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Telemedicine Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 17th, 2004

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eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1.7M awarded to study cardiac safety monitoring

Legal Issues - Grand jury eyes project opposed by HealthSouth in Alabama

Military Medical Academy - Autofluorescent endoscopy reveals precancerous conditions in the larynx

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems - 550,000 of ophthalmic imaging system provider's common shares purchased

U.S. National Cancer Institute - A new HPLC assay quantifies the angiogenesis inhibitor SU5416 in plasma

AccSys Technology, Inc. - Mobile particle accelerator launched for production of PET Isotopes

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Peptide mapping of antibodies up to 20 times faster with new application

Awards - eClinicalWorks receives 2004 TEPR Award

Breast Cancer - Lifesaving potential of mammograms lost due to underuse

Cancer Facility - Huntsman Cancer Institute opens hospital at the University of Utah

Carleton University - Bookend T1 measurements on MRI give a better depiction of breast tumors

Digirad Corp. - Mobile gamma camera launched

FzioMed, Inc. - Pilot clinical trial of Oxiplex/AP Adhesion Barrier Gel complete

Gynecology - Ultrasound-guided MTX injection + systemic MTX treats invasive mole

Hiroshima City Hospital - Choke point stents relieve dyspnea in patients treated for lung cancer

IMV Medical Information Division, Inc. - Study: Echo labs broaden clinical applications, reach of echo studies

INAMED Corp. - Purchasing agreement inked for the LAP-BAND System

Johns Hopkins University - PET-CT detection of abdominal recurrence of ovarian cancer needs more study

Karolinska Institute - Cryo-electron tomography used to characterize individual IgG molecules

Kawasaki Medical University - Whole-body MRI detects marrow and extramedullary lesions in lymphoma patients

Korea University - Imaging of the various continent urinary diversions can be difficult

Kyushu University - Periodontal pockets increase the risk for electrocardiographic abnormalities

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Probe pressure doesn't appear to affect fluorescence spectroscopy measurements

Massachusetts General Hospital - MR with ferumoxtran-10 can detect malignant lymph nodes

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale - Intravenous morphine improves MR cholangiopancreatography image quality

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals - MDS Nordion to manufacture BMIPP

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. - Imaging company achieves break-even third-quarter financial results

Ondokuz Mayis University - Routine MRI recommended for patients with facial pain

Osaka City University - QT dispersion can predict acute heart failure after stem cell transplantation

PDSHeart, Inc. - TransMedEx cardiac event, holter, and pacemaker monitoring business acquired

Pediatric Diabetes - Video teleconferencing offers diabetes specialist care in underserved areas

Personnel - Muir Orthopaedic adds four orthopedic physicians

Purdue University - Targeting of agents to macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis reviewed

Rambam Medical Center - PET/CT accurately diagnoses diabetes-related foot infection

Siemens Medical Solutions - Technology applied to mammography accurately localizes fluorescent spots

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Combined PET/CT scanner significantly better than CT and PET in staging tumors

Tameside Hospital - Simple laparoscopy has little effect on postoperative serum CA 125 levels

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Ultra open-MRI system offers faster exams, greater patient comfort

Tottori University - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound exposes the hemodynamics of liver cancer lesions

Univ. of California, Irvine - Spatial variations reported in properties of healthy breast tissue

Univ. of California, San Diego - Method to visualize pulmonary emboli and venous thrombi developed

Univ. of Southern California - New test may provide answers for women with chest pain

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - BOLD contrast discerns vascular disruptions after tumor therapy

University of Barcelona - Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography is useful in detecting focal liver lesions

University of Chicago - Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound is effective in clinic screenings

University of Heidelberg - After amnesia, brain lesions appear

University of Naples Federico II - Endoscopy is feasible for minimally invasive transsphenoidal surgery

University of Pittsburgh - Test shows which women are at risk from noncoronary chest pain

University of Rochester - X-ray scatter correction algorithm devised for cone beam CT imaging

University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town - Imaging of brain function using SPECT has wide potential

University of Tuebingen, Germany - FMISO-PET can predict tumor recurrence

University of Washington - Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity

University of Wurzburg - Cardiac MRI safe in rats with implanted pacemakers

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