Telemedicine Business Week

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Researchers suggest FIGO guidelines be reassessed to better reflect clinical practice

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. - IT company introduces Visage CS Thin Client/Server and announces installations

Merge eMed - Imaging company releases radiology information system to support best practice models

Nagasaki University - Magnetic imaging measures tumor volume and lymph node metastasis

NanoSignal Corp. - Cell Robotics International enters marketing agreement for Lasette products

Naviscan PET Systems, Inc. - Mayo Clinic to clinically validate and commercialize molecular imaging agent for use with PET

Nikon Instruments Inc. - Collaboration to create facility for education and innovation in microscopy imaging

Northwestern University, Chicago - Duplex ultrasound accurately detects poststenting restenosis and occlusion

Nottingham City Hospital - Smaller cancers were diagnosed after arbitration of discordant double reading

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. - U.S. CDC researchers find new use for NicAlert product

Odense University Hospital - Diastolic wall motion abnormality linked to neurohormonal activation post-MI

Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Gifu - Contrast-enhanced sonography used to diagnose pancreatic cancer

Radiological Society of North America - Caffeine jump-starts short-term memory

Radiological Society of North America - Diagnostic images show go-carts cause serious injuries to children

Radiological Society of North America - New MRI technology may improve ability to diagnose two football-related knee injuries

Radiological Society of North America - New imaging device increases the speed of imaging more than 10-fold

Radiological Society of North America - Study shows digital tomosynthesis may offer a more specific breast screening technique

Rita Medical Systems, Inc. - Medical device company recaps radiofrequency ablation treatment presentations

Saarland University Clinic, Homburg - Carotid artery stenting improves cognitive speed, memory in some patients

Schering AG - Alliance formed to develop medical equipment and contrast agents for optical imaging

Schering AG - Partnership to explore dual source CT technology on Somatom Definition plus Ultravist

Schering AG - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for blood-pool contrast agent Vasovist

Sectra Medical Systems - Swedish IT company becomes joint owner of Dutch medical imaging products distributor

Seoul National University - Diclofenac injection formulations are bioequivalent

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Hybrid level set segmentation method used for clinical image analysis of brain tumors

Sibtech Inc. - Research add new data to cancer therapy body of knowledge

Siemens Medical Solutions - Partnership to integrate CAD system with MRI for more detailed breast exams

Smith & Nephew - Medical technology company introduces Glider Articular Cartilage Probe

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions - Updated infection-control guidelines focus on patients and personnel in the cardiovascular cath lab

SonoSite, Inc. - Maker of handheld imaging devices makes corporate gift to Johns Hopkins Center

Source Medical Solutions - Web-based radiology information system in place in four new imaging centers

Spectros Corporation - Visible-light spectroscopy clinical tissue oximeter is developed

Stanford University - Preoperative weight loss in LRYGBP patients improves operating time and postweight loss

Taipei Veterans General Hospital - Sea anemone angiographic finding typical of cardiac myxoma

Technical University of Munich - Auditory evoked potentials and EEG analysis accurately determine consciousness

Thieme New York - Medical publisher receives awards for new titles on sinus surgery, acupuncture

Tianjin University - High-speed chromatographic purification method for plasmid DNA is developed

Toshiba America Medical Systems - U.S. FDA grants clearance of angiography device for vascular exams, other procedures

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Diagnostic imaging company introduces cancer-specific CT scanner

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Umea University - Cancer increase due to mammography is not evident in postmenopausal cohort

Universita Degli Studi di Milano - Laparoscopic excision of benign cysts results in injury to ovarian reserve

University Hospital of Messina - New research in the area of cardiology detailed

University Hospital Ostrava - Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is effective and safe obesity treatment

University Hospital, Vienna - Diffusion-tensor brain imaging is not helpful in identifying early HIV infection

University of California, Davis - Microchip system devised for nanoLC-MS oligosaccharide analysis

University of California, Los Angeles - Neovascularity a distinctive radiographic finding in Eisenmenger syndrome

University of California, Riverside - Reports describe recent advances in bacteriology research

University of California, San Diego - Echocardiography superior to chest radiography as neonatal diagnostic screening tool

University of California, San Francisco - Breast density combined with Gail model improves breast cancer risk prediction

University of California, San Francisco - Carboxymethyldextran-A2-Gd-DOTA not suitable for use as MRI contrast agent

University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Intracardiac echocardiography useful in perimembranous defect closure

University of London - Novel XMR system provides real-time guidance during cardiovascular catheterization

University of Melbourne - New findings in malaria vaccines described

University of Miami - Endocervical sampling is recommended for women with echogenic endometrial fluid collection

University of Nebraska - New findings in imaging described

University of Pennsylvania - ATP citrate lyase inhibition suppressed tumor cell growth

University of Pittsburgh - Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts chemotherapy response

University of Seville - HPLC method to measure cefepime in serum, spinal fluid, and urine is validated

University of Sydney - Study reveals factors that may improve screening rates for Chinese-Australian women

University of Texas, San Antonio - Transmetatarsal amputation healing cannot be predicted by angiographic findings

University of Utrecht Hospital - Stimulated flow measurements determined consequences of reducing parotid gland dose

University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic - Trans-fourth ventricle approach effective for endoscopic cerebral aqueductoplasty

University Vita e Salute San Raffaele Hospital, Milan - Researchers describe findings in hypertension studies

VA Medical Center, Minneapolis - Studies add new findings to osteoporosis body of knowledge

Viatronix - Medical imaging company releases upgrades to virtual colonoscopy software

VirtualScopics, LLC - Medical image analysis company to provide services for cartilage repair device clinical trial

Washington University, St. Louis - New technique shows what happens to the brain during traumatic injury or concussion

Yale University - The new imaging technology, T-rays, is spotlighted at American Chemical Society meeting

Yamaguchi University - Gastric cancer diagnosed with multidetector-row computed tomography

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Serum YKL-40 levels correlated with hepatic fibrosis stage

Zucker Hillside Hospital - Research indicates marijuana use may increase risk of schizophrenia in at-risk adolescents