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Table of Contents . . . September 6th, 2006
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AngioDynamics - AngioDynamics fourth quarter results include increase in net sales of 36%
Bio-Imaging Technologies - Bio-Imaging Technologies reports service revenue increased 46.2%
Dilon Technologies - Dilon Technologies secures major financial deal
E-Z-EM - E-Z-EM reports record net sales for fourth quarter and fiscal year
EPIX Pharmaceuticals - EPIX reports net loss of $3.2 million for second quarter
Finance - Alliance Imaging reports earnings of $0.20 per share
Finance - Longport receives $1.5 million of loans, equity investment from Florida First Baptist Church
Novadaq Technologies - Novadaq reports that second quarter procedure based revenues are up over 50 percent
Sirona - Sirona reports Q3 2006 revenues of $117.3 million, up 10.2% over Q3 2005
Aichi Medical University, Japan - Reports from Japan advance knowledge in gastric cancer research
American Roentgen Ray Society, U.S. - Specimen radiography confirms success of MRI-guided breast biopsy
Ankara University, Turkey - Periocular lymphangioma surgical outcome predicted by neuroimaging findings
Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan - Findings from Taiwan, Brazil and Spain describe new data in surgery research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Paclitaxel-eluting stent benefits are overestimated with mandatory angiographic followup
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, U.S. - Research from the United States, Italy and Brazil in obesity provides new insights
Bielefeld University, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the United States and Japan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of DNA
Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Researchers' work from Denmark, Switzerland and the United States adds to cardiology body of knowledge
Business Update - Amicas selected by Amerinet as provider of radiology imaging, information systems
Business Update - Australia-based Prince Charles Hospital selects Agfa cardiovascular imaging software
Business Update - Barberton Citizens Hospital introduces double-balloon endoscopy procedure
Cardiac & Thoracic Surgical Associates - Multivessel CAD patients gain minimally invasive options with integrated coronary revascularization
Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium - New findings from Belgium, Spain and the United States in the area of vaccines detailed
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - New research from the United States, Australia and Turkey in the area of heart disease detailed
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan - Esophageal cancer patients receive implanted nasogastric feeding tube via ultrathin endoscope
Chiba University, Japan - Diabetic macular edema effects may be monitored by fundus-related microperimetry methods
Chonnam National University, South Korea - Reports from South Korea, United States and Japan add new data to surgery research
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, U.S. - Research from the United States and Japan in imaging provides new insights
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Myocardial ischemia is predicted by exercise-induced QT/RR hysteresis
Clinical Center Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia Montenegro - Researchers from the Serbia Montenegro, Germany and Greece report recent findings in heart disease
Columbia University, U.S. - Transient ischemic LV dilatation on stress echocardiography marks severe coronary artery disease
Dalhousie University, Canada - Reports from Canada, Belgium and the United States describe recent advances in pertussis research
Diabetes - Findings from the United Kingdom and South Korea in diabetes provide new insights
Diagnostics - Tumor contrast enhancement in low-field MRI improved without increasing contrast agent dose
Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan - Findings from Japan, France and Germany in statins provide new insights
En-Chu Kong Hospital, San Shia Town, Taiwan - Researchers from Taiwan and the United Kingdom describe findings in helicobacter studies
Erasmus University, Netherlands - Reperfused acute MI assessment by delayed-enhancement MSCT is comparable to MRI and TTC pathology
Escola Bahiana de Medicina, Brazil - New findings from Brazil, Austria and the United States in the area of obesity detailed
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Studies from Brazil, the United States and Canada describe new findings in glaucoma research
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States, Greece and Netherlands adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Stomach gastrointestinal stromal tumor detected by gallium-67 scintigraphy
Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland - Anteroseptal myocardial infarction may be simulated by ST-segment distortion by ECG filters
Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France - Studies from France, Poland and the United States describe new findings in cardiology research
Glioneuronal Tumors - Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor found in fourth ventricle of patient
Grisoft - Imaging Sciences bundles Grisoft AVG with i-CAT 3-D dental scanning system
Harvard University, U.S. - Microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes linked to lower cerebral blood flow velocity
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, U.S. - Research from the United States add new data to heart attack body of knowledge
Hologic - Hologic announces completion of U.S. Federal Trade Commission settlement and agreement with Siemens
Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France - Vertical fractures can be detected during bone mineral density scan using new technique
Imaging - Longport implements pilot study on using ultrasound device for detecting pressure ulcers
Imaging - New data from the United States and Japan lluminates research in imaging
Incoatec - Incoatec and Bruker AXS announce IuS, a high brilliance x-ray microsource
Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, U.S. - Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm diagnosis is predictive of pancreatic neoplasia
Jikei University, Japan - Renal cell carcinomas are safely treated with percutaneous cryoablation
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Acute lung injury mechanisms of hypoxemia were evaluated with multidetector-row computed tomography
Karolinska Institute, Sweden - Glioma malignancy should be evaluated by F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
Kuopio University, Finland - Natriuretic peptides reflect transient cardiac effect after high-dose cyclophosphamide
Leeds General Infirmary, U.K. - CABG follow-up chest radiography is associated with a low diagnostic yield
Lung Cancer - New findings in lung cancer described from Germany, France and the United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Coronary plaque tissue characterization offers best potential with optical coherence tomography
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Changes in ventricular function and filling pressure may raise heart failure risk in obese
McGill University, Canada - Interventional breast sonography is best accomplished using conventional imaging
Medical University of Vienna, Austria - Data from Austria and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Carcinoid tumorlets may resemble pulmonary metastases in women with breast cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Germany and Israel advance knowledge in imaging research
Montreal Heart Institute, Canada - Changes in HNE-protein thioether adducts were assessed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, U.S. - Breast cancer imaging findings after brachytherapy analyzed
Mt. Vernon Hospital, Northwood, U.K. - Recent studies from the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada add new data to breast cancer research
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Germany detail new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering
New York University, U.S. - Sindbis viral vector enables gene-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy
New York University, U.S. - Ventricular aneurysm diagnosis is complicated by ST-segment counterpoise as hypothetical mechanism
Peking University, People's Republic of China - Reports from the People's Republic of China, Germany and Sweden add new data to stroke research
Peking University, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States describe findings in gastric cancer studies
Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia - Findings from Australia, Canada and Finland in head & neck cancer provide new insights
Robert-Bosch Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia - Fiberoptic orotracheal intubation using two airways are compared
Rush University, U.S. - Researchers explore the use of nanotechnology as a diagnostic and treatment tool
Sahlgrenska University, Sweden - Electric impedance tomography enables PEEP optimization in morbidly obese
Saint Louis University, U.S. - Sinonasal endoscopy is a painless way to relieve sinusitis symptoms
Seaman Family MR Research Center, Calgary, Canada - MR catheter visualization is improved using multicycle projection dephasers
Sichuan University, People's Republic of China - Findings from the People's Republic of China, United States and Germany advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Siemens - Cardiac C-arm computed tomography affords excellent image quality
Smith & Nephew - Smith & Nephew launches customized procedure kits with devices for common arthroscopic procedures
Solos Endoscopy - Solos Endoscopy acquires early cancer detection products from Lifeline Biotechnologies
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands - Small-bowel neuroendocrine tumor finds new diagnostics option in video capsule endoscopy
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Ependymoma patients with MRI-detected metastasis do not benefit from CSF cytology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Pediatric osteosarcoma clinical behavior predicted by histologic grade
Stanford University, U.S. - Data from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in stroke research
Stanford University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Spain publish new studies and findings in the area of obesity
State University of New York, U.S. - Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese
Surgical Technology - Splenectomy by hand-assisted laparoscopy is safe treatment for beta-thalassemia patients
Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Researchers from Taiwan, Poland and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan - Molecular imaging allows monitoring of gene therapy of cancer
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan - Recent studies from Taiwan, the United States and Canada add new data to imaging research
Technical University of Munich, Germany - Cancer angiogenesis can be assessed with selective integrin tracers
Teikyo University, Japan - Total occlusion segment route, calcified plaque distribution can be identified by 16-slice CT
Toshiba America Medical Systems - Delnor-Community Hospital acquires Toshiba technology
