventional Radiology - Lung cancer trial shows heat directly kills tumors in 93% of cases

Society of Interventional Radiology - New nonsurgical techniques effective in deep vein thrombosis treatment

Southampton General Hospital - Laparoscopic renal biopsy useful in obese children

Stanford University - Technology helps doctors shed new light on heart surgery

State University of Groningen - Reports advance knowledge in imaging research

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology - Glycan adhesion analyzed, role of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase beta 1-subunit shown

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Diagnostic equipment company releases vascular, cardiac imaging system upgrades

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Imaging company renews contracts to provide Pap tests to laboratories in Canada

Turku University - Panendoscopy detected synchronous second primary tumors in head and neck cancers

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Isotretinoin levels after single oral dose determined by HPLC

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Findings advance knowledge in imaging research

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Studies describe new findings in obesity pathogenesis research

University of Amsterdam - Left ventricular dimensions were normal in most patients with Marfan syndrome

University of California, Los Angeles - Deep brain stimulation feasible during intraoperative MRI

University of Heidelberg Hospital - BNP after heart transplant is influenced by general and specific determinants

University of Illinois - Medical center performs first robotic complex liver surgery

University of Klin Heidelberg - Rhabdoid tumor from Wilms' tumor and mesoblastic nephroma showed differentiation

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Providence Medical Center treats patients with image-guided radiosurgery

Varian, Inc. - Nuclear magnetic resonance probes to determine structure of proteins introduced

Wake Forest University - Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopedics applications

Xiamen University - Inhibitory effects of anticancer peptide from Mercenaria examined

Xilas Medical, Inc. - U.S. National Institutes of Health grant for telemedicine trial approved

Yale University - Hepatic steatosis and hyperglycemia reversed by weight loss

Yonsei University, Seoul - MDCT is a useful method for detecting coronary artery stenosis