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland - Liver steatosis coexists with myocardial insulin resistance and coronary dysfunction in diabetes
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain - Brain tumor differentiation by MR imaging needs improvements
University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany - Studies from Germany, Canada and the United States add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge
University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium - Advanced cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction treatment discussed
University Hospital of Mainz, Mainz, Germany - Pulmonary angiography with iomeprol is safe in chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension
University Hospital of Munster, Munster, Germany - Stented vessel segments are assessed by new real-time 3D quantitative coronary angiography system
University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany - Nissen fundoplication with prosthetic crural closure does not impair esophageal body motility
University of Adelaide, Australia - Dacryocystorhinostomy ostium is stable after endoscopic surgery
University of Adelaide, Australia - Endoscopic anterior ethmoidal artery ligation may be possible in some patients
University of Antwerp, Belgium - Reports from Belgium, Netherlands and Norway add new data to heart disease research
University of California, U.S. - Bone mineral density is not a reliable prescreening predictor for mammography in women
University of California, U.S. - Optical coherence tomography shows potential for laryngeal cancer diagnosis
University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Greece report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
University of California, U.S. - Studies from the United States, United Kingdom and Greece add new findings to obesity body of knowledge
University of Colorado, U.S. - New international study shakes up galactic formation theories
University of Dresden, Germany - Studies from Germany, India and the United States add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge
University of Leipzig, Germany - Hodgkin lymphoma response monitoring by FDG-PET explained
University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Researchers from Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland report details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity
University of North Carolina, U.S. - Auditory neuropathy diagnosis in children should be accompanied by MRI
University of Padua, Italy - Long-term outcome in heart transplantation is predicted by coronary flow reserve
University of Padua, Italy - Researchers from Italy, the United States and France report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes
University of Pisa, Italy - Recent findings from Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States illuminate research in genetics
University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Mycobacterium tuberculosis early immune responses are slow in local and peripheral compartments
University of Rostock, Germany - Chorda tympani nerve transection results in gustatory impairment
University of Sydney, Australia - Saphenous vein graft lumen loss in first postop year is largely due to whole-vessel remodeling
University of Texas, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Japan and Australia in the area of head & neck cancer described
University of Toronto, Canada - Complicated plaque of upper thoracic aorta is identified by MR direct thrombus imaging
University of Tubingen, Germany - Researchers' data from Germany and the United States advance imaging research
University of Ulsan, South Korea - Rectal cancer preoperatively staged by 3D endorectal ultrasonography
University of Washington, U.S. - Presence or absence of tumor hypoxia is an important determinant in planning cancer therapy
University of Zurich, Switzerland - Gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma staging aided by PET/CT
Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden - Data from Sweden, Canada and the United States advance knowledge in angiology research
VA Medical Centers, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Italy report details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus
Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital, Ankaran, Slovenia - Research from the United States in orthopedics provides new insights
Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Candidate gene evaluated in early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder
Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Internal hernias are common following roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Viking Systems - Viking expands marketing network for 3-D surgical technology in Korea, Netherlands, Ukraine
VisEn Medical - Olympus and VisEn sign Japanese agreement for infrared fluorescence probes and imaging systems
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands - Lung tumor radiotherapy planning via 4DCT minimizes risk of normal tissue toxicity
Wake Radiology Oncology - Researchers from the United States and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of colon cancer
Washington University, U.S. - MRI scans in premature infants can help predict future developmental delays
Washington University, U.S. - Myocardial viability was assessed with low-dose dobutamine tissue-tagged MRI with 3D strain analysis
Yamaguchi University, Japan - New research from Japan and the United States in the area of lung cancer detailed
